1980 Custom Toyota BJ45 Landcruiser

Another clip from our 2002-2003 trip to Australia. After the accident with our Holden Jackeroo we purchased this 1980 Landcruiser to continue our adventure in the outback. It was a GREAT truck, and I still miss it to this day. For the 10 months or so we spent exploring Australia there were only about 10-15 nights we didn't sleep in this truck. It was both our transportation, and our home!

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• 1980
• Toyota
• Landcruiser
• Land
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• BJ45
• BJ41
• FJ45
• BJ
• FJ
• 45
• 41
• Holden
• Jackeroo
• Truck
• 4x4
• 4WD
• Australia
• Oz
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• Backpackers

[drummerwithatrike]

Awesome car mate. Thats exactly what you need to see Australia in. How much was it?

[xhumeka]

@drummerwithatrike we paid $3000 AUD for it. Bought new tires and fixed the head gasket - other than that, it worked like a champ the whole trip!

[paulscape72]

Be good if it had a winch and a permanent sleeping area.

[xhumeka]

a winch definitely would have been nice. as for the sleeping area, the two benches folded down to form a giant bed - worked quite well. we spent over 300 nights sleeping in that truck the year we travelled Australia!

[Midnightkilla91]

Big but i like it and its a toyota prob ran like a champ 4 or 5 speed? or was that just the 4x4 lever? and how many miles or err kmh did it have

[xhumeka]

It was a 4 speed - as for how many miles/kms it had I can't remember off the top of my head... I probably have a picture of the odometer somewhere... I'll try to find it and let you know.

[OnlineGamerKid]

that is a really cool truck.

[Seattlecarnut]

Ah. Ok. It's too bad you couldn't import the truck to Canada. Oh well. I would think that the BJ Land Cruiser would have a Diesel engine under the hood. Apparently this one had a gasoline engine, eh?

[crUshed420]

It was a gas engine.

[crUshed420]

I live in Canada, but travelled Australia for 1 year. This was the truck we used to travel and live in for that year (2002-2003). So no, we no longer have it - had to sell it when we came back to Canada :(

[Seattlecarnut]

"I miss it"? Do you still have it or did you sell it?

[Seattlecarnut]

What kind of engine does it have under the hood (bonnet)? Is it a diesel or gasoline?