We have these here in Australia They are indestructible The rust is their biggest enemy Diesels are incredibly reliable

That is an absolutely beautiful Land Cruiser. And with diesel straight 6 reliability. My dad bought one of those quirky Toyota torpedo vans in the '80s. It had the same ice maker in it.

I would take this over any new vehicle made today.

Funny to watch the Americans geek out on a cruiser we see almost every day 🇦🇺

Still looks badass today

One feature not mentioned in this video is the option for an auxiliary fuel tank, with the tank gauge on the center roof console. I drove one, more than 25 yrs ago. Known as the VX Limited here in South East Asia. The 1HD inline 6 turbo diesel later in its life acquired 24 valves.....

This is my first ever dream car. I was like 4 y.o. when I liked the 80 series.

Logan is super knowledgeable. What a beautiful ride 😍. Definitely the coolest car on the channel.

Love all the Toyota's you guys have had on here as of late, keep up the good work!

One nice thing about having oversized off-road tires on an old 4 speed automatic is it drops the RPM on the highway a little bit without re -gearing. There’s a flip side to that though and that’s being bogged down at low speeds. My Honda CRV used to sit at 3000 rpm (halfway to redline) when doing 70, now that the tires are up a size it’s more like 2800.

We had a 94 Land Cruiser 80 with 160k miles that we bought from a couple in Beaver Creek. We didn't use it much so gave it to my stepson and his wife. It was the gas model which is normally aspirated. It could only reach 50 mph on the approach to the Eisenhower tunnel due to the high altitude. If the owner needs the third row seats they are still in our basement.

Actually is a 81 series. You lucky man! Keep it in great condition! Greеting from Bishkek CA

Try importing them from the Philippines. Original left hand drive, diesel 5-speed manual. A good one here cost about $25,000

That's the best spec'd Land Cruiser iv seen, gorgeous.

US-spec Land Cruiser were always the "weakest" when it came to options. If you look at LC's that were sold in Caribbean, South-America, Africa, Australia and other international marktets you'll see that they all came with pretty much all options that the JDM had. The only option that I did not see on non JDM 80-series was the adjustable dampers. Out of the top of my head here are options that US-market 80-series LC never got but international market did: choice between gas and diesel option, choice between most basic trim to middle to fully equipped, coolbox, winch, rear spare tire, sub fuel tank, altimeter/compass, front + rear A/C, two rows or 3 rows, barn door, manual hubs, auto locking hub or full time 4wd etc etc.

Thornton, Colorado local here! It’s kickass to know the town has some sick ass classic rides.

Very nice 80 series. They were very popular in Australia and yes, the stearing wheel is on the correct side. Cheers

I have imported a Left-hand drive from Spain 5-speed triple locker with the same engine as this car 1HD-T 4.2 turbo, it was a pain in the butt to register it in CA but I was able to do that, 100% better than the gas version of it.

The sliding windows came on all LC with a third row. For whatever reason the ones in Japan are either 3 row gas or 2 row diesel. You can’t find 3 row diesels in Japan. In other markets you can find both. A third row is a decently easy retrofit but you won’t have the sliding windows

Absolutely gorgeous 80 man. Love mine! Not as clean as yours but I wheel mine a lot. 1hdt diesel is fantastic! Someday I would like to import another but with the 1hdfte!

Hidden Gem😊😊What a find👌

Very cool. I have a triple locked 96 FZJ80 myself that I daily drive and love it. Prefer the inline 6 gasser as its easier to work on and cheaper to maintain and I prefer the LHD of course. This one definitely belongs in a museum and shouldn't be DDed though! Great video.

Moving to Idaho and about to ship from here in Japan. Mine is also a 92 1HD-T. Cannot wait!

Got an abandoned '99 80 Series Land Cruiser nesr where I live. Probably a diesel too. I badly want to pick ot up and restore it if I could afford it. Its a beautiful machine

If it had the 5 speed manual, it would be perfect...

great video tommy. selts belts work fine.

👏👏👏 LOVING THE MUSIC VIBE ON THESE VIDEOS LATELY 👏👏👏 .. HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY EVERYONE ✌️

Dang, that is one nice looking example of Land Cruiser!

Blinkers always by the window just keep that mind and u will never mis it

Awesome example of a great rig!

Born in Sri Lanka (Asia) I really miss the diesels. We loved diesels because it was cheaper than gasoline and it had more range than gasoline. This HDJ80 is so awesome. I think FZJ80 is the last proper Land Cruiser USA got. For Asian, Australian, African market got one more proper Land Cruiser series 105. Here in the USA the last LC 200 with 5.7 gas V8 with small 24gal tank was not my cup of tea. My next choice was 4Runner 1GR-FE V6 with 23gal tank which 1GR-FE is even available on the big Land Cruiser 300 also goes down to many other Toyotas even on Lexus GX outside of USA. I'd absolutely love to have a LC70 4.5T 5 door with 180L tanks like the troopy. But it would be impossible with US EPA and safety needs. Right side drive in a wrong side driving country is a concern too. Can only dream of USA get touring + offroad friendly 4x4s.

It’s a nice truck but i prefer it with the manual gearbox

Fantastic 80 series, Love the Diesel

I have the same one. Nice jdm 92 hd81v. Also in Colorado

Awesome review

Gotta love Toyota.

Its a beautiful truck ❤❤❤

When is TFL going to feature the 'Instant Classic' Land Cruiser 300 with the 1GR-FE engine and 3 locking differentials? 🤔

That is an amazing vehicle

I use my KZJ95 Prado to deliver mail. I would not use an 11 mpg 80 series or a $36,000 4.2TD for that; beautiful JDM though

Jeez, that thing is gorgeous.

One of my dream car

13:52 "The visor likes to fall" Yep, that is a Toyota thing...

Freaking awesome!

In Venezuela there are thousands of these, it's calles "Burbuja" or Bubble " in english. They were produced until 2007

What size rims is that and size tires ? I love the look

The beeper!!! It's so clear why you liked it. It's the same as a Prius! I'll be damn 😮😅

This is best 4x4 ever!!!!

❤ I just felt in love and I want a 80 series to complete my life 🥰

i worked for a company with different asian SUVs...the land cruiser drives like a car....very different from the mitsubishi montero and isuzu trooper that drive like utility vehicles

1996 lexus lx450 owner with 370k miles. The hype is real.

you can get diesel LHD cruisers in US and canad at landcruisermart you can google it

Buy it TFL!!!!!!!! And do a long tern review!

You're starting to look more and more like your dad, that's awesome

As an American my dream vehicle is a diesel 100 series

Nice...

Lexus LS400 visors bolt up. Great upgrade

80 triple lock 1hd legend

Would be perfect it were a manual, great interview. Diesel engines pre emissions will go 1million miles.

Best 4×4!!!

Straight six 4.2L is a legendary bulletproof engine. 500K easily

mostly al diesel land cruisers and Lexus's are without the third raw seats , LC 80 , 100 ,200 and Lexus LX450D D( based on LC200)

Not surprised the motor was rebuilt. I believe Japan still requires a rebuild on every engine after a certain number of miles or age.

i won't lie, little jelly of logan right now !

love it

My father had a car like this. It was amazing Toyota never let me down

Please TFL try to find the Mighty Nissan Patrol and do a review about it. Cheers

How do we follow logan's journey? Would love to one day land something like this from him.

ALL YA NEED NOW IS BIODIESEL 😎

What lift you running, and what wheel size do you have?

Could that diesel engine be a direct bolt in to replace original the gas I-6 0f US models?

A well rounded jeep.

Wow, that thing is cleeaaan. Like it came right off a Jonathan Ward youtube video

Unreal

The original rims for this 80 came with 16" inches. That spare tyre rim shouldnt be heavier than stock. Other the carrier might fail

Thank you, Tommy and Logan, great looking vehicle. WHY doesn't Toyota offer their diesel in Trucks and SUVs in the US

God dayum beautiful truck. I can't imagine using it in the US for what it's ment for after paying all that to import/ it being in museum condition. But a great collector pice non the less. Personally I'd probably just modify a Taco or 4runner. But I'm not in the same buying class as this dude!

So a vx 80 series, nice. Shame it's the 12 Valve

2004 ford Taurus

Took out my 3rd row for storage.

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A Peach!

Being from Australia, always thought these were for the ~50 year old empty nester who wanted a capable 4wd but would never actually use 10% of its capability. Always hated these tbh, only now coming around to them

Please 🙏 tried to get one like that, specially Roof rack , 4500 long carrier bench ! . Thanks a lot 🙏 💓 💗 💕 ! . .

American living in NZ here. I'm kinda weird about this but I'd love to to have a left hand drive car in NZ and a right hand car in USA. Just because.

As a LX450 owner, it was cool to see some of the other features that we didn’t get. Love my 80, the thirsty pig she is.

Toyota is simply the best.

Bro I was looking for an 80 series before I bought my 4Runner but they’re so expensive now 😩😩

Imagine a country that allows the sale of reliable quality vehicles. Wow.

Best 4x4 in the world.

Are you guys allowed to drive with the steering wheel on the right side?

Correct me if I am wrong, but for 92 the winch must be mechanical

Problem with getting one of these is they're so old and nice you don't want to take it offroad and beat it up so it just becomes a poser vehicle.

dude is looking more and more like his pops

This is the Land Cruiser it should have been in the Jurassic Park movie

People think him sayo 35k is crazy. This guy has had it for sale for monthsss listed at 40K

Nice🥰

35'000USD? Do you ship to Switzerland?

If you want the same truck but left hand driving get it from latinoamerica most of then are diesel

Wait til you find out about the active vacation package