Big, bold Land Cruiser

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Reading about the 50-plus year history of the Toyota Land Cruiser is akin to studying a world-class athlete.

The original Land Cruiser – dubbed the “Model BJ” when it was first tested in August 1951 – was born when the U.S. Army contacted Toyota to engineer a four-wheel-drive vehicle to be used by soldiers and military police stationed in Japan.

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