FJ45 (long-wheelbase 40 Series)

1960–1984 (Japan) · Heavy-duty

The FJ45 was the long-wheelbase member of the 40 Series family, sold as a pickup, a cab-chassis and the FJ45V four-door wagon, which used the same Gifu-built body as the short-lived FJ35V.^[1]

Key facts

Wheelbases	2,650 / 2,950 mm^[1]
Engines	F, 2F petrol; H (HJ45) and 2H (HJ47) diesels^[1]
Successor	Long-wheelbase 70 Series (75, later 78/79)^[2]

Timeline

1960: the J30 FJ35V wagon was built for only 9 months. The FJ45V wagon carried on with the same body.^[1]
1973: first diesel Land Cruiser, a long-wheelbase 40 with the H engine.^[1]
1977: the Irish Army took 77 FJ45s.^[1]
1980: the H was replaced by the 2H (HJ47).^[1]

Where it was sold

Japan: 1960–1984^[1]
USA: Sold in the US (the FJ45 wagon is noted among US Land Cruiser wagons)^[1]
Europe / UK: Ireland (army, 1977); West Germany from 1978^[1]

Any market not listed is unverified. See the full markets matrix.

WHERE IT WAS SOLD

Markets matrix

SoldLimited / other nameNot sold newUnverified

Model	Japan	USA	Canada	Australia	New Zealand	Middle East / GCC	Europe / UK	South Africa / Africa	Latin America	Other Asia / Russia
FJ45 1960–1984 (Japan)	1960–1984^[1]	Sold in the US (the FJ45 wagon is noted among US Land Cruiser wagons)^[1]	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified	Ireland (army, 1977); West Germany from 1978^[1]	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified

Source note: each cell is cited individually. "Unverified" means we haven't yet found a source confirming or ruling out sales in that market. It is not a claim that the model wasn't sold there. NZ was a major used-import market for JDM Land Cruisers, but new-vehicle NZ sales are mostly unverified here. Market names and years cover new-vehicle sales by Toyota/Lexus distributors.

Buying notes

Check rust and originality as for the FJ40. Many surviving pickups were working vehicles.

INTERACTIVE TOOL

Model code decoder

Type a Land Cruiser model code from the build plate or a parts catalogue, e.g.

Source note: segment meanings follow the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum Model Decoder v2 (2020). The GD (1GD-FTV) engine code is from the J70 lineage^[3]^[2]^[4]^[1]^[5]^[6]. Suffix letters were not used consistently across every market and era, so treat results as a guide and confirm against your frame number.

Sources

Owner-reported issues are marked as such: they are community experience, not factory data. Specs vary by market and model year. Corrections are welcome.