A Florida-based restoration company specializing in Toyota FJs has unveiled its latest restoration, a 1972 Toyota FJ40 inspired by the Tonka toy truck.
The restoration of this 1972 Toyota FJ40 is almost complete. While maintaining its classic retro shape, it also adds many modern elements, making a tough off-road vehicle that can also be used by current consumers. On the basis of the original car configuration, an air-conditioning system, heated Corbeau sports seats, and a marine-grade high-quality audio system are added to ensure that you can enjoy music while going out to play.
For powertrains, under the hood is a retuned Toyota 3F-E inline-six mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. For the chassis suspension system, it is equipped with new Old Man Emu shock absorbers. In addition, electric power steering, upgraded braking system, etc. make this 1972 FJ40 also have a modern configuration, which is not backward at all.
From the appearance point of view, this restored Toyota FJ40 adopts orange metal paint, black roof covering, and aluminum alloy rims to match it. It is calm and unobtrusive, which is also the usual style of hard-core off-road vehicles. The restoration company also said that this 1972 Toyota FJ40 is also one of the company’s highest-rated restoration projects in recent years, and it is also the childhood dream of its new owner.
Customers who like Toyota FJ can go to their official website to book, and can choose different paint, interior and exterior decoration styles, engine models, etc. according to their preferences. The most basic entry-level classic model is priced at US$55,000 (equivalent to RMB 374,000), and the current sports version with the highest configuration is US$90,000 (equivalent to RMB 612,000).
