4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1999
NAMED MODELJapan

79 Series pick-up.

The long-wheelbase 70 pick-up since 1999: the HZJ79 and VDJ79 single cab and, from 2012, double cab with the 1HZ and V8 diesels, in Workmate, GX and GXL grades — Australia’s standard mine, station and utility truck.

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Sources & evidence
79 Series pick-up — 大阪オートメッセ2015においてランドクルーザー79ピックアップを撮影。Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC0 ↗
BASE VEHICLELand Cruiser 70 SeriesBUILT BYToyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Auto Body (Arakawa Auto Body / Araco)IN SERVICE1999OPERATED INAustralia, South AfricaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 91″

The record

The 79 replaced the 75 pick-up with coil front springs; the V8 came in 2007, the double cab in 2012 and a wider front track in 2016. Mines fit them with roll cages and radios; farms and councils run them by the thousand; the 2023 update added the four-cylinder automatic that most now take.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1999–present
ENGINE4.2-litre 1HZ diesel six; 4.5-litre 1VD-FTV V8 turbo-diesel; 2.8-litre 1GD-FTV four
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
OPERATED INAustralia, South Africa
STATUSin production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELand Cruiser 70 Series
FAMILYLand Cruiser 70 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE91″
BODY STYLEpickup

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched