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NAMED MODELBrazilJapan

Bandeirante (40 Series)

The Brazilian 40 Series: the Bandeirante OJ50, BJ50 and BJ55 built at São Bernardo do Campo from 1968 to 2001 with Mercedes-Benz OM-324 and later OM-364 diesels, the last 40-bodied Land Cruiser in production.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLELand Cruiser FJ40BUILT BYToyota Motor Corporation, Toyota do BrasilIN SERVICE1968–2001OPERATED INBrazilPRODUCTIONAbout 100,000LAYOUT4 wheels · 90″

The record

Toyota do Brasil moved the Bandeirante to the 40 body in 1968 and kept it, with Mercedes-Benz diesels (the OM-364 from 1989), square headlamps from 1994 and a pick-up, chassis-cab and Troop Carrier range, until November 2001 — seventeen years after Japan stopped the 40. About 100,000 were built.

Specification

MANUFACTURERToyota Motor Corporation ↗, Toyota do Brasil ↗
do Brasil, São Bernardo do Campo
MANUFACTURED1968–2001
ENGINEMercedes-Benz OM-324 3.4-litre and OM-364 4.0-litre diesel fourLand Rover 2.6 petrol six · Toyota F · Toyota 2F · Toyota 3B · Toyota 2H
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 100,000 (1958–2001, all Bandeirantes)
COUNTRY OF ORIGINBrazil
OPERATED INBrazil
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELand Cruiser 40 Series
FAMILYLand Cruiser 40 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE90″

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

Factory colours

  • Olympus White
  • Cygnus White
  • White
  • White
  • Coronado Beige
  • Silver Gray
  • Dune Beige
  • Beige
  • Yellow
  • Yellow
  • Pollux Orange
  • Pueblo Brown
  • Buffalo Brown
  • Freeborn Red
  • Muleta Red
  • Seminole Red
  • Fashion Green
  • Spring Green
  • Judson Green
  • Breathe Green
  • Olive
  • Rustic Green
  • Deep Green
  • Nebula Green
  • Olive
  • Green
  • Light Olive
  • Horizontal Blue
  • Capri Blue
  • Royal Blue
  • Cadet Blue
  • Heath Gray
  • Sky Blue
  • Medium Blue
  • White (60 Series)
  • Beige (60 Series)
  • Copper
  • Red (60 Series)
  • Blue
  • Blue (60 Series)
  • Silver Metallic
  • Gray Metallic
  • Dark Gray Metallic
  • Beige Metallic
  • Beige Metallic (60 Series)
  • Light Blue Metallic
  • Dark Blue Metallic

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Toyota Bandeirante ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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