4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1963–84
NAMED MODELJapanColombia

FJ43 medium wheelbase.

The 2,430 mm medium-wheelbase 40 Series: the FJ43 (and diesel BJ43) hard top and soft top, built from 1963 mostly for Latin America and the Middle East, never sold in Japan or North America.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLELand Cruiser FJ40BUILT BYToyota Motor Corporation, SOFASAIN SERVICE1963–84PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 96″

The record

The 43 sat between the 2,285 mm 40 and the 2,950 mm 45, with a longer rear body for six or eight passengers; Colombia’s SOFASA assembled it, Venezuela and Central America took most of the rest. Restorers in North America import them for the extra length.

Specification

MANUFACTURERToyota Motor Corporation ↗, SOFASA ↗
Envigado, Colombia
MANUFACTURED1963–84
ENGINE3.9-litre F and 4.2-litre 2F petrol six; B and 3B dieselsToyota F · Toyota 3B · Toyota F family · Toyota B diesel family
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELand Cruiser 40 Series
FAMILYLand Cruiser 40 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE96″

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
  • Beige (60 Series)
  • Copper
  • Blue
  • Blue (60 Series)
  • Silver Metallic
  • Beige Metallic
  • 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 Land Cruiser (J40) ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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