1953 JEEP BJ-T

Toyota’s Jeep BJ was the answer to a 1950 tender for military off-roaders with the onset of the Korean war. While the prototype — mirroring the Willys version — was not taken on by the American army, it found favor with Japan’s National Police agency: especially, after a trial run high up the slopes of Mount Fuji. Missing out on the United-States-defence contract spurred Toyota to further development on the BJ with an eye on future commercial and export possibilities. The Toyota off-roader’s volume production began in 1953 with versions including a fire-engine chassis and the BJ-T (for B-engined Jeep Touring); those original BJs ran with a 3.4-liter six-cylinder gasoline engine producing 84 horsepower and with part-time four-wheel-drive. A year later, a Toyota Technical Director came up with Land Cruiser…

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