1963 FJ45 BANDEIRANTA PROTOTYPE

Back in the 1990s, Toyota’s head honchos — out to attract younger customers to the brand — settled on the idea of a retro-style four-wheel-drive. LA-based Jonathan Ward — already known for restoring old Land Cruisers through his business TLC — was commissioned by Toyota’s Mr Toyada to build a feasible prototype after the fashion of veteran FJ models. The TLC machines used a Bandeiranta body from Brazil, parked atop a stretched FJ45 chassis with this tan version in the museum running a six-liter GM V8. (The original Toyota Bandeirantas were versions of FJ Series models built from the 1960s through to 2000, most with Mercedes-Benz diesel engines and some with unique bodies, such as this four-door pick-up, for Brazil only.) While TLC’s concepts did not make it into production…

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