Rod Millen's FJ-45 Land Crusher Wagon
Some stories might be old, but their just too good not to be told. That's how I feel about a radically modified 1967 Toyota FJ-45 Land Cruiser Wagon, the offspring of Rod Millen Group and Toyota Motor Sales.
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| An oldie but a goody, Rod Millen Group's radically modified 1967 Toyota FJ-45 Land Cruiser Wagon is a real treat. (Photo: Rod Millen Group) |
In case you have yet to laid eyes on this one-off custom creation, it's not particularly new. Of course the vehicle shell is getting close to forty years old, but the ground up customization that placed it on a 1999 Land Cruiser chassis is not even five years of age.
Oh, so now you're getting interested? I know I'm not the only Land Cruiser fan among my readers, as I've received letters over the years from diehard loyalists requesting write-ups on this brand within a brand. There's something very special about these go anywhere utes, something that reaches deep into a man's most primitive instincts.
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| There's something very special about Land Cruisers, something that reaches deep into a man's most primitive instincts. (Photo: Toyota) |
I've been a major fan of Land Cruisers since my father bought an old FJ-40 back in the mid-'70s. We explored every side road we could find on the way from my home town to our family cabin, about an eight hour drive through relatively untamed wilderness. Following logging roads as far as each would go, seeking out that pristine lake with trout the size of pikes but more often than not ending up high in some forgotten mountain where the road had long ago washed away to the point nothing less than a tank could get through, these are memories I'll cherish forever.