1997 Toyota Land Cruiser

FJ80 SUV

Original

Automatic

JT3HJ85J1V0169259

Clear

Gasoline

This truck looks very good from the exterior. The interior is extremely clean, and very well maintained. Overall the truck handles great. Starts right up, no warning lights are indicating- it has very little interior wear for a 20 year old SUV. Well maintained. 10 month old BF Goodrich all terrain tires that cost 980 dollars which give it an aggressive look. The A/C was just recharged this spring 2018. The Break cylinder, lines and pads were done in August of 2017. All of the power works fine. The Land cruiser has some rust showing on the rocker panel below the driver’s side rear passenger door. Rust on the rear bumper and trail hitch as well. HOWEVER, I will give you the replacement rocker panel (SAME COLOR), hitch and rear bumper. I purchased these parts with the intent to repair these areas but I never got around to doing it. I get all parts for this land cruiser at the very affordable website: www.cruiserparts.com This land cruiser is reliable, it has very low miles at 147,700 miles for a 20 year old car, this can be a great daily SUV or a project for full restoration or for a rugged off-roading SUV. My wife is demanding me to get something that’s more gas efficient. This land cruiser is SOLD AS IS, and the sale is final. No returns. The buyer pays for the truck to be shipped. I will make myself available on the shipping day. Please message me any questions. Facts: Land Cruiser 80 series model was launched in early 1990. The final year of production for this series was1997 and a limited run of these Land Cruisers were built in 1997, therefore they were specifically for collectors and therefore called the Land Cruiser Collector's Edition. The Collector’s Edition sported Collector’s Edition badging, "Collector's Edition" embroidered floor mats, automatic climate control, wheels with the "D" windows painted dark grey and special grey side moldings, and black pearl badging. The Collector’s Edition was only available for the 1997 model year and the package was added to many of the available body colors. On Jun-16-18 at 07:02:12 PDT, seller added the following information: This land cruiser is the 40th Anniversary and NOT Collector Edition Land Cruiser. · Toyota Sold a total of 14,981 of the 1997 model year Land Cruisers.· For model year 1997, 44% of the Land Cruisers were SPECIAL EDITION. This includes both 40th and Collector Edition.· The special edition sales were 26% 40th Anniversary and 17% Collector Edition.· Of the 3,946 - 40th Anniversary models, 1,604 were equipped with factory diff locks for a total of 41% install rate.· Of the 2,616 Collector Edition models, 822 were equipped with factory diff locks for a total of 31% diff lock install rate.In short, the Collector Edition equipped with factory diff locks is the most rare of the 1997 Land Cruisers. Fewer Collector Edition LCs were built and even fewer had the factory diff lock option.How rare are is the diff lock option on the 1997 Land Cruiser?· Of the non-special edition Land Cruisers, only 2,449 were equipped with diff locks.· For the 1997 model year (all LC including special editions) Land Cruiser, 4,875 were equipped with factory diff locks for an install rate of 33%.What was the difference between a 40th and a Collector Edition? What is the most rare of the models?· The 40th Anniversary Edition was built between 1/5/1995 and 5/11/1997· The 40th Anniversary Edition package included: two-tone leather seats, leather headrest, leather steering wheel, body side moldings, unique paint color option (1B2 Antique Sage), 40th badging with unique number and 40th floor mats.· The 40th Edition was only available in two colors. 1. 1B2 Antique Sage Pearl (3,063 built)2. 6M1 Dark Emerald Pearl (2,960 built), but not unique to 40th only.· Many options were standard with the exception of Sunroof and Premium Audio. The premium audio was ordered on 100% of the 40th Land Cruisers any way. The sunroof was ordered on all but 4.· The most rare 40th Anniversary Land Cruiser was built without sunroof and in the 1B2 Antique Sage Pearl color. Only 4 were built in that configuration.· The 40th Anniversary Edition was so popular that Toyota Motor Sales decided to build an additional limited edition model loaded with options and call it the Collector Edition.· The Collector Edition was the second to be produced and was built between 7/31/1997 and 1/21/1998. In fact, the very last of the 1997 model year Land Cruisers built for the US market was a Collector Edition with VIN ending in 188468.· Collector Edition package included: automatic air conditioner, leather steering wheel, privacy glass, leather power sport seats, leather headrest, premium audio, sunroof, body side moldings, black pearl badging, collector’s edition badge, collector edition floor mats.· The Collector Edition was available in all colors other than the 1B2 Antique Sage Pearl, which was exclusive to the 40th.· The Collector Edition came standard with almost all available factory options. The only factory options that could be changed was to add diff locks and/or change the color.· The most rare Collector Edition was a two-tone green/gray exterior with diff locks (9 built in this configuration). Second to that is the Moonglow Pearl with diff locks (24 built) and this is what I have.