Scottsdale Automotive Photographer Mike Maez photographs the 1973 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser in Scottsdale, AZ.
Scottsdale Automotive Photographer Mike Maez photographs the 1973 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser in Scottsdale, AZ. The Land Cruiser FJ40 may just be the definitive 20th century 4×4. The F refers to the Type F engine, and the J stands for Jeep — not the brand but the more generic WWII-era use of that term as a “general purpose vehicle.” The 40 refers to the displacement of the inline-six engine. The “Land Cruiser” name was conceived in 1954 by former Toyota managing director Hanji Umehara: “I had to come up with a name for our car that would not sound less dignified than those of our competitors. That is why I decided to call it ‘Land Cruiser.’”