Land Cruiser 80 Series sells for US$136,000

We’ve all seen the prices of vintage Land Cruisers and particularly the classic FJ40 variant go through the roof, especially in the USA where they are much loved but relatively rare. But no one would have expected to read the headline of a 1994 80 series selling for the astonishing amount of US$136,000!

Sure this particular FZJ80 might have the lowest original mileage of any 80 on the planet with just 1005 miles showing on its odometer, but the selling price is amazing.

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The for sale ad on Bring-a-Trailer says that the car sat in the original owner’s collection up until 2020 when it was sold again. The new owner gave it a thorough service replacing the oils, belts and tyres and advertised it again.

Aside from the items replaced to get the car roadworthy, the 80 is all original with its 1FZ-FE petrol 4.5-litre engine and auto transmission, metallic green paint and grey leather interior.

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Not much is revealed about the winning bidder but searching his BAT history shows that he generally goes for and buys low mileage vehicles and this is the first Land Cruiser or SUV in his history.

At the recent reveal of Toyota’s all-new 300 Series Land Cruiser, the chief engineer, Takami Yokoo, made reference to the 80 Series saying that they used it as a “guidepost” when engineering and testing the new vehicle and that any new Land Cruiser should match or better the 80 in its off road dive ability. That’s high praise of a vehicle that is a quarter of a century old and testament to why many long-time Land Cruiser owners still say that their 80 was their favourite.

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We wonder if Tokoo-san’s comments added any value to the sale price of this example.

Check out more than 100 photos of this unique and possibly the world’s highest priced 80 Series in the ad here.