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Cruiser Dossier is a free, independent reference for Toyota Land Cruiser owners and buyers. It covers the history of every generation, honest used-buying guides and neutral advice on aftermarket upgrades, all organised in one place and with sources cited.

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SERIES TIMELINE

75 years of Land Cruiser

Source note: launch dates (year.month) are from Toyota's 75 Years of Toyota Vehicle Lineage Chart and the Toyota Global Land Cruiser gallery^{[1][1]Toyota Motor Corporation, 75 Years of Toyota – Vehicle Lineage Chart (PDF) All sources →}^{[2][2]Toyota Global, Vehicle Gallery – Land Cruiser All sources →}^{[3][3]Toyota Global, Land Cruiser Special Website – History: Heavy Duty All sources →}^{[4][4]Wikipedia, "Lexus LX" (citing period Lexus press material) All sources →}^{[5][5]Wikipedia, "Lexus GX" (accessed 17 Oct 2026) All sources →}^{[6][6]Wikipedia, "Toyota FJ Cruiser" (accessed 17 Oct 2026) All sources →}^{[7][7]Wikipedia, "Toyota Mega Cruiser" (accessed 17 Oct 2026) All sources →}^{[8][8]Toyota Global Newsroom, "New Land Cruiser FJ Makes World Premiere" (20 Oct 2025) All sources →}. End dates are for production in Japan; several series continued overseas (for example the 40 in Brazil to 2001 and the 80 in Venezuela to 2007). "Present" means October 2026.

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