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Some militaries use 70 series Land Cruisers, which are basically a direct descendant of the original jeep.
by tsomctl 8y ago
Some militaries use 70 series Land Cruisers, which are basically a direct descendant of the original jeep.
- mulmen 8y agoI’ve never heard this. What is the connection between the Willys Jeep and the Land Cruiser? Superficially they look similar but do they have any actual mechanical or design connections?
- ygra 8y agoJames May had a part about this in his six-episode Top Gear spin-off James May's Cars of the People. Episodes can be found online.
- dotancohen 8y agoThere is not direct lineage. In WW2 the Japanese sent a captured American Jeep to Toyota for them to copy. This was the Toyota J. The J was redesigned into the 40. The 40 was redesigned into the 70. Other than the overall 4WD front engine body-on-frame design, I do not believe that there are any carryover components nor unique design features of the Willeys in the 70.