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Date sent:        Sat, 11 Apr 1998 12:12:41 -0500
From:             "Henry J. Cubillan" 
Organization:     Toyota Land Cruiser Association
Subject:          Full-time 4WD FJ40!

Recently there was a thread on a rare FJ40 with full-time four wheel
drive, and the consensus of the list was that no such thing ever
existed, and that the Cruiser in question was probably modified. Well,
in a Toyota Trails-related conversation this morning, I stumbled (and I
mean stumbled!) onto ANOTHER one of these Cruisers! Apparently, the
story behind this is that in the mid-70's Toyota was experimenting with
it's own version of the Quadratrac system (available in some of the big
Jeep wagons), and a few of the prototypes tested in the United States
eventually trickled into private ownership. One of these is a '76 FJ40
currently being used as a prototype vehicle by one of our new
advertisers (name withheld to prevent them from being swamped with calls
from curious Cruiserheads), and according to our contact, it has the
t-case lever on the opposite side, the t-case lever is labeled
"4WDHI-4WDLO-LOCK" and everything is Toyota. Look for a feature article
on this rare beast in an upcoming issue of Toyota Trails!

Your Toyota Trails 
Advertising Manager,

Henry J. Cubillan

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