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1978 Diesel Toyota Land Cruiser on 2040-cars

Year:1978 Mileage:86000 Color: Brown/black /
  Brown/black
Location:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Transmission:Manual 4 speed
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:Diesel
Fuel Type:Diesel
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

Year
: 1978
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Toyota
Model: Land Cruiser
Trim: 2 door with rear ambulance style doors
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: 4x4
Mileage: 86,000
Exterior Color: Brown/black
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Brown/black

1978 Toyota Diesel Engine Land Cruiser 4x4 in exceptionally good condition. The diesel version of this Land Cruiser was not imported into the United States, this one came from Central America. Has current North Carolina registration and a clean clear title. Licensed as an Antique Auto. Original engine, 4 cylinder diesel with glow plugs, 25-30 mpg. Starts easy and runs very strong. Smooth 4 speed manual transmission. Rock solid clutch. Has 8000lb Warn winch with hand held control, yes it works. New radiator. New four wheel disc brake conversion done by local Toyota dealership. No oil leaks at this time. Front axle and transfer case seals recently replaced. Removable top. Body panels and tub in great shape.  All glass intact. Will run on multiple type fuel oil - diesel, biodiesel, mineral oil and even vegetable oil.

Could use a paint job. Minor rust underneath running boards and a couple of the edges of the removable top. Chrome bumper scratched with surface rust, structurally intact. The odometer reads approx. 86,000 kilometers but the entire instrument panel has been replaced. Original instrument panel reads approx. 41,000 kilometers and will include it in the deal if wanted. Total mileage unknown. All gauges work, oil gauge works sporadically. New front seat covers. The vinyl upright part of the front seats are cracked but serviceable. Old seat covers on rear bench seats. Vinyl on bench seats in excellent shape, no cracks, tears or holes.White smoke on cold startup for about 1 minute, no smoke when engine warm. Do not have original wheels. Tires in great shape, new spare.

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On Aug-30-14 at 12:15:20 PDT, seller added the following information:

Sorry about the second to last picture. It is supposed to be one of the disc brakes. Accidentally loaded a blurry picture and can't delete it. The 4 disc brakes are brand new including a new master cylinder. The emergency brake works. 


On Aug-31-14 at 05:26:59 PDT, seller added the following information:

The Land Cruiser is a BJ40

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