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To my husband and myself it stands for FUN JAMMER!!!! We have had ours for almost 2 years and really enjoy it.

Becky Cochran, CALIFORNIA
5/21/2008

The name F.J stands for......

F is for the series "F" engine

J is for the "J" type frame

This is what Toyota has told me

Bruce
3/20/2008

I was told by a very mature Toyota dealer here in Tucson, that it simply meant "From Japan
anonymous
1/9/08

I thought it was the initials of the designer of the machine, but now that I've had mine for six months, I think it stands for F*****g Jammer!! Mine went from Phoenix, Az to Mazatlan, Sinoloa, Mexico...910 miles, not kilometers, in one day! Just as happy as it could be. It is quite the f-jammin' machine!
See ya on the beach!
mazmiguel
5/13/2007

What does FJ stand for.....well I know alot of you think it is stands for Foreign Jeep but I beg to differ. I think it is for Future Journey is my book. But that is all in the eyes of the driver who will be taking them.

TK White - Atlanta, Georgia

Toyota designated the FJ to distinguish between two different types of engine when the Land Cruiser went into production in 1957. "FJ" was designated for Petrol or Gasoline engine type and the "BJ" was for diesel engines. The "FJ" engine type were sold mainly in the United States. The "BJ" diesel engine were never sold in the United States and almost all were sold in other countries.

Speculation grew that the "FJ" was derived from Mt. Fuji (in short) when the first Land Cruiser was tested in 1957 and climbed Mt. Fuji in Japan. The other theory was "FJ" is an acronym for Foreign Jeep. This came about after World War II, the U.S. Army gave the contract to Toyota to build a true 4x4 vehicles for the military. The Jeep/Willys objected to this contract and the U.S. Army reversed their decision and awarded to contract to Jeep instead.

garie guihan
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