What Jay is and is doing with bikes, cars and everything automotive is very special and unique. His efforts should not be underestimated and taken for granted, I don't remember anyone doing this before or imagine someone doing it after him.
We have huge fire trucks in Japan This is NOT a standard fire truck Not even in the 80s It's for narrow streets and probably more for rural areas and forest fire
Fairly standard They used landcruser , patrols ,d21 ect Most are petrol and chopped the same way ect, Some did end up in new Zealand and Australia as hubnut in one EP of hubnut
When I was a volunteer firefighter in Australia back in the '80s and '90s, Land Cruisers were an excellent platform for striker units (and possibly still are). Striker/scout units go out ahead of the heavier and slower trucks when responding to house fires, road traffic collisions, bush fires, smoke sightings, and the like. Land Cruisers could go just about anywhere thanks to 4wd, good ground clearance, and good ramp angles. As the video notes, they're also just about bullet proof and any bush mechanic can work on them as they're so ubiquitous. Oh, and Land Cruisers can be modded too. I had an F45 SWB in the late '80s with a 327 small block under the bonnet. It could move...
It's a Brush Truck. Japan had, and has all the same sorts of large rigs as every developed country, although many of their apparatus are designed with less water- and hose-carrying capacity, making for shorter units, overall. This one is for quick response in rural and semi-rural areas, especially those not well-served by hydrant systems.
The number plate on the back is a Kyoto plate from before the 3 number changeover in the late 90s. The 44 number seems unusual, but that could be because the number is Kyoto. I'd expect to see an 88 on a vehicle such as this. The city must be Yokosuka (south of Yokohama), and the point of export Kawasaki (north of Yokohama). This kind of truck is quite common, but is far from the largest fire truck in service. Morita English fire truck page: www.morita119.com/en/products/fire_trucks/ and Nikki www.nikki-net.co.jp/ . Firetrucks and ambulances are usually, but not always, based on a stock design that is customised to meet the needs of the specific team in question.
Yep..I live there to and there are bigger, much bigger firetrucks. Also, I'm Aussie and I have seen all kinds of smallish Toyota trucks like this used for local rural fire fighting stations as well as utilities like telephone line companies etc.
Possibly from a small airport. There are lots of Land Rover fire trucks like this in Europe (and some Internationals and Buick too) and they often very low mileage.
Classic Japanese lightbar. They were copies of a Federal lightbar, but they didn't get the reflectors right, the mirrors were in the wrong place, the bulbs were incandescent when Federal was using halogen, and the reflector motors were too highly geared, making the reflectors rotate so fast they barely had any time to pick up the light from the bulbs. They were okay in the dark but nearly invisible in sunlight. I think it was made by Patlite. They later went on to make more effective lightbars. I remember seeing Japanese police cars when I was in Tokyo with the same lightbar that was mounted on a mechanical lift on the roof that raised it about two feet in the air, supposedly to make it more visible when stopped at an accident, but the lights were just that much worse in daylight. Nevertheless, the Japanese seemed quite satisfied with them. I believe the siren is from Osaka Siren Co but I'd have to see the control head to be sure. They were also copies of Federal sirens, but very loud. My impression was they depended more on the sound of the siren bouncing off the building than the lights to clear traffic. I was a reserve police officer at the time, and I traveled to Japan on business, so checking out emergency vehicles was sort of a busman's holiday.
I didn't realize just how rare these Toyota fire trucks were in America and the added bit of cool was the town in Texas that Bryan bought the FJ from is my home town and I use to drive by this same truck everyday and now jay is driving it around happy as a kid 😄
There is at least one of these Land Cruiser Fire Trucks here in Melbourne Australia. Not as an official fire truck but imported into Australia by a guy who tests fire sprinkler installations in new buildings and also when systems need compliance testing, so he needed a rated pump to presurize the system being tested. I would often see the vehicle on my way to work or on the way home, but haven't seen it in a while since moving to the other side of town. It is certainly an eye catching vehicle, well for those who pay attention to the vehicles on the road with them.
I actually saw something similar but more interesting than this at a car show today. A 1987 Nissan Atlas fire truck! It was a proper K-car style firetruck with everything working including the siren! Best part was it was for sale!
I had my 11th birthday today and I took a brief second to really examine my mind to see if I feel any regret... and I hate to Inform you but I don’t. Maybe next year.
Australia still use these as pump trucks. They use 79 series land cruisers and other 70 series single cabs earlier on. The larger trucks are used in tandem with these pump trucks both in towns and cities and out bush.
This is not the Japanese standard size fire truck. Similar to the US size fire trucks have been around for years. Brian knows a lot about LC, but he should do more research on other thing. I thought Mr. Leno has been to Japan before.
License plate says its from Kyoto prefecture...nowhere near Tokyo. These are not normal for fire trucks in Japan. Usually they are on (Japanese) medium truck chassis like Isuzu, Hino, or Fuso. This must be a rural specialty vehicle.
@Conor I live in Japan now, and have off and on since 1989. I've never seen one of these in Tokyo or Osaka. Must be a rural thing. Japanese fire trucks are much smaller than in the US, but not normally this small in cities.
Just remember though they do have small fire engines in big citties. They often use Kei car vans converted into mini fure trucks. bout the same size as the landcruiser. Im sure they have bigger ones when needed but i think a good percentage of even modern fire engines in japan are as small as this
This is a typical fire truck in Japan cities. It is on a Fuso medium truck chassis. I took this photo this afternoon at my local neighborhood fire station. www.dropbox.com/s/zujgz6xb1psxqe7/2019-04-16%2016.27.41.jpg?dl=0
The fire truck is a modified Land Cruiser 80 series station wagon there was a choice of two tops the standard low top or the Sahara which was the high top. It's said the Sahara version was made to fit the Arab head dress in the Middle East. In Australia it was the up-market wagon of that era. Thanks Jay, I always enjoy your videos. Cheers
he said they wouldn't let him export the ladder. Could be the Japanese don't want the US to steal their ladder technology. I'm betting it's some kind of gov't sanction.
I had a 1978 FJ40 that came with a electrical outlet in the glovebox. It also had a miniature drop light to plug into it. Same type of plugs that you have in your house.
That socket under the hood I believe was for a small work light. My '85 came with this cute little light which was basically a tail light bulb in a holder with a cord that plugged in under the hood. My '85 not only came with a carb but also still had a manual choke. I got rid of it when I had to commute 55 miles to work. This thing got like 10mpg which was bad enough but also only had somewhere around a 12 gallon tank. I was filling up every other day!😬
That white outlet in the engine compartment that looks like a 110 volt outlet is just 12 volt DC. I had the same style outlet in my 1975 Celica glove box and that is where you would plug in the trouble light that came with the car.
Similar Landcruiser fire trucks -2 door utes- are really common here in Australia. They're a support vehicle for the main fire truck, you always see them following a big one around. They normally have a bunch of hoses and various other paraphernalia on the back.
this guy has been on here before. he has some really nice trucks but he does NOT have real technical knowledge about land cruisers. maybe he just sells them ..... you know that jay is going to ask you technical questions. jay knows more about his trucks than he does....
Correct, he just flips these. He's like a "normy car guy" but only for one certain vehicle. In the other video he talked about how he restores them and when Jay asked for details he said he just sends them to get a paint job.
The Land Cruiser is the most recognisable 4WD in Australia. It's also amongst the most highly prized 4WD based on their rugged "Toyota Tough" reliability. When you're 800+ kilometres from help in a remote area, you need a vehicle that wont fail you and the old Toyota Land Cruiser is one such vehicle. Even the police, fire and ambulance service use them in remote areas. They can also be uprated to tow 4.5 tonnes in Australia. Land Cruisers are second only to a classic Holden or Australian built Ford for enthusiasts/collectors. Even a 30 year old Landcruiser can still sell for between 15,000 and 35,000 dollars in Australia(model and quality dependant, obviously).
I nearly bought one of these in the UK about a year ago, I was moving to a small stately home & thought it would be handy, it was actually bigger than this with a crew cabin at the rear. Unfortunately the timings were wrong so it didn't work out. Looking forward to this!!
there are still several of these here i the philippines, all of which are converted to left hand drive and fitted or fabricated with small water tanks whilst keeping all the pump functions operable.
@@hodaka1000 yes mate I'm Australian and no I've never seen anything like this and yes spot-on they usually use a Canter or something like that. But I have seen fire truck 70 series.
I don't know if it's the same in Japan but in New Zealand, we use firetrucks of that size in rural volunteer stations because of them being cheaper than a full-size truck and they are more able to get into mountainous areas.
G'day, Jay! Wow! Great video! (Japanese - Land Cruiser Fire Truck) By the way, maybe you should've interviewed his mom and dad. 😉 Plus, that was actually quite humorous... With your impersonation of "Harry and the Hendersons!" Remembering: This cute movie by William Dear, stars John Lithgow as a family man who befriends a Sasquatch (a.k.a. Bigfoot) and brings the friendly monster's oversized, hairy self into his Seattle home. Mayhem and comedy ensue, but things take a heavier turn when a hunter (David Suchet) gets on the creature's trail. Everything hinged on the relationship between Lithgow's character and Harry (the Sasquatch), and that relationship was really quite effective and touching. 'Don Ameche' was a hoot as an old guy who has dreamed of meeting Bigfoot all his life, and finally gets the glorious chance. Thank you! Cheers! 😊🚒✌🏼❤️
As a runabout this winter we had an ex Hiroshima Fire dept Hilux, it was a '97 but had 8000 original km on it. It was factory white but painted the same way this one was. Being a government issue vehicle it was a base model. 2.4 diesel (no turbo) 4x4, plastic bench seat and power steering delete. In the back under a really high canvas top there was seating for 6 + a bunch of barrels and tools. A real pig to drive, noisy and rough as hell. But so cheap to run and nothing to go wrong.
About 20 years ago I saw a 70s international firetruck at the St Louis fire department's training location. It was about that same size as of the Toyota
Cool lil truck, sooo much of it is identical to my 2015 VDJ76R. They have changed the ratios (finally) but i think they still have very short 1st. I take of in second unless in 4wd,towing or on a hill, v8 turbo diesel has no problem pulling away in 2nd otherwise. One of the few bonuses of living here down under is that we do get proper landcruisers!
In Australia they use the 70 series landcruisers for smaller fire vehicles and bush fires. In the 80's early 90's was the 75 series then toyota went to the 79 series.
I'm absolutely certain this is the best looking Toyota Fire Truck I have ever seen. A bold statement but the absolute truth. Curiously, I kept thinking it looks much like a 1980's Jeep Wagoneer from the rear door forward. Very cool Bamboo Strainer, I wonder if it's a off-the-shelf NAPA item or if you would need to hand-weave a replacement yourself.
Hi again Brian, nice score. Those pop up for peanuts here all the time and I'm always tempted. Low miles and well cared for always. There *are* very much larger fire trucks here, and also much smaller... everything from 20t ladder trucks to kei-based pumpers. Have been for quite a while... think about it, a city like Tokyo or Osaka could never cope with only Landcruisers. I can send you pictures of an original ladder if you want to recreate one, LMK. Scott
Great note scott -- what are the fire trucks called that look like Izuzu trucks -- the really big ones I was talking about??? I don't believe they use Land Cruisers anymore correct?
@@CorsettiCruisers I think they use some larger Nissan Condors and Mitsubishi Fusos, but their most recent equipment seems to be the Hino Magirus. I think you can find some images of it online by using that name. Hope that helps :)
@@CorsettiCruisers As the others have mentioned there are many different sizes, types and chassis variations... too many to explain well here. Go to Google and paste "日本の消防車" into the search window, and see the images. The Land Cruisers are pretty much phased out but I suppose you might still find some in very rural areas; they still pop up in the gov't auctions fairly regularly as 'recently disused'.
@@BeholdPontiusPilate In some ways better than the hummer thanks to the 4 wheel steering. Toyota should of sold them internationally instead of just JDM.
they did have a few firetruck cruisers downunder they were mostly used for smaller arifields and in rural units, or on the islands they were also used in all sorts of other roles that might be something like refuelling etc
It just feels like Brian sometimes guesses some answers for Jay, of course Jay being a living encyclopedia gets the "you tell me", rarely a guest feels comfortable returning the question
Had low expectations for this video when I saw the thumbnail. But Jay's constant cracking on Brian is hilarious. Try not laughing while they talk wearing those goofy green helmets. Both playing it straight. Good car guys. Good sports. Fun video.
I think I recognize that truck from the Yokosuka fire department station near the US Naval base from when I was stationed there!
Michael Lopez how long ago was it that you were stationed there?
He did say it was from "Yokosaka". I'm willing to bet that he's an idiot and ment to say Yokosuka.
psygn0sis .,,
I never saw it, but I was in Yoko from '96-'98. Super cool.
It's Yoko, not Yoku, YoKOsUka, so who's bullshitting who? It sure ain't Yoko Ono.!...hahaha.
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And 2000 of the 4600 lbs is hanging off the rear axle. Sort of the Kardashian of Toyota's.
I'm not sure how his is 4600lbs, the import forms on my 87 said it was 2890kg which, last I checked, is around 6400lbs
Makin love to the money swear the sex straight
@@keelanbarrette529 Curb weight for an FJ60 is 4,246
LOL
And it always seems to end up in Watts.
Another video so unique it could only be seen on Jay Leno’s Garage. Please keep them coming!
What Jay is and is doing with bikes, cars and everything automotive is very special and unique. His efforts should not be underestimated and taken for granted, I don't remember anyone doing this before or imagine someone doing it after him.
Jerry Adams Indeed, him and his crew have restored so much precious history that may have otherwise been lost forever.
so true....i love and respect Jay so much for what he is done for us car people
stefan koles absolutely
7:47 “I like that it’s a Fire Truck”...then quickly changes subject.
That hurt to watch.
Great. Had the speakers up and my dogs started howling along
No way could I say HJ and BJ without chuckling. Good work.
HJ , wasn't he the Korean henchman in Goldfinger ? .
That was Odd Job.
@G G not quite, unless he managed to transform from heavyset Korean to thin american.
We have huge fire trucks in Japan
This is NOT a standard fire truck
Not even in the 80s
It's for narrow streets and probably more for rural areas and forest fire
small airport maybe. There are a lot of mini-trucks like this used on small airports.
I wouldn't call a fj62 a mini truck
@@mhmadgenious 👍👍😝
SAme in Australia
Fairly standard
They used landcruser , patrols ,d21 ect
Most are petrol and chopped the same way ect,
Some did end up in new Zealand and Australia as hubnut in one EP of hubnut
When I was a volunteer firefighter in Australia back in the '80s and '90s, Land Cruisers were an excellent platform for striker units (and possibly still are). Striker/scout units go out ahead of the heavier and slower trucks when responding to house fires, road traffic collisions, bush fires, smoke sightings, and the like. Land Cruisers could go just about anywhere thanks to 4wd, good ground clearance, and good ramp angles. As the video notes, they're also just about bullet proof and any bush mechanic can work on them as they're so ubiquitous. Oh, and Land Cruisers can be modded too. I had an F45 SWB in the late '80s with a 327 small block under the bonnet. It could move...
It's a Brush Truck. Japan had, and has all the same sorts of large rigs as every developed country, although many of their apparatus are designed with less water- and hose-carrying capacity, making for shorter units, overall. This one is for quick response in rural and semi-rural areas, especially those not well-served by hydrant systems.
Jay had cars that look like Hot Wheels before in the garage, this is the first Matchbox car :)
Channeling my inner kid: "HotWheels suck, Matchbox rule!!!"
It can be a hotwheels car. Just paint some flames on it.
Matchbox ftw
As a collector of both for the past 10 years or so, I can finally say I understand this reference :|
22:30 My favorite part. It's good to see that little kid spirit in Jay is still alive.
When the owner asked Jay what he liked about it I half expected Jay to say "Nothing" hahaha
Jay, cool that you remembered at the end that he was engaged and congratulated him.
I have a friend here in NZ has a FJ45 fire truck was donated by the Rotary Club to the Gore Stn. Volunteer Rural Brigade still today.
How cool is this! And Jay doing the siren sound as he drove down the road - hilarious!
The number plate on the back is a Kyoto plate from before the 3 number changeover in the late 90s. The 44 number seems unusual, but that could be because the number is Kyoto. I'd expect to see an 88 on a vehicle such as this. The city must be Yokosuka (south of Yokohama), and the point of export Kawasaki (north of Yokohama).
This kind of truck is quite common, but is far from the largest fire truck in service. Morita English fire truck page: www.morita119.com/en/products/fire_trucks/ and Nikki www.nikki-net.co.jp/ . Firetrucks and ambulances are usually, but not always, based on a stock design that is customised to meet the needs of the specific team in question.
Yep..I live there to and there are bigger, much bigger firetrucks. Also, I'm Aussie and I have seen all kinds of smallish Toyota trucks like this used for local rural fire fighting stations as well as utilities like telephone line companies etc.
This is a rural fire truck. Big Japanese cities have much larger fire trucks.
Possibly from a small airport. There are lots of Land Rover fire trucks like this in Europe (and some Internationals and Buick too) and they often very low mileage.
I think that's obvious. This type of vehicle is used by Australia's Rural Fire Service, amongst others.
3F engines are superb. Absolutely bulletproof, extremely reliable, incredible engines
Classic Japanese lightbar. They were copies of a Federal lightbar, but they didn't get the reflectors right, the mirrors were in the wrong place, the bulbs were incandescent when Federal was using halogen, and the reflector motors were too highly geared, making the reflectors rotate so fast they barely had any time to pick up the light from the bulbs. They were okay in the dark but nearly invisible in sunlight. I think it was made by Patlite. They later went on to make more effective lightbars. I remember seeing Japanese police cars when I was in Tokyo with the same lightbar that was mounted on a mechanical lift on the roof that raised it about two feet in the air, supposedly to make it more visible when stopped at an accident, but the lights were just that much worse in daylight. Nevertheless, the Japanese seemed quite satisfied with them. I believe the siren is from Osaka Siren Co but I'd have to see the control head to be sure. They were also copies of Federal sirens, but very loud. My impression was they depended more on the sound of the siren bouncing off the building than the lights to clear traffic. I was a reserve police officer at the time, and I traveled to Japan on business, so checking out emergency vehicles was sort of a busman's holiday.
@Sar Jim, thanks for sharing this info.
The basket strainer (its not bamboo) is still used here in Northern Ireland for taking water from rivers etc, possibly other areas as well
Come see this vehicle on display at the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum in SLC!
Love it! I would love to have that right now. So many folks having to evacuate their homes I could be helping to save someone's home.
I didn't realize just how rare these Toyota fire trucks were in America and the added bit of cool was the town in Texas that Bryan bought the FJ from is my home town and I use to drive by this same truck everyday and now jay is driving it around happy as a kid 😄
Great to have him back, easily one of the most enjoyable interviews ever on this channel. The chemistry between Jay and Brian is great!
This guy doesn't seem to know much at all about this truck. Jay should have interviewed his mom and dad.
Silky Steve what didn’t he know
His parents probably know more than this hippie does.
Dude, if you don't know the answer to a question, you don't have to make something up.
@22:29 OMG, that alarmingly accurate siren impression by Jay! :-D
Full on harry and the hendersons siren......
There is at least one of these Land Cruiser Fire Trucks here in Melbourne Australia. Not as an official fire truck but imported into Australia by a guy who tests fire sprinkler installations in new buildings and also when systems need compliance testing, so he needed a rated pump to presurize the system being tested. I would often see the vehicle on my way to work or on the way home, but haven't seen it in a while since moving to the other side of town. It is certainly an eye catching vehicle, well for those who pay attention to the vehicles on the road with them.
I actually saw something similar but more interesting than this at a car show today. A 1987 Nissan Atlas fire truck! It was a proper K-car style firetruck with everything working including the siren! Best part was it was for sale!
We had them in New Zealand. For fighting Bush fire.
What area? I don't recall seeing them in Canterbury.
@@moyadapne968 I've saw one in the North Island about 20 years ago
“HJ is for diesel, FJ is for Petrol, and BJ’s are fantastic, if u know what I mean ha ha ha!” Lol
I had my 11th birthday today and I took a brief second to really examine my mind to see if I feel any regret... and I hate to Inform you but I don’t. Maybe next year.
Australia still use these as pump trucks. They use 79 series land cruisers and other 70 series single cabs earlier on.
The larger trucks are used in tandem with these pump trucks both in towns and cities and out bush.
I love that siren so much!!!
Japan isn't the only one using that Siren... Philippines as well since they import Japanese Fire Apparatuses to the country
The 3F with the carburaror was very common in my native country Venezuela. It was in production for decades there
This is not the Japanese standard size fire truck. Similar to the US size fire trucks have been around for years. Brian knows a lot about LC, but he should do more research on other thing. I thought Mr. Leno has been to Japan before.
The guest is funny and also a BS'r. He seems to be making up a lot of his answers. I think he may have just bought this truck a couple days ago.
Jay is always welcome in my home. Even with a thing that looks like that.
License plate says its from Kyoto prefecture...nowhere near Tokyo. These are not normal for fire trucks in Japan. Usually they are on (Japanese) medium truck chassis like Isuzu, Hino, or Fuso. This must be a rural specialty vehicle.
@Conor I live in Japan now, and have off and on since 1989. I've never seen one of these in Tokyo or Osaka. Must be a rural thing. Japanese fire trucks are much smaller than in the US, but not normally this small in cities.
The license plate didn't come with the truck. The nozzles, license plate, and helmets I had shipped later. Still waiting for the ladder LOL.
@@CorsettiCruisers ah, I see. Maybe it is from Yokosuka?
Just remember though they do have small fire engines in big citties. They often use Kei car vans converted into mini fure trucks. bout the same size as the landcruiser. Im sure they have bigger ones when needed but i think a good percentage of even modern fire engines in japan are as small as this
This is a typical fire truck in Japan cities. It is on a Fuso medium truck chassis. I took this photo this afternoon at my local neighborhood fire station. www.dropbox.com/s/zujgz6xb1psxqe7/2019-04-16%2016.27.41.jpg?dl=0
It seems like Jay always toys with this guy by asking him rapid-fire questions about random aspects of the vehicle.
The fire truck is a modified Land Cruiser 80 series station wagon there was a choice of two tops the standard low top or the Sahara which was the high top. It's said the Sahara version was made to fit the Arab head dress in the Middle East. In Australia it was the up-market wagon of that era. Thanks Jay, I always enjoy your videos. Cheers
That is awsome! One of the coolest featured vehicles yet!
Thank you!
Because that day pass is absolutely saving our planet.
Yes we do have this 4x4 Toyota in Australia, we mostly use this more for by 4x4 in a beautiful outback. We got a lot of them.
Jay: You can only fight Japanese fires...yeah the fire has to be in Japanese
LMAO! Jay...
Nobody has more fun than Jay Leno.
Beautiful looking Land Cruiser.
They wouldn't let him import the ladder? What!!!
I bet they were still using the ladder.
Na, but it's fine to import a petrol fueled carb'd up firetruck....... The logic is beyond questioning
Yeah it's so he can't ladderstall
he said they wouldn't let him export the ladder. Could be the Japanese don't want the US to steal their ladder technology. I'm betting it's some kind of gov't sanction.
Usa economic protectionism at its finest.
I had a 1978 FJ40 that came with a electrical outlet in the glovebox. It also had a miniature drop light to plug into it. Same type of plugs that you have in your house.
Also Toyota did make bubbletop longbody versions of that year land cruiser there is one that I see around here in Utah
That socket under the hood I believe was for a small work light. My '85 came with this cute little light which was basically a tail light bulb in a holder with a cord that plugged in under the hood. My '85 not only came with a carb but also still had a manual choke. I got rid of it when I had to commute 55 miles to work. This thing got like 10mpg which was bad enough but also only had somewhere around a 12 gallon tank. I was filling up every other day!😬
i like how this guy asks Jay questions?!
That's definitely different, I've never wanted one, but it's what makes the world go round
That white outlet in the engine compartment that looks like a 110 volt outlet is just 12 volt DC. I had the same style outlet in my 1975 Celica glove box and that is where you would plug in the trouble light that came with the car.
Similar Landcruiser fire trucks -2 door utes- are really common here in Australia. They're a support vehicle for the main fire truck, you always see them following a big one around. They normally have a bunch of hoses and various other paraphernalia on the back.
This was great, thanks so much for sharing these killer cars with us Jay!
Jay's comment about Mom and Dad sitting in the back doing gymnastics... 12:30 hahahah
You make any vehicle interesting.... thanks to you and the team.
we install adaptor fittings for pump discharge, here in the Philippines , we use US NHT fittings.
this guy has been on here before. he has some really nice trucks but he does NOT have real technical knowledge about land cruisers.
maybe he just sells them .....
you know that jay is going to ask you technical questions. jay knows more about his trucks than he does....
Correct, he just flips these. He's like a "normy car guy" but only for one certain vehicle. In the other video he talked about how he restores them and when Jay asked for details he said he just sends them to get a paint job.
The Land Cruiser is the most recognisable 4WD in Australia. It's also amongst the most highly prized 4WD based on their rugged "Toyota Tough" reliability. When you're 800+ kilometres from help in a remote area, you need a vehicle that wont fail you and the old Toyota Land Cruiser is one such vehicle. Even the police, fire and ambulance service use them in remote areas. They can also be uprated to tow 4.5 tonnes in Australia.
Land Cruisers are second only to a classic Holden or Australian built Ford for enthusiasts/collectors. Even a 30 year old Landcruiser can still sell for between 15,000 and 35,000 dollars in Australia(model and quality dependant, obviously).
I just crack up every time I hear the siren haha. Such a great car, makes me so proud to be a Toyota/ Lexus owner :)
The outlet under the hood is most likely for the little work light Toyota made. I know the 40 series had them but the outlet was in the glove box.
I nearly bought one of these in the UK about a year ago, I was moving to a small stately home & thought it would be handy, it was actually bigger than this with a crew cabin at the rear. Unfortunately the timings were wrong so it didn't work out. Looking forward to this!!
The diesel version (HJ60) of these were unbelievable for torque and reliability.
there are still several of these here i the philippines, all of which are converted to left hand drive and fitted or fabricated with small water tanks whilst keeping all the pump functions operable.
This caught my eye because I saw one of these at a Toyota dealership in Gallatin, TN
Wow did not see this one coming. Always a variety and I enjoy them all.
The rural fire brigades in Australia need a capable 4x4 vehicle to get through mountainous terrain on tight winding tracks.
Are you Australian?
And if so have you ever seen anything like this here in Australia?
They would usually be using something bigger.
@@hodaka1000 yes mate I'm Australian and no I've never seen anything like this and yes spot-on they usually use a Canter or something like that. But I have seen fire truck 70 series.
But they use the Toyota utes for fire fighting.
@@ldnwholesale8552 this aint a ute
The rural fireys us troopys to transport the men,I’ve got a 92 ex rfs troops with the 4.2 l 1 hz.unbreakable
Kind of reminds me of the Rescue Squad from the 70s TV series Emergency...
Jay, your impersonation of a siren sounds like a cat in heat...LOL
This is the guy who knew nothing about Land Cruisers.
I don't know if it's the same in Japan but in New Zealand, we use firetrucks of that size in rural volunteer stations because of them being cheaper than a full-size truck and they are more able to get into mountainous areas.
G'day, Jay! Wow! Great video! (Japanese - Land Cruiser Fire Truck) By the way, maybe you should've interviewed his mom and dad. 😉 Plus, that was actually quite humorous... With your impersonation of "Harry and the Hendersons!"
Remembering: This cute movie by William Dear, stars John Lithgow as a family man who befriends a Sasquatch (a.k.a. Bigfoot) and brings the friendly monster's oversized, hairy self into his Seattle home. Mayhem and comedy ensue, but things take a heavier turn when a hunter (David Suchet) gets on the creature's trail. Everything hinged on the relationship between Lithgow's character and Harry (the Sasquatch), and that relationship was really quite effective and touching. 'Don Ameche' was a hoot as an old guy who has dreamed of meeting Bigfoot all his life, and finally gets the glorious chance. Thank you!
Cheers! 😊🚒✌🏼❤️
Interesting vehicle. Enjoyed seeing how it's done in other countries.
9:49 The plug is for an auxiliary work light! It's a Toyota accessory. My 86 pickup has one under the dash.
As a runabout this winter we had an ex Hiroshima Fire dept Hilux, it was a '97 but had 8000 original km on it. It was factory white but painted the same way this one was. Being a government issue vehicle it was a base model. 2.4 diesel (no turbo) 4x4, plastic bench seat and power steering delete. In the back under a really high canvas top there was seating for 6 + a bunch of barrels and tools. A real pig to drive, noisy and rough as hell. But so cheap to run and nothing to go wrong.
I hope you showed him yours! Its only fair if a guy brings his fire truck to the garage, he gets to admire all the fire trucks ! :D
About 20 years ago I saw a 70s international firetruck at the St Louis fire department's training location. It was about that same size as of the Toyota
Cool lil truck, sooo much of it is identical to my 2015 VDJ76R. They have changed the ratios (finally) but i think they still have very short 1st. I take of in second unless in 4wd,towing or on a hill, v8 turbo diesel has no problem pulling away in 2nd otherwise.
One of the few bonuses of living here down under is that we do get proper landcruisers!
"Minnie Me..." My dad drove a small pumper in Michigan that was about this size. They called it the "Tonka"
”Hello again Jay, this is my Toyota Land Cruiser firetruck that I know absolutely nothing about”.
In Australia they use the 70 series landcruisers for smaller fire vehicles and bush fires. In the 80's early 90's was the 75 series then toyota went to the 79 series.
in America we would call that a mini pumper. We have one in our fire department, mostly used in rural departments without live hydrants
Jay is too got dang funny !!
Look the Benihana is on fire
I'm absolutely certain this is the best looking Toyota Fire Truck I have ever seen. A bold statement but the absolute truth. Curiously, I kept thinking it looks much like a 1980's Jeep Wagoneer from the rear door forward. Very cool Bamboo Strainer, I wonder if it's a off-the-shelf NAPA item or if you would need to hand-weave a replacement yourself.
Hi again Brian, nice score. Those pop up for peanuts here all the time and I'm always tempted. Low miles and well cared for always.
There *are* very much larger fire trucks here, and also much smaller... everything from 20t ladder trucks to kei-based pumpers. Have been for quite a while... think about it, a city like Tokyo or Osaka could never cope with only Landcruisers.
I can send you pictures of an original ladder if you want to recreate one, LMK.
Scott
Many kinds of Shobosha, there are :)
Great note scott -- what are the fire trucks called that look like Izuzu trucks -- the really big ones I was talking about??? I don't believe they use Land Cruisers anymore correct?
@@CorsettiCruisers I think they use some larger Nissan Condors and Mitsubishi Fusos, but their most recent equipment seems to be the Hino Magirus. I think you can find some images of it online by using that name.
Hope that helps :)
@@CorsettiCruisers As the others have mentioned there are many different sizes, types and chassis variations... too many to explain well here. Go to Google and paste "日本の消防車" into the search window, and see the images.
The Land Cruisers are pretty much phased out but I suppose you might still find some in very rural areas; they still pop up in the gov't auctions fairly regularly as 'recently disused'.
@@scofab I heard you can't buy a Japanese fire truck anymore because they dismantle them. Can you confirm this is true?
And I was about to go to bed!
Oh well... here we go...
Thats every Sunday. ..few hours before actual work J Leno posts a video
We had one on Cape Barren island, Tasmania, Australia. Allthough an earlier version.
Can not wait to see a Syrian TOYOTA with a AA mounted in ur collection.
You need to review the Toyota MegaCruiser
Thank you tengu190, I had no idea there was such a vehicle before, looked it up, and it is awesome! And yes Jay needs that vehicle on his show ASAP!
@@BeholdPontiusPilate In some ways better than the hummer thanks to the 4 wheel steering. Toyota should of sold them internationally instead of just JDM.
they did have a few firetruck cruisers downunder
they were mostly used for smaller arifields and in rural units, or on the islands
they were also used in all sorts of other roles that might be something like refuelling etc
New Brough Superior, Rocket 3 from Triumph or a Hesketh would be a great programme. Just a hint, great show.
the moment of jay doing the siren sound was priceless haha
Producer to Jay halfway through filming, "Jay, put your seatbelt on. We won't hear the end of it!"
This guy really knows his Toyotas and Kawasakis
It just feels like Brian sometimes guesses some answers for Jay, of course Jay being a living encyclopedia gets the "you tell me", rarely a guest feels comfortable returning the question
First factory fuel injection do the Mustang was ‘85 but only with the automatic trans. Real multi port efi was standard on all mustang ‘86 model year.
Watching this in the Narita Intl Airport
Had low expectations for this video when I saw the thumbnail. But Jay's constant cracking on Brian is hilarious. Try not laughing while they talk wearing those goofy green helmets. Both playing it straight. Good car guys. Good sports. Fun video.