1990 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SX5 (LJ78) — Cream

Four-wheel drive with an automatic gearbox and a turbo diesel is the combination on this Prado, which is the setup most buyers ask me for on an LJ78. The engine is the 2L-TE, Toyota's 2.4-litre turbo diesel at 2400cc, and the fuel is diesel.

The truck was registered in November 1990 and the odometer reads 276,700 km. That's a lot of kilometres, no point pretending otherwise, though on this engine and platform it's the kind of number that tells you the vehicle has been used for what it was built for. Five doors, right hand drive, painted cream, which on an LJ78 reads as period-correct rather than plain.

No repair history.

SX5 was the grade. Chassis code LJ78. A 1990 registration clears every age-based import rule I'm aware of, and the diesel makes it a candidate for markets where gasoline Land Cruisers are harder to justify running daily.

• Month/Year: 11.1990
• Mileage: 276,700 km
• Transmission: Automatic (AT)
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Engine: 2L-TE — 2.4L Turbo Diesel
• Displacement: 2400cc
• Steering: Right Hand Drive
• Doors: 5
• Fuel: Diesel
• Chassis Code: LJ78