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There was an FJ43v
produced from 1961 to 1963 and I have only seen one
picture of it. The FJ43v
was never sold in North America.
The FJ43v
was a 2-door version of the FJ45
wagon. The FJ43v
has the same wheelbase as the FJ28v
at 2,430mm (95.8in). I don't have any production numbers
for this model.
At some point, the FJ45
wagons shared parts with the Toyopet
Crown Wagon. These were produced from 1958 to
1964. The tailgate latch has a small metal cover held
on by two screws. Under the cover is the Toypet name.
The only difference is the Toyopet latch does not
have the holes drilled for the cover plate. Another
similar part is the taillights. Although the taillights
have the same shape as the dimpled (cat eye) lenses
found on 1963-64
FJ45 wagons, the mounting is different. The lens
is attached to the light housing from the rear and
the whole assembly is bolted to the car from behind.
The FJ45v
and FJ45lv was produced from 1960 to 1967. The
front end looks like an FJ40
but from the firewall back, the body is completely
different. This is the most common 4-door wagon aside
from the FJ55
and later models. The FJ45lv
was sold in North America from
1963 to 1967.
I have only found two
sources for the actual production numbers. Rick Donnelly
reported that the total number of pre 1968 [FJ45]
frames came in at 20,000 plus These frames ran from
10,001 to 29,000 plus. This number includes all pickup
and wagon models worldwide. According to Rick, the
North American population of 45 wagons included the
earliest, a 1963 at 14,088 sold by TLC, and the last,
a 1967 owned by Don Roht at 29,964.
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