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Random # 331: 80 Series Land Cruiser

  Upper Middle Petrol Head is primarily a sports, performance and classic car 'blog, so why is it that so many Land Cruisers grace its pages?   The answer is, more often than not, because the Land Cruiser du jour is an early model, resto-modded to within an inch of its life but still maintaining its no-nonsense Land Cruiserishness.  However, today's example - a quite upmarket petrol-powered, 4.5 litre twin-cam VX version, captured in Caringbah, NSW - has been included for its showroom presentation in the face of 26 to 33 years of existence. There is a possibility that it's a grey market import, as it features single one-piece headlight lenses whereas, to the best of Team UMPH's knowledge, Aussie examples had two single units per side. Did you enjoy this post?  Are you a bit of a Cruiser fan?  If so, why not check out the rest of the fairly extensive showing of Toyota's big 4WDs via the search facility on the top right-hand corner of the UMPH homepage? U M P H (uppe