This Lifted 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 Is Bidding Past $10K on Cars & BidsMotoriousElizabeth PuckettMon, September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTCAdd us on GoogleThis Lifted 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 Is Bidding Past $10K on Cars & BidsA well-kept 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 is currently up for auction on Cars & Bids, with bidding already past $10,500 and several days still on the clock. Finished in dark blue metallic over a gray interior, this 60-Series wagon pairs old-school Toyota toughness with just enough sorted, driver-friendly upgrades to make it a genuinely usable classic.According to the listing, the Land Cruiser is being sold by a Pennsylvania dealer on behalf of the titled owner, who has held the truck since February 2025 and added only about 500 miles since. It shows 153,700 miles on the odometer and carries a clean Ohio title backed by a Carfax report. Under the hood is the FJ60's familiar 4.2-liter inline-six, rated at 135 horsepower and 210 lb-ft of torque, paired with a 4-speed manual transmission and a 2-speed transfer case that sends power to all four wheels.The truck has been mildly, and sensibly, upgraded for trail duty. Modifications include an Old Man Emu 2-inch suspension lift, 33-inch BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO2 tires, an R134a air-conditioning conversion, a Kenwood head unit, and an aftermarket dash cap. Factory-style equipment carried over includes manual locking front hubs, cloth upholstery, manual windows, and a rear window wiper, the kind of simple, rugged spec that made the 60-Series a favorite long before overlanding became a marketing buzzword.AdvertisementAdvertisementLike most 40-year-old trucks, this one isn't perfect. The seller discloses some exterior chips and lifting paint on the rear decklid, corrosion around the passenger-side rear door jamb and behind the rear wheel, cracked instrument panel lenses, and an air-conditioning system that reportedly doesn't blow cold despite the R134a conversion. Recent maintenance is well documented, though, including a carburetor rebuild with new fuel and air filters in April 2026, and a full brake and clutch hydraulic overhaul in October 2025.Toyota introduced the 60-Series Land Cruiser globally in 1980 as a bigger, more comfort-oriented replacement for the boxier 55-Series, aiming it at families who wanted genuine four-wheel-drive capability without giving up creature comforts. That formula, combined with Toyota's reputation for nearly indestructible drivetrains, helps explain why the FJ60 has become such a steady performer in the collector market. Motorious recently covered a related example of that steady appeal: a pristine 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited heading to Gooding Christie's Pebble Beach sale.Hagerty's valuation tools currently peg the FJ60/FJ62 generation's number 3, or Good condition, Price Guide value at roughly $22,900, within a broader range of about $17,100 to $34,500 depending on condition, and that figure is down more than 15 percent over the past year as the broader vintage 4x4 market cools. Hagerty's auction data also shows 93 FJ60/FJ62 sales over the past 12 months totaling $3.4 million, for an average sale price around $36,000, which puts this Cars & Bids example's current bid toward the lower end of the range for a truck with known cosmetic and mechanical flaws still to sort out.It's a similar story across other classic Toyotas right now. Hagerty data was also central to Motorious's coverage of a 1997 Toyota Supra Turbo 15th Anniversary Edition that recently bid past $52,000 on Cars & Bids, underscoring how differently the market treats clean, sorted examples versus project-grade trucks like this one. For shoppers who'd rather skip the bidding war altogether, Motorious's roundup of off-roaders for sale is worth a look.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe auction for this 1985 Land Cruiser is scheduled to end on September 14, and with nine bids logged already, it's shaping up to be a competitive final stretch.⚡️ Read the full article on MotoriousSign up for the Motorious Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.