This Pristine 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited Heads to Gooding Christie's Pebble Beach SaleA remarkably clean, right-hand-drive example of Toyota's most legendary off-roader is crossing the auction block this August. This 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited, chassis FZJ800033073, will be offered as Lot 14 in Gooding Christie's 2026 Pebble Beach Auctions, part of a themed group of vehicles the house is calling "The Driver's Edit." It's estimated at $60,000 to $80,000 and will sell without reserve.The VX Limited sat at the top of the Series 80 Land Cruiser range, a Japanese-domestic-market trim that was never officially sold in the United States. Built from 1990 through 1997, the 80 Series married Toyota's reputation for near-indestructible four-wheel-drive engineering with amenities that were unusually plush for a body-on-frame SUV of its era, from full leather trim to power everything. With more than 10 million Land Cruisers sold worldwide across the model's history, the nameplate remains one of the most trusted names in off-road travel, and the VX Limited represents the best-equipped version Toyota offered on its home turf.This particular truck presents in Silver Metallic over a Medium Red Pearl lower body, a distinctive two-tone combination paired with Grey leather upholstery inside. According to the auction listing, it showed just 37,000 km (roughly 23,000 miles) at the time of cataloguing and is described as being in well-preserved, original condition. Recent work includes a 2024 service performed by Land Cruiser specialists The FJ Company at a cost of $9,300, along with a 2025-2026 inspection and scheduled maintenance. The SUV also served as a participant and media vehicle at the 2024 Tejas Turismo Rally. It's being offered with its original instruction manual, maintenance and warranty notebook, service records, a matching spare tire, and its factory tool kit, the kind of paper trail that matters as much as the sheet metal to serious collectors. Per the listing, the truck cannot be sold for use or resale in California or to a non-dealer California resident.AdvertisementAdvertisementTrucks like this one only became legal to import into the U.S. once they cleared federal law's 25-year exemption, a rule Motorious has broken down in detail for buyers new to the JDM market. It's a path that has brought a wave of clean, right-hand-drive Land Cruisers stateside in recent years, including this imported 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser VX FJ62 Motorious featured out of Michigan.The market has taken notice. Hagerty's valuation tool pegs a typical U.S.-market 1995 Land Cruiser FJ80 at roughly $20,500 in good condition, a useful baseline for where mainstream 80 Series trucks trade. Gooding's $60,000-$80,000 estimate for this VX Limited underscores the premium collectors are now willing to pay for JDM-only specification, low documented mileage, and a color combination never offered domestically. As with other 1990s Japanese icons that skipped the U.S. market, scarcity and originality are increasingly driving VX Limited values well past what a comparable American-spec Land Cruiser commands.This Land Cruiser will cross the block alongside a strong slate of Gooding Christie's Pebble Beach entries, including the 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder and other highlights detailed in Motorious's Collector's Guide to Monterey Car Week 2026. Bidding takes place during Pebble Beach week this August, with full details available through Gooding Christie's.⚡️ Read the full article on MotoriousSign up for the Motorious Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.