Photo: Gateway Classic Cars
Because March is Toyota Month here at autoevolution, and despite just the two days that have passed since it began, we’ve already had our fill of Supras and Land Cruisers. But the thing with both these models is that no matter what one does to them, there’s always someone else doing something more.
For instance, how many of you woke up this morning thinking you’ll get to see an FJ40 from the year 1972 propped on monster truck wheels? OK, and how many of you thought a matching trailer would be attached to such a contraption?
Well, here it is, a 1972 Toyota FJ40 riding on Raceline 17-inch beadlock wheels shod in massive, 49-inch Super Swamper tires from IROK. And not only that, but it is towing behind it an agro-style trailer that so happens to be equipped with the same wheel choice, for an even (and evil) look.
The blue machine, and its trailer, are covered with markings showing it was somehow involved with the Kansas City Royals, winners of the Major League Baseball World Series in 2015. “Somehow involved” means it was converted into this thing by one of the team’s biggest fans, a guy named Craig Rookstool, a.k.a. Moose Man.
And it looks nothing like a usual Land Cruiser. Aside from the massive wheels, the first thing one notices is the absence of the truck’s cabin; the doors, roof and pillars were removed to make room for a roll-bar steel cage.
The thing was propped on Dana 60 axles, locking differentials front and rear for hardcore off-roading, and an Atlas 2 speed transfer case. Under the hood you, won’t find the Land Cruiser's original engine, but an LS1 rated at 350 hp and running a Turbo 400 transmission.
The truck, complete with the trailer, is for sale on Gateway Classic Cars. It is going for $124,000, but that should be money well spent considering there’s none other like it out there.
Well, here it is, a 1972 Toyota FJ40 riding on Raceline 17-inch beadlock wheels shod in massive, 49-inch Super Swamper tires from IROK. And not only that, but it is towing behind it an agro-style trailer that so happens to be equipped with the same wheel choice, for an even (and evil) look.
The blue machine, and its trailer, are covered with markings showing it was somehow involved with the Kansas City Royals, winners of the Major League Baseball World Series in 2015. “Somehow involved” means it was converted into this thing by one of the team’s biggest fans, a guy named Craig Rookstool, a.k.a. Moose Man.
And it looks nothing like a usual Land Cruiser. Aside from the massive wheels, the first thing one notices is the absence of the truck’s cabin; the doors, roof and pillars were removed to make room for a roll-bar steel cage.
The thing was propped on Dana 60 axles, locking differentials front and rear for hardcore off-roading, and an Atlas 2 speed transfer case. Under the hood you, won’t find the Land Cruiser's original engine, but an LS1 rated at 350 hp and running a Turbo 400 transmission.
The truck, complete with the trailer, is for sale on Gateway Classic Cars. It is going for $124,000, but that should be money well spent considering there’s none other like it out there.
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