<P> Later in 1941 the Japanese government instructed Toyota to produce a light truck for Japan's military . In 1942, Toyota developed the AK10 prototype by reverse - engineering a Bantam GP . The half - ton truck features an upright front grille, flat front wheel arches that angled down and back like the FJ40, headlights mounted above the wheel arches on either side of the radiator, and a folding windshield . The AK10 is powered by the 2259 cc, 4 - cylinder Type C engine from the Toyota Model AE sedan coupled to a three - speed manual transmission and two - speed transfer gearbox . Unlike the U.S. Jeep, few AK10's were ever used and photographs of them in the battlefield are rare . </P> <P> On June of 1954, responding to claims of trademark violation by the Willys Company that produced the original Jeep, then Director of Technology Hanji Umehara renamed this 4 - wheeled vehicle as the Land Cruiser . </P> <P> The postwar Toyota "Jeep" BJ is completely different from the AK10 and inherits no mechanical parts from it . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> BJ and FJ </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production </Th> <Td> 1951--1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Assembly </Th> <Td> Toyota City, Japan (ARACO) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Body and chassis </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Body style </Th> <Td> 2 - door softtop </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> FR layout </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Powertrain </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Engine </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 3.4 L B I6 </Li> <Li> 3.9 L F I6 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dimensions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wheelbase </Th> <Td> 2,650 mm (104.3 in) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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