Driving Forbidden Fruit! The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series is Sold Here But You CAN'T Buy One

In this video we visit Miller Technology, a Canadian company that specializes in building trucks for the mining industry. They exclusively use Land Cruiser 70 Series, a vehicle that is not street legal in North America but is the chosen one when it comes to mining.

Let us know your thoughts on the Land Cruiser 70 Series and everything you saw at Miller Tech in the comments below.

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[ejesoriginal]

Never was there a more perfect example of what we all want but can't posses because of government overreach and over regulation. Those would be great ranch trucks.

[roxydog]

This the truck every N/A auto company should offer. No no frills work truck. Where do i send my money?

[Joshua-Megatola]

I am so grateful that I am from Papua New Guinea, where this vehicle is legal and on the road in our towns and cities. Nothing beats the reliability and power this machine has to offer.

[blackwatch]

This is a real Land Cruiser unlike that hybrid soccer mom crap they want $90, 000 for. Great video. Thank you

[justinmcroberts]

The small, but mighty, 1HZ diesel. One of the most reliable engines ever produced.

[Lukewilla]

Came for the 70 series curiosity….stayed for the mining modifications. Very interesting!

[CombattWombatt]

Hi from Australia 🦘.. my of 2000 model LandCruiser with that same 4.2 1HZ engine has 680, 000 klms on it.... So just about run in.

[angelotsi]

The Landcruiser 70 series starts at $80, 000 here in Australia. They have a few more features and a v8 or 4cyl diesel engine but are pretty much the same truck.
Everyone wishes they were closer to $35k here.

[dilshankoenig]

Land Cruiser 70 series is one of the greatest creations in the world of vehicles.
Reliability, durability, simplicity, easy to maintain and timeless design, which are not found in today's vehicles, are more important than electronic devices and features. Its 4.5L V8, inline 6 engines and manual gearbox make this vehicle even more lovable. It's a feeling that binds us to the vehicle. And the exhaust makes some of the best music I've ever heard. People who know the value of LC 70 series know that they can go anywhere without any problem.

[PROutdoors]

Dope video, I can’t even imagine how many of these Toyota would sell if they made them street legal. Bare bones bulletproof work truck.

[muddriveradv]

It sucks that these can't be made street legal here. I've always liked that style of Land Cruiser.

[mattfromcanada]

Living in Sudbury and working in the Mining Industry has allowed me to see so many of these trucks decked in out in soo many different ways over the years. Most get beat down and only last a handful of years but some of them have been around forever it seems.

[alcubano]

I live in Australia, and have a 76 series GXL Landcruiser with the v8 Diesel, and I can assure you these things are bulletproof. If you care for them, they just keep on going.

Over here, they are common to see on the roads, regardless of the cost. Very popular with tradesman and farmers.

[ShayanGivehchian]

My dream truck is a 70 series double cab in Khaki color.

[johnfranke]

LandCruisers are all over Australia, they are on all outback farms, most rural fire services, outback police, and just about everywhere else

[jamesgoofer]

WHY THE F*CK CANT WE BUY THESE HERE IN CANADA! TOYOTA ARE YOU LISTENING? POLITICIANS ARE YOU LISTENINING? WE NEED SIMPLE DURABLE TRUCKS THAT WORK AND GET YOU TO POINT A TO B DONT TRACK YOU AND THAT THE OWNER CAN FIX AND KEEP FOREVER!

[jamesh]

We're lucky to have had these with the V8 turbo diesel down here in Aus, for the last 15 years. The V8 has just been continued (thanks also to regulatory overreach). They're often fitted with after market exhausts, and sound pretty nice :) Apparently the last batch of V8's will roll off the production line in Japan in September, replaced with a 2.8L turbo diesel which is already here. But I guess we're lucky to have them even with the 2.8.

[marlonsukura]

Seeing people wanting these so much, I feel lucky having seen them from the time I opened my eyes here in Kenya. You will pick out one in every 20 vehicles on the road. Ambulance, military, police, tourists and farmers...here, they come in various versions (pickups and wagons).

[DV-olvt]

I don’t understand how we can drive motorcycles on the street but we can’t get these

[rockymountainjazzfan]

I was around underground coal mines in the U.S. where diesel-powered equipment was used underground. There could be no sparks generated by the vehicle, so diesel was mandatory and the vehicles were equipped with spark suppression systems on the engine, exhaust, etc. The mine itself was thoroughly ventilated to remove the diesel exhaust from the mine. The mines use extensive very sensitive monitoring systems that monitor all sorts of gases--carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, etc. in the mine. When I went underground at one mine, we rode in (then) a 6.2L diesel Chevy Blazer almost 5.5 miles linear distance and down 1, 200 ft. in elevation (roughly a 4% grade). Unlike the underground mine shown in the video, the coal mine only had full lighting at the working face--the everything else was dark except for vehicle and miners' lights. Oh, in the U.S. mining nomenclature, the "people transport" vehicles for underground mining are known as "man-trips."