Remembering Toyota Hardtop FJ40 Celebration, A "Criminal" Car That Becomes Confiscated In Drug Network Cases

Toyota Land Cruiser Hardtop FJ40 1980. (Doc. Bring a Trailer)

JAKARTA - As previously reported by VOI, the Lampung Police's Narcotics Directorate arrested a suspect in the Fredy Pratama network narcotics in Palembang, South Sumatra.

Based on the development of suspect K in the drug money laundering case, the Lampung Police have confiscated several pieces of evidence, such as two ATMs, a blue Realme cellphone, a Bodypack bag, and a Toyota Hardtop unit.

Based on VOI's search, Tuesday, October 3, the car is a Toyota Land Cruiser 'Hardtop' issued in the 1980s which is quite legendary in Indonesia.

The 'Jeep'-style car was known to the Indonesian people from 1980 to early 2000 as a 'culture car'. This is because this model often adorns the screen of Indonesian film as a vehicle for criminals or kidnappers.

Despite his image, this car has passed on Indonesian roads. The car carrying a stiff design with a distinctive round front light, this vehicle is also juxtaposed with other iconic models, such as the Land Rover.

The Land Cruiser FJ40 is the second generation of this series. Quoted from era.id the entry of this car into Indonesia began with the departure of a group of Indonesian military officials to Japan in 1960. In Japan, they were fascinated to see the Toyota FJ40 as a Japanese military vehicle.

After this visit, the Indonesian Government imported it for the mobility of the Indonesian National Army (TNI). The famous car was used by the Tjakrabirawa Regiment or now known as the Indonesian Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres), the troops on duty specifically to maintain the security of the President of the Republic of Indonesia during the Soekarno administration.

The car, which is popular thanks to its off-road expertise, began to be produced locally in 1970 through PT Gaya Motor (a subsidiary of PT Astra International Tbk).

This second-generation model is presented in several variants, namely Hardtop, Canvas Top with short and medium wheelbases, Pickup with short and long wheelbases, station wagons, and Troopcarriers.

However, the Land Cruiser is better known as the 'Hardtop', which is defined as a car that has a roof with hard material.

Talking about the engine, the Toyota FJ40 available in Indonesia uses an F OHV 6-cylinder series engine with a capacity of 3,878 cc. The runway reshuffle was carried out by manufacturers giving a 2F OHV 6-cylinder engine with a capacity of 4,230 cc with a manual transmission of 4 accelerations with 4x4 driving.

This machine is enough to make this car run at a power of 93 dk at the highest speed of up to 140 km/h. With this capability, FJ40 is able to carry out various heavy tasks even though.

In the past, this car was feared by many parties thanks to its image, currently FJ40 is the target of antique car collectors. In fact, many people still use this car as a tourist vehicle on heavy terrain.

Based on VOI's monitoring in the used car market, this car is priced from IDR 125 million to the most expensive for IDR 755 million. The image and history make this car very valuable to collect.