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Classic SUVs next big thing for car collectors
Hagerty Insurance seems to think vintage SUVs are going to be the next big trend in car collecting. The agency has already seen prices begin to tick upward at auction, with the number of classic SUVs insured by the company growing some 65 per cent since 2008. That's about twice the pace of the overall market. All told, Toyota Land Cruisers have seen the largest jump with a swell of 202 per cent, though 1970s and 1980s Jeep models are up by a more than respectable 93 per cent as well. Like wise, Ford Bronco and International Scout SUVs are up by 86 and 85 per cent, respectively. Hagerty ... Read More
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0Report: Classic SUVs next big thing for car collectors 1366324260
Hagerty Insurance seems to think vintage SUVs are going to be the next big trend in car collecting. The agency has already seen prices begin to tick upward at auction, with the number of classic SUVs insured by the company growing some 65 per cent since 2008. That's about twice the pace of the overall market. All told, Toyota Land Cruisers have seen the ...
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Featured: Russians create Toyota Land Cruiser ice sculpture with full interior 1359039600
The Toyota Land Cruiser is a pretty hot model around the world. But it took the Russians to make it cool. We have few hard, cold facts and only small slivers of information about these photos, but it seems the icy Toyota was part of the International Snow & Ice Festival in Perm, Russia. Artists took a huge chunk of ice and shaved it down to the ...
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Exclusive: Icon, Mattel speak on FJ40 trademark claim battle 1340303580
Things are looking up for Icon. The company just moved from its tiny original location to a sprawling new facility, and every machine its craftsmen produce is sold before the final bolts are tightened. There's even talk of finding ways to triple production in order to keep up with demand. In addition to the off-road titans and clever Derelict models we ...
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Chicago: 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser has been updated, apparently 1328792400
Look very, very closely. This is the 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser, which, though not immediately apparent, is different than the 2012 model. How, exactly? The updated SUV has new features like LED running lamps up front, a revised taillamp design and some new wheel options. Inside, there's a brand new hard drive-based navigation system complete with Toyota's ...
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Official: Toyota unveils updated 2013 Land Cruiser, Lexus LX570 up next 1325878140
Considering our lust for sport utility vehicles, the Toyota Land Cruiser has certainly slipped to the back of our minds. It carries one of the most iconic go-anywhere, do-anything nameplates in the industry, and yet it isn't available here and only pushed 1,662 units in the U.S. last year making them one of the ten worst-selling vehicles of the year south ...
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Toyota releases extra tough Land Cruiser GX for Australia 1321043400
There are many reasons to love Australia. Beautiful beaches, fantastic surfing, kilometres of unspoiled countryside and balmy winters all do much to stoke our appreciation of the country. We can now add the bare-bones Toyota Land Cruiser GX to that list. Toyota says that it created this particular vehicle for those customers who "tend to abuse, not just ...
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Toyota shows next Avalon to dealers, rumours it looks like A7, XJ 1312471680
When we think Toyota Avalon, phrases like 'social security', 'grandparents' and 'early bird special' come to mind. The reason? The majority of Avalons out on the road are driven by old folks and curtain rod salesman, but a report from Automotive News suggests that this could all change in the very near future. In its report, AN claims that the next ...
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Toyota's unstoppable Land Cruiser turns 60 1296664140
The year was 1951 and Toyota was hard at work creating a new all-terrain vehicle for military use. After much development, the Toyota BJ was the result of the Japanese automaker's hard work, and the go-anywhere SUV quickly established itself as a capable workhorse. In fact, it was the first vehicle to be driven to Mt. Fuji's sixth hill station, a climb ...