santabarbera, wonderful!
Ok, after a bit of research, I have a new friend and your answer. Let
me tell you the answer, and then how I got there. The bar you
mentioned in your pics and in your question is a bar that came from
Toyota as a security feature.
Also
"The Japanese market is like the market in the US -- you can get whatever
options that are available in any combination, but you'll have to wait for
them to build it. So there are option packages, and dealer add-ons. I'm
quite certain this security feature is offered by Toyota in a package, and
as a dealer add-on. So yes, standard in some, not in others. All that said,
I would suppose with the advent of factory alarms on the 80 series trucks
(and now 100 and 120) that this feature might have been discontinued. I have
seen it on the 55, 60, and 62 series."
You can also buy this book that will tell you a lot about the Landcruiser
"If he really wants to know, tell him to buy this 50th Anniversary book:
http://tinyurl.com/2ue3w."
Those facts about the bar came from Todd Kaderabek
Todd@larkbooks.com
I came across Todd from a refernce from me emailing the US Toyota
site. One of their reps gave me his name.
I found out this information after a long search thru a # of sites and
people telling me to email other people.
I started my search with Google Searching for Toyota
I emailed the company from this site
http://toyota.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/toyota.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_sid=kr4Plo8h&p_lva=&p_sp=&p_li=
You can also contact them here
http://www.toyota.com/about/contact/
Here's a site about japanese Toyota production plans
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/about_toyota/manufacturing/index.html
I'm glad we now know about your bar, where it's on some and not
others, and how it came about. It seems like a great optional safety
feature.
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