The Toyota Land Cruiser Series 300 has gotten a lot of love from aftermarket companies, but noone went as far as the pictured custom-made convertible variant of the off-roader that was recently spotted in the United Arab Emirates.
The Land Cruiser is known for its off-road
credentials and durability, but also for its roominess and practicality. It
seems that the combination of those features prompted someone to convert it
into a safari vehicle by chopping off the roof. The result was posted on
Instagram by user Lc300.qa, who is also a fellow Land Cruiser owner.
Besides the obvious removal of the roof,
the pillars, the side windows, and the rear windscreen, the Land Cruiser is
fitted with protective metal structures at the front and at the back, in case a
wild animal decides to attack the bumpers or the lighting units of the SUV.
Passengers on the other hand will have to rely on the tubular structure for
rollover protection and a tent above the second row.
Judging from the limited availability of
the model due to growing demand, there’s a chance that the donor vehicle for
the convertible one-off was already damaged, possibly in a rollover accident.
From the early days of production, there have been plenty of accidents reported,
either during transportation or during the first few miles driven in a
brand-new example of the SUV.
In any case, the Toyota Land Cruiser
convertible is located in Sharjah, which is the third-largest city in the
United Arab Emirates after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We don’t know the cost of the
conversion but we are sure not many Land Cruiser owners will opt for something
this radical for their SUV.
