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THE ’CRUISER TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BUILT

SOMETIMES, it takes a setback to take a step forward in life. And unfortunately for the owner of this 105 Series LandCruiser, Callum Mackellar, it took a serious accident for him to arrive at this dream setup. Callum cut his teeth in the 4WDing world in a 2003 Holden Jackaroo, and a slow, yet trusty 105 Series LandCruiser with the naturally aspirated 1HZ diesel motor which he loved to pieces. Sadly, that vehicle is no longer with us.

“My first 105 was written off,” says Callum. “But that presented me with the opportunity to buy the holy grail, a stock-asa-rock 2003

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