AT FIRST glance, you could be forgiven for thinking this is just another tidy 105 LandCruiser, one you might see at any number of campsites across the country on any given weekend. However, dive a little deeper and you’ll notice things like the throaty straight-six exhaust note, the non-Toyota shifter in the console, and the BMW badge on the engine cover. What the… ?!
Yep, this particular bus belongs to Max Ratzlaff, and not only does it have an engine conversion that’s bordering on sacrilegious to Yota purists, but it’s also the first of its type in the country. Not bad considering Max bought this as his first ever 4x4.
He was originally chasing a dependable, comfortable wagon with a live-axle frontend to do some touring with when he came across this mint petrol-powered 105. Easy to work on and modify, the big hundreds are well-known as
