Family Owned Toyota Land Cruiser Restoration Shop Serving Chicago Clients
If you’re in Chicago and you’ve been looking for a shop that actually knows Toyota Land Cruisers, you’ve found us. We’re Land Cruiser Restorations, a family owned shop based in Belle Plaine, Kansas, and we’ve been building, restoring, and selling Toyota Land Cruisers for clients across the Midwest for over 20 years.
Chicago is a big city with serious escape routes. Indiana Dunes is on your doorstep. Wisconsin’s Northwoods are a few hours north. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan, some of the most remote and rugged terrain in the Midwest, is half a day’s drive. And we’re practically neighbors, Belle Plaine is a straight shot south down I-35. When your build is done we’re not shipping it across the country, we’re driving it up the road.
We Come To You
Distance is never a problem. We handle all transport at no cost to you, we lift our fingers so you don’t have to. From pickup to delivery, it’s covered. You don’t have to drive your Land Cruiser anywhere or figure out logistics. We handle it completely.
What We Build
We specialize in full Toyota Land Cruiser restorations and custom builds across the entire lineup, FJ40, FJ55, FJ60, FJ62, FJ70, FJ80, 100 Series, and 200 Series. Whether you want a factory correct restoration, a full LS V8 conversion, or a custom build ready for the two-tracks of the UP and the backroads of Wisconsin, we’ve done it and we know how to do it right. Every build is handled in house from start to finish, drivetrain, suspension, brakes, electrical, interior, and paint, and road tested before it ever leaves our shop.
One Thing to Know About Midwest Trucks
Chicago and the surrounding region is road salt country. Winters here are hard on trucks and the undercarriage shows it. We know exactly what to look for when sourcing a Midwest Land Cruiser and we know how to assess what’s structural and what’s cosmetic. We’ll tell you straight what you’re working with before a dollar gets spent.
Don’t Have a Land Cruiser Yet? We’ll Find One.
Not every client comes to us with a truck already in hand and that’s completely fine. We actively source rust-free Toyota Land Cruisers worthy of restoration so you don’t have to. Tell us what series and what specs you’re after and we’ll track one down.
Build To Suit
No two builds are the same and we don’t treat them that way. Every Land Cruiser that comes through our shop is built around your vision, your color, your interior, your performance specs. There’s no preset package and no pressure to fit into one. You tell us what you want and we build it.
A Family Business That Treats You Like One
Land Cruiser Restorations is owned and operated by James Sheppard and his family. When you call or email us you’re talking to Jim, Jesse, or Amber, real people who know these trucks inside and out and genuinely care about getting your build right. You’ll get photos along the way, straight answers to your questions, and a finished product we’re proud to put our name on.
Chicago, the UP is waiting. Let’s build you something that gets you there.
Call or text us at 316-633-9902 or 316-992-5986 or email us at info@landcruiserrestorations.com to talk about your build.