Just when we had posted a complaint about Toyota ignoring their half century of history in the US, they go and turn us into liars. Keep your pants on, pilgrim, it’s nothing to write home about. It’s just that tonight (July 11th) as part of Toyota’s Summer Concert Series on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Big T will display a 1958 Toyopet Crown as the Neville Brothers croon a tune from their latest album. This is probably the first appearance on network TV for the Crown, and for many Americans, this could very well be the first time the notion of a 1950’s Japanese automobile even enters their consciousness, though we expect it to depart just as quickly. If you decide to tune in, the show will air at 11:35 pm/10:35 pm central on NBC.

Thanks to our friends at Katysnest for the tip! We missed it last year, but they tell us that a similar feat of singing amidst vintage ‘Yotas was performed during the launch of the new FJC when some lucky recording artist got the chance to serenade a bunch of classic Land Cruisers.

We know there’s nothing like a low-slung coupe with fender mirrors but one of the most sought-after nostalgics lies on the exact opposite side of the automotive spectrum. The Toyota Land Cruiser boasts one of the largest followings of any Japanese marque, has been around since 1951, and has even spawned a modern successor using its chassis code as the model name.

That descendant would be the 2007 FJ Cruiser, and to promote the heritage of this off-roader, Toyota has launched a mini-site dedicated to the many incarnations of Land Cruiser over the ages. Set to an Indiana-Jonesish pulp novel explorer’s club motif, the site compiles old videos, commercials, and photos from all seven continents where the Land Cruiser has cruised.

Click here to be amazed at the Land Cruiser’s ruggedness.