OUTFITTED BY ITS LEGACY; Toyota's new FJ Cruiser provides kicks for today.

Byline: BOB GRITZINGER We've seen the Toyota FJ Cruiser coming for some time. Truck enthusiasts have been waiting since Toyota sold the last of its legendary FJ-40s in the United States back in 1983, ending a 35-year run for the trusty, stout truck. But the first real promise of a return to production for an FJ-like vehicle-what eventually will be the 2007 FJ Cruiser, revealed earlier this month at the Chicago auto show-came at an earlier Chicago show, back in 1999.

That's when Toyota revealed the Retro Cruiser, an unusually capable concept decked in bodywork from a 1967 FJ-45 ...

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