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Bought a Nissan Sufari Grandroad and it is an amazing SUVpost-426-0-38208500-1417934919_thumb.jpgStraight axles 4.2 diesel that will go almost a millionKpost-426-0-09325200-1417935627_thumb.jpgThey were also avilable in a ute or two door SUV. In Assie they were called a Ford Maverick. Would have been very popular

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yeah they werent a bad bomb in there day commonly known as the beached whale model due to there body shape fat mudguards and flares had no full floating back axle so were not as tough as a Land Cruiser of the day and the overdrive was a bolt on to the back of the main box and gave trouble if towing big loads but all in all were a pretty good little buggy

Ford re badged them as Mavericks Nissan sold Ford utes as Nissan's Holden's were sold as Toyota we all got a bit mixed up back then badge engineering we used to call it

Paul

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Wife had a 1974 FJ55 Land Cruiser, 6 cylinder ,stick damn tough 4x4 The six looked like a 50's GMC engine. It went every place my Jeep J-30 did with out any strain. Rotted out badly though.

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"OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK"  Thomas Edison

 “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’

P.T.CHESHIRE

those old petrol six's were a copy of a chev blue flame six only built to metric equivlents and bolts were tough and simple had to do with after the war and the US helping to get them going again Japan took the ball and ran with it thats for sure

Paul

those old petrol six's were a copy of a chev blue flame six only built to metric equivlents and bolts were tough and simple had to do with after the war and the US helping to get them going again Japan took the ball and ran with it thats for sure

Paul

Entire drive train looked old GM style.

Now NASCAR Toyota's runs license built, old style push rod Chevy 350 V-8 .

"OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK"  Thomas Edison

 “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’

P.T.CHESHIRE

VERY POPULAR VEHICLE! HERE IN OZ, ''ALMOST'' WORTHY OF A ''BULLDOG'' UP FRONT! :DSERIOUSLY, THIS MODEL IS WELL RESPECTED FOR IT'S CAPABILITY! MICK :thumb:

Thank Mick, It was either the Nissan of a Land Cruiser.

yeah they werent a bad bomb in there day commonly known as the beached whale model due to there body shape fat mudguards and flares had no full floating back axle so were not as tough as a Land Cruiser of the day and the overdrive was a bolt on to the back of the main box and gave trouble if towing big loads but all in all were a pretty good little buggy

Ford re badged them as Mavericks Nissan sold Ford utes as Nissan's Holden's were sold as Toyota we all got a bit mixed up back then badge engineering we used to call it

Paul

Paul, this one is a auto but no worries so far. Got it stuck on the beach but figured it out, lots of fun!

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would have to agree just a lot more frilly crap and shag pile they dont spend as much time working hard as they used to

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