Willys FC-150 – The Quirky And Much Loved Jeep Pickup
The Willys FC-150 was released in 1956, it used the chassis of the Jeep CJ-5 but used an all new body design with the cab situated up on top of the engine – hence the…
Classic 4×4
Documentary: The 1989 Camel Trophy Across The Amazon Rain Forest
This almost hour long film covers the 1989 Camel Trophy in the Amazon, one of the most challenging iterations of the famous off-road event from its 20 year history. In off roading circles the Camel…
An Unrestored Original Survivor: 1969 Ford Bronco 302 V8
Finding original, unrestored, and unmodified first generation Ford Broncos is almost as difficult as finding similarly original 1932 Ford V8s. The Bronco has been a staple of the four wheeling world scene since it first…
A Brief History of the Mighty Toyota Land Cruiser J60
Toyota’s Station Wagon Land Cruisers: From the J40 is born the Rare Toyota FJ45V The story of the Toyota J60 began with Toyota’s tentative experimentation with making a station wagon version of their existing J40…
An SAS-Specificaton 1942 Ford GPW – A WW2 North African Desert Survivor
This Ford GPW was discovered in the Tunisian desert of North Africa along with a horde of abandoned military vehicles, shortly after it found was sent to Italy for a full restoration. The vehicle’s VIN…
The Tamiya Toyota Land Cruiser 40 Rock Crawler – 1:10th Scale Kit Built R/C
This is the Tamiya Toyota Land Cruiser 40 rock crawler, it’s a 1:10th scale remotely controlled vehicle based on Tamiya’s highly-regarded rock crawler chassis/platform featuring a ladder frame with aluminum side channels and resin crossmembers,…
The AMC Mighty-Mite – An Unusual V4-Powered American Mini Jeep
The American Motors Mighty-Mite was developed in the mid-1940s as a lightweight alternative to the Jeep that could be more easily deployed by helicopter. Interestingly, an early prototype (the MARCO MM-100) was powered by a…
The Argo Frontier 650 8×8 – An Amphibious Go-Anywhere Machine From Canada
The Argo Frontier 650 8×8 is an amphibious vehicle that can carry people and cargo on both land and water, it was designed by Canadian company ODG (Ontario Drive and Gear Ltd) based in Kitchener,…
A Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 With A GM 5.7L V8 Crate Engine
This 1982 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 has had a comprehensive rebuild, it’s now packing considerably more power than it was when it left the Toyota factory in the early 1980s thanks to a 5.7L 350 cu….
The M274 Mule 1/2 Ton 4×4 – An Air-Deployable Weapons Platform And Transport Truck
The M274 Mule 1/2 Ton 4×4 was used extensively in the Vietnam War as both a weapons platform and a specialist transportation vehicle that could traverse exceedingly difficult jungle terrain with 1/2 a ton of…
A Brief History of the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 / BJ40 + J40 Series
The story of the Toyota Land Cruiser J Series (FJ40 / BJ40 etc) starts in the Philippines during the Second World War, the Japanese had invaded the nation, along which much of the rest of…
A Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser With A 345 hp Corvette 5.7 Litre Ram Jet V8
This Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser was restored and upgraded by TLC, a company run by a man who’s name will be immediately recognisable to anyone with more than a passing interest in vintage 4x4s –…