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Land Rover Series III Lightweight – An Unusual Helicopter-Deployed Version Of The British 4×4

Ben Branch January 11, 2020
LAND ROVER LIGHTWEIGHT GRILLE
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Military

Land Rover began to develop a lightweight version of the short wheelbase Series IIA in 1965 that could be slung beneath the Westland Wessex helicopter,…

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A Brief History of the Chevrolet Suburban – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch January 1, 2020
Chevrolet Suburban seventh generation
  • American
  • Brief Histories
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Chevrolet Suburban – Practical Becomes Popular In thinking about the Chevrolet Suburban it might be best to start with the things we aspire…

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A Restomod Chevrolet K5 Blazer Convertible – The Perfect Classic 4×4?

Ben Branch December 29, 2019
Chevrolet K5 Blazer Convertible Overhead
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a 1974 Chevrolet K5 Blazer convertible that’s been through a subtle restomod process to give it more modern power and reliability without…

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1980 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser Soft-Top – The Mighty Japanese Jeep Rival

Ben Branch December 24, 2019
Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser Soft-Top
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

This 1980 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser soft-top has seen a comprehensive restoration and series of upgrades by the experienced team at Restoring Legends. The…

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Can You Shed Any Light On This Mystery Bronco? It’s the Holman Moody Bronco Prototype – The Bronco Hunter

Ben Branch December 19, 2019
Holman Moody Ford Bronco Prototype - The Bronco Hunter
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is the Bronco Hunter, it’s a prototype vehicle that was built by Holman & Moody and Bill Stroppe in 1969 – and no…

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The First Luxury 4×4 SUV – Meet The Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe 4×4

Ben Branch December 7, 2019
Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe 4x4
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This original 1948 Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe 4×4 Station Wagon was almost certainly one of the world’s first luxury 4×4 SUVs, it was constructed by…

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The Snow Cruiser – Antarctica’s Abandoned Behemoth

Ben Branch November 17, 2019
The Snow Cruiser
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Films

The Snow Cruiser – Antarctica’s Abandoned Behemoth is a short documentary that gives a concise history of one of the most unusual land-based vehicles…

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A Time Capsule Condition 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser J60 GX HJ61 Turbo

Ben Branch November 15, 2019
Toyota Land Cruiser J60 1
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Toyota Land Cruiser J60 series was one of the most important iterations in the history of the globally renowned Japanese 4×4. In a…

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A Rare 1976 International Harvester Scout II Pickup – Rallye Edition

Ben Branch November 1, 2019
International Harvester Scout II Pickup Rallye
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is the Rallye Edition of the International Harvester Scout II Pickup, with its distinctive red and white paintwork including the “rallye” logo emblazoned…

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The Perfect Land Cruiser? This Is A 1983 Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser Pickup

Ben Branch October 23, 2019
Toyota FJ-45 Land Cruiser Pickup Headlight
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars

This Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser Pickup has been through a comprehensive restoration to factory-fresh condition, just as it would have looked rolling off the…

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The Incredible Story Of The Africar – The Wooden-Bodied Car For Africa

Jon Branch October 10, 2019
Africar Car For Africa
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

  The story of the Africar is worthy of a Hollywood film, it involves millions of dollars, a Cambridge-educated engineering genius, a film crew,…

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A Custom V8 Kaiser Jeep M715 Pickup Truck On 42″ Super Swamper Tires

Ben Branch September 25, 2019
Custom Kaiser Jeep M715 Pickup Truck
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Kaiser Jeep M715 is the military variant of the civilian Jeep Gladiator. By the mid-1960s it became clear that the current US Military…

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