Retro Offroaders

[gazjon]

With the recent white stuff local road fails, and seeing an old Bighorn come rocking past me on the bus. I have been thinking about 70's/80's/90's 4x4/offroaders/mudpluggers.

Anyone on here got a go anywhere anytime ride? Pictures please for some inspiration.

[Lewis]

Jeep Cherokee for the win. Courtesy of MWF:















My old ones:







My current one - not so retro as it's the last of the XJ's, made in 2001

[tonka12]

and mine mk1 pajero its been sweet in the snow and its retro

[TurboDieselWeasel]

[edit] Oh yes! Mk1 Pajeros are awesome in the snow!

Give me a J40 every day:

[V-Force]

Dec 5, 2010 17:28:05 GMT tonka12 said:

and mine mk1 pajero its been sweet in the snow and its retro

Love that! Getting really rare now, especially in that condition

[popuptoaster]

I've got a 94 Vitara, 100 quid bargain, there are plans to man it up quite a lot.

This is as purchased, should be some progress once the post sorts itself out, there are several packages of goodies on the way.

[misteralz]

Here's mine:



Dug it out one end of my field and had a laugh charging around with a four-foot bow wave of snow in front of me until I hit some boggy ground. Dug it out the next day. ;D

[skinnylew]

there is a thread somewhere with retro offroaders i think. Its where that Cherokee in the lake pic was!
Had Landcruisers, Defenders, Patrols, Shoguns and the like......goes off to find it.......buried down on page 22!!!

retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=90601

[matt5950]

here's my rangie, been great in the snow apart from some dirt in the fuel

[frag]

Does this count ?

[suterman]

don't get me wrong, I love big trucks but.

they are good for smushing through snow and mud on the main roads but too big for uk back roads(apart from the Vitara), for them you need something small and light. then you can squeeze past tight spots and get where ever else you want to go without worrying about getting stuck.














Suzuki SJ, half the weight of a 110.

[Brat-Man]

My turbo'd Brat is a right laugh in the recent snow.......350bhp,4wd & 1160 kgs=lots of wheelspin/sideways action but it still goes anywhere in the white stuff due to its lack of weight even on the big wheel/low profile tyre combo!

[goldenwonder]

Not really Retro (95) but here's mine, used more for towing than offroad, although it pretty capable

[hairnet]

;D

do subuarbans count



;D

[gazjon]

Dec 5, 2010 18:05:51 GMT skinnylew said:

there is a thread somewhere with retro offroaders I think. Its where that Cherokee in the lake pic was!
Had Landcruisers, Defenders, Patrols, Shoguns and the like......goes off to find it.......buried down on page 22!!!

retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=90601

Thanks for the link mate

I must say I do like vitara's and SJ's but worry that they are a bit

[gazjon]

Do love the Ford Broncos Hairnet, but no chance of having one of those

[skinnylew]

Loving that Rangerover, that looks proper hard as nails!!

[Lawsy]

here's mine in the snow

93 hilux surf

and i love it - best car i've owned ina very long time..

[suterman]

come for a ride in mine (ooh eer) and you'll see it ploughs though the muddy passage with out even slowing down (oh no missus! titter ye not)

Na, just imagine a series landy but 2/3 the size (cheeky!) and you have an SJ.

[bobbygg]

my sj





only problem with them is they sometimes like to lie down