BJ42 LX - Overlander Test - June 1982

[baas]

Hi all,

I recently got my hands on the June 1982 Overlander magazine (AU and NZ) featuring a 6 page review of the Toyota BJ42 LX (it's for the 4-speed). I know we all like the old school pics and thought I'd share with fellow mudders.

Enjoy!

Front Cover:

Back Cover: (no longer politically correct - those were the days)

Page 1:

Page 2:

Page 3:

Page 4:

Page 5:

Page 6:

 

[tmarx]

Thanks for posting !

 

[Ken White]

Baas, that was a great read. I would love to get a scanned copy of the article to share with some friends if you are able to scan it and email it too me.

 

[Weber Sarge]

Cool find , thanks for posting that article .
Guess I'm still not "politically correct" these days , lol .
Sarge

 

[lostmarbles]

Some quotes that leapt out for me:

"You can take friends to the flicks or out to dinner without wishing you'd bought a fairlane instead."

"The old "Warm Pull" which assumed dubious connotations and definitely gained something in the translation is no more."

"a vehicle which seats 5 adults in comfort"

"its only a matter of time before potential suicides discover the wrist cutting potential of that bashplate"


I always appreciate good Aussi humour.


But in criticism of the article: One would have expected the writer to be comparing this BJ42LX to a standard BJ42. However I suspect at that time the Overlander magazine must have owned a much earlier BJ40 (probably of around 1977 vintage) and that this was in fact the vehicle they were basing their comparison on..


I say this because my 1979 BJ40 already has many of the "improvements" they are claiming for this LX model .

eg:
"the engine mountings have been changed and are now far more solid"

"the rear axle breather is high mounted"

"it's nice to see bolt-on heat shields provided" (exhaust)

Thanx for posting Gary....

 

[lostmarbles]

Baas, that was a great read. I would love to get a scanned copy of the article to share with some friends if you are able to scan it and email it too me.

Just take it off your screen and store it as a pdf Ken.

I'm trying to insert the pdf (that I made from Gary's pics) here in this post but it seems ih8mud won't allow me to do it.

(I've never tried attaching a pdf file to a post on ih8mud before.)

Edit: Well look at that .... It seems to have worked...