Hi
I bought this troopy on a whim a few weeks ago and discovered MUD soon after. Thought it was time to contribute.
I was looking for something older that I could work on with my son who will start driving soon, something that should have parts available, something that can access the many beaches, islands near where I live and definitely something that my son won't be able to burn any rubber with. I was thinking about an old hilux til I saw this!
I am the 3rd owner. The first was Telstra where it was used as a vehicle for surveyors out west, the second the nice bloke around the corner who had it for about 25 years before he sold it to me for a song! He tells me it's done around 500,000k's, "clock says 300,000 but that stopped working 10 years ago".
It's pretty much all original. Registered as a 3 seater, I don't think it ever had rear seats but I've found some and they bolt straight in. It has aircon ( not working) which I understand was dealer fitted and feeds straight into the vent / heater unit. It had a winch which apparently mysteriously disappeared between the time the bloke bought it at the Telstra auction and when he went back to pick it up. Body is very straight with not a lot of rust. It has some pretty serious metal work front and back, a second tank and a cargo barrier.
I don't plan to do too much. Tidy it up, keep it original and go camping and fishing.
Already learnt a lot about the troopy here on MUD, but lots to learn.
Pete
I bought this troopy on a whim a few weeks ago and discovered MUD soon after. Thought it was time to contribute.
I was looking for something older that I could work on with my son who will start driving soon, something that should have parts available, something that can access the many beaches, islands near where I live and definitely something that my son won't be able to burn any rubber with. I was thinking about an old hilux til I saw this!
I am the 3rd owner. The first was Telstra where it was used as a vehicle for surveyors out west, the second the nice bloke around the corner who had it for about 25 years before he sold it to me for a song! He tells me it's done around 500,000k's, "clock says 300,000 but that stopped working 10 years ago".
It's pretty much all original. Registered as a 3 seater, I don't think it ever had rear seats but I've found some and they bolt straight in. It has aircon ( not working) which I understand was dealer fitted and feeds straight into the vent / heater unit. It had a winch which apparently mysteriously disappeared between the time the bloke bought it at the Telstra auction and when he went back to pick it up. Body is very straight with not a lot of rust. It has some pretty serious metal work front and back, a second tank and a cargo barrier.
I don't plan to do too much. Tidy it up, keep it original and go camping and fishing.
Already learnt a lot about the troopy here on MUD, but lots to learn.
Pete