I had a layover in Bogata Columbia last year, you cannot help but notice that they are all over the place. I intially thought it was a fj40 because of the hood and white top from far away. I've heard good things about them but I'd never seen one person until last year.
I remember when my friend bought a Patrol back in 1980. I was seriously jealous. It was in great condition. One of the things I remember about the Patrol is that it had a crank start in case the battery was dead. Very cool. The friend ended up rolling the thing on dry pavement less than a year after he bought it.
There are a bunch of newer Patrols (same body as in Rosco's pic, dunno the model number though) used around Manas AB in Kyrgyzstan. Very good, stout rigs. I'd love to have one in addition to my 62. Oh yeah, and they've got diesels...
The first of the classic Nissan Patrol series. These were an extremely rugged off road vehicle bearing quite a resembelance to the American Jeep as used by the US military. The engines were the six cylinder Nissan NA series with a capacity of some 3.7 litres (gasoline) and an output of 85hp.
Nissan 4x4 Carrier (M-37 Copy)
4W73 - 1952
Nissan's Carrier was their first large purpose built 4x4 truck designed, it would appear with military use in mind. The Carrier had a 3956cc six cylinder gasoline engine with 125hp available, which might sound linke a respectable output until you consider the Carrier weighed 2.7 tonnes. the transmittion had four forward speeds with a 6.14:1 final drive. The bed featured fold down seating for carrying passegers (troops?) and a removable canvas cover.
