Swiss Expedition truck I spotted in Alaska

[Flank]

Hey guys, Off topic for 80s, but had to share :

My Pop and I went to Alaska for a week to see what they got... They got some stuff up there. We passed this truck on the highway outside of Anchorage one morning, about broke our necks whipping them around to check it out. By happenstance, we spotted them stopped on another highway south of Anchorage on our way to Seward that afternoon.

They were a Swiss couple who had come to explore North America for about a year, and had set the truck up to live in and properly see the land. I think the pictures speak for themselves as to if they did it right... They were very friendly, let us check it out, offered us a glass of box wine, and my dad (who lives in Vegas) offered them a hot shower when they got down there.
Will post multiple posts due to pic limitations.

 

[Flank]

More, you say?

 

[Flank]

last one.

 

[westonirons]

Bad ass rig. Thanks for sharing.

 

[sseaman]

very cool

 

[CodyRx7]

heh....capri pants.

 

[Hilux]

heh....capri pants.

Laugh it up, you see what there driving don't ya?

 

[CodyRx7]

Yup...a truck that I can't put 39" wheels on. USELESS!

Nah, seriously tho...cool seeing a whatever series it is from another country here in USAland....

 

[Hillbilly LX]

Was it powered by gas or diesel?

 

[ScottsHZJ80]

Was it powered by gas or diesel?

See pic in post #3. HZJ78 means it has a 1HZ in it. ie Diesel. Or maybe a 1HDT, I forget whether they changed the model designation on the 70's if it is a turbo or not.

 

[D'Animal]

Very nice looking rig.

 

[IronYuppy]

It's very cool and all, but I wonder if this might be better located in Chit Chat, especially considering it's not even an 80.

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

For being a super power nation, we sure do get hosed on vehicle choices.

 

[cruisertom911]

Way COOL. we do get hosed here...sucks
Oh well

 

[SOCALFJ]

Bitchen. Yep, we're screwed here in the states.. cause nobody wants to manuf. a pop up like that.

 

[Chevinater77]

Yup...a truck that I can't put 39" wheels on. USELESS!

Nah, seriously tho...cool seeing a whatever series it is from another country here in USAland....

I was completely unaware you could put 39" wheels on anything besides a tractor!

 

[Nay]

The Germans refer to these types of vehicles as "fry carts" (as in a mobile hot dog stand), which are experienced as nearly standing still in the unrestricted highway speed zones as they putter towards some vacation destination.

In the US, of course, we drool

 

[CreeperSleeper]

I really want a 70...

 

[Moody]

I could handle that. Or maybe I couldn't....

 

[lowenbrau]

Yup...a truck that I can't put 39" wheels on. USELESS!

You're not much of a mechanic then.

A springover on a 70 series is cake.