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Jardine River crossing 1979

Do you really reckon this Jeep would have made it ?

Deano

In 1976 we came up behind two of these jeeps each towing a tandem trailer out of Wonnangatta. We had no option for an hour or so but to wait till they got to a section we could manouver past ( it was a 1st low section back then in the Landie).
Whilst I thought the owners were not the smartest- they fairly punished those wagoneers way beyond what a L/R of the day could take ( think axles in particular) and if there was a non Landrover vehicle I respect as much, it would be some model Jeeps -of the 60's & 70's though

My old Bronco would leave 'em all for dead, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by Tank

My old Bronco would leave 'em all for dead, Regards Frank.

Yes the early seventies bronco was good.
351 V8, Auto, coil I beam up front and long travel leaf on the rear, disc on front, light weight fibre glass top, Aircon,power steer, good transfercase and ground clearence etc
The early bronco was in most ways a match for a Classic RR but I do remember on a wet hard road that short wheel base, low geared steering with plenty of poke would end up with the vehicle pointing the wrong way when pushed hard.

It did make it to the tip, just without me. I can't remember what the other vehicles that went as well were though.

the 'lifestyle' of Uni in the '70's,

yeah was pretty good . Wouldn't have missed it for a while though, and haven't used my degree for 30 years (but of course I wasn't to know that at the time).



Martyn

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Yes the early seventies bronco was good.
351 V8, Auto, coil I beam up front and long travel leaf on the rear, disc on front, light weight fibre glass top, Aircon,power steer, good transfercase and ground clearence etc
The early bronco was in most ways a match for a Classic RR but I do remember on a wet hard road that short wheel base, low geared steering with plenty of poke would end up with the vehicle pointing the wrong way when pushed hard.

Yeh Ron, spot on with the spinning around, mine was an 81 model V8 Auto, traction Lock diffs front and rear and I had 12" wide muddies, coming off Northen rd. into Castle Hill rd. one wet night, done a complete 360, happened so fast didn't have time to panic, made out to the Missus that I had done it on purpose, **** myself.
Extremely capable off road, had a 200lt. LPG tank in the rear and still had enough room for all my camping gear, wish I still had it, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by Bushie

yeah was pretty good . Wouldn't have missed it for a while though, and haven't used my degree for 30 years (but of course I wasn't to know that at the time).

It wasn't much fun for us doing uni at night and working during the day in the Sixties.

Originally Posted by wagoo

Anyway, the coolest looking 4wd of all was and still is IMO the 1950s era Dodge Power Wagons.Everything else looks positively effeminate by comparison.
Bill.

Here you go Bill,
the quintesesential Power Wagon

Dodge : Power Wagon Dodge : Power Wagon | eBay

That is magnificent.