Thread: Defender Tanami Specification ?

Hi Gromit
I remember having a good look at one of these in Barbagallos(Perth) showroom back around 1989 whilst getting my nissan(falcoon) company ute serviced.
The one in the showroom had the shovel holder(and shovel)possibly a pick or something similar(memorys a tad hazy),roofrack,snorkel The Hiddins decals,aircon,and white Disco steels.The salesman almost sold me one,but having a fully supplied company ute I just couldnt justify buying it.
At the time I thought it was one of the neatest Landys I had ever seen.I did have all the brocheres,but have shifted house 3 times since and havent seen them in many years.I hope they are still around in my Landy mag collection somewhere as I guess being read the once and in pristine nick.
Andrew

From what I can remember they had the following additions

LR(AR Bull Bar

Knife Fork & Spoon Holders (Shovel,Axe & Pick) on the bonnet like the Army perenties

Safari Snorkel

LR(AR Full Length Roof Rack

Special decals full length desert scape along the length of the car with the BTM's hat pic and signature towards the rear and the Tanami decal on the front doors. No Defender stripes

Interior I think had A/C as std and LR cargo/dog barrier

They may have had a towbar but I think it was an option.

Wheels were standard white Defender steels.

Originally posted by seqfisho
Wheels were standard white Defender steels.

Umm, I think they were white Disco wheels - not Defender. I have one brand new one for sale - it came off a Tanami..

Ron

the tanami would be a great truck!

i'd love one... :wink: :roll:

cheers,
bryce

Hi Ron
The one in the showroom definately had the white disco rims,so did the 2 customers vehicles outback,1 getting a service and the other getting a pre-delivery done.
Andrew

I can't say I've ever seen a Tanami in the metal. When did this model get released? Was 1995 the first of the model?

Hi Moses
I had a 1989 XFN Nissan(Falcoon ute with nissan badges) ute bought brand new from Barbagallos.It was in getting its 1500km service when I looked at the Defender.
The dealer only did the first couple of services and then we switched over to the closer Ford dealer(MUCH CHEAPER).
It would be interesting to work out if Im wrong.I cant figure out any other reason for being at Barbagallos at the time,the only other possibility is the company owners also bought a pair of new Rangies at around that time,I gave them a lift to pick them up when they were delivered.A new EA Fairmont Ghia and NA Fairlane were also bought at around the same time for other employees(BIG BOOM IN BUILDING INDUSTRY AT THE TIME)
Andrew

Guys, thanks for the feedback.

Mine has std Defender rims (may have been changed by previous owner) plus all the other options mentioned so far.
I don't recall the two I've seen having Disco rims but I was so surprised to see another Tanami I probably wasn't paying attention.

The Defender product manager at LR Australia claimed that between 100 & 150 were produced (he didn't have exact figures). But his specification details don't quite match up with your feedback so who knows ?

Thanks, Gromit