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brickwall Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Anyone looking for a 4x4 should cast thy peepers at the Daihatsu. Very underrated and very capable.

 
Junkman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Anyone looking for a 4x4 should cast thy peepers at the Daihatsu. Very underrated and very capable.

 

Agree. They had a fleet of those in a salt mine I once had to install a concrete testing machine in. I was so impressed by what abuse they could take, that I bought a fairly new pick-up version at my local Daihatsu dealer. It was good, but rusted quite rapidly.

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I had a SWB Fourtrak almost identical to that, except it had side windows in the back.  Same colour scheme and everything.  It was a non-turbo diesel with no PAS - heavy to park but a brilliant tow car, slow but unstoppable and not bad on fuel for a 4x4.  Utterly reliable too.  Replaced it with a 2.8 petrol LWB Patrol, which was a disaster.

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Is it just me, or does the link for that Datsun koop take you to a page of kids' clothing?

Ratdat Rank: Renault 16

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Is it just me, or does the link for that Datsun koop take you to a page of kids' clothing?

 

It does, try THIS ONE

brickwall Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Agree. They had a fleet of those in a salt mine I once had to install a concrete testing machine in. I was so impressed by what abuse they could take, that I bought a fairly new pick-up version at my local Daihatsu dealer. It was good, but rusted quite rapidly.

 

We had a couple on the estate I worked on many, many years ago. They were basic, but I was very impressed with the towing ability and as you said, the punishment they could take. very popular with the farmers around here when the Defenders became too expensive..

 

 

I had a SWB Fourtrak almost identical to that, except it had side windows in the back.  Same colour scheme and everything.  It was a non-turbo diesel with no PAS - heavy to park but a brilliant tow car, slow but unstoppable and not bad on fuel for a 4x4.  Utterly reliable too.  Replaced it with a 2.8 petrol LWB Patrol, which was a disaster.

 

The ones we had were N/A too and were never washed so they did rust  bit, but they rumbled on none the less.

brickwall Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Oh, and there was an uber rare one powered by BMW 2.4 iirc.  Avoid petrols.

Skizzer Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Plus that mark 2 R12 has had a mark 1 grille stuck on.

 

That red Gamma Koop has been on EBay since Jesus was a teenager. The photos look like they were taken in springtime, but I assure you it wasn't this year. I normally get the hots for these but find that colour combo oddly unappealing.

mercrocker Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Ah...the still-born Hillman Pimp prototype has surfaced

NorfolkNWeigh Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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If it was a plod car I'd expect it to have a calibrated speedo too.

 

Whilst MV6 started as the designation for Police spec 3.0/3.2 s, it became a trim level for sporty six cylinder Omegas in 2.6 or 3.2 towards the end- they were very similar to Elite spec but some had leather Recaros.

Also I've seen auto ex-Police Omegas in auctions,I think for example, that all Diplomatic Protection Omegas were auto ,these were bright red but otherwise normal Police spec- steels, cloth etc. they were replaced by e39 then e60 BMWs , but now they've gone back to high powered Vauxhalls, Zafira diesels!

Taff Rank: Renault 16

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paddock find

 

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  I cannot rule out that there have been infestations of vermin 
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Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I like the VW dyane. How cna anyone not like it? Its cool as fuck!

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dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I like the VW dyane. How cna anyone not like it? Its cool as fuck!

 

I don't like it. As a car, it's just ridiculously shit. As a Dyane, it's ruined.

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