Kids Today Think They Invented “Overlanding”…. Lol!

[Cmar]

Not really. Fun fact, ever since either Vietnam or Korea(can't remember Wich one it was) it was thanks to the US making huge orders to auto manufacturers in Japan to make Jeeps for the War. Toyota and Nissan were involved for sure(others may have been too but I'm not sure). Thanks to that the two manufacturers were able to build their own versions of the Jeep. For Toyota it was the Land Cruiser. For Nissan it was the Patrol. Both being well built at that.

It was in fact Mitsubishi, they still made them until quite recently. Here's an example of one being sold here as a grey market import. They were never officially sold here by Mitsubishi. They look like jeeps but used Mitsubishi engines. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/mitsubishi-jeep-1992/OAG-AD-21076589

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[Frenchy]

Sure is, don't know what they were thinking. They also tossed the previous v8 diesel, beloved over here of owners of large boats and Caravans, and replaced it a poxy little V6 diesel with a "revolutionary Hot V" design.
This is where some Toyota engineer got his blueprints mixed up and ended up with the exhaust manifolds in the middle of the V, therefore deifying the good design principals of V engines used ever since Henry first developed the Flathead V8. How this will fare here over here in the middle of summer, long term, is yet to be seen, but it's certainly helped to push a few sales Nissan's way who's wagon although petrol instead of diesel, has proven to be a well priced, reliable, and surprisingly economical unit.

You would be surprised on how many V8 Diesel engines have the Exhaust on the inside and the intake on the outside. Both Ford and GM(Duramax from Isuzu) do this on the 6.7 and 6.6. From my understanding it actually improves the overall efficiency(performance) by a fair margin. A lot of R&D goes into it all.

 

[Cmar]

You would be surprised on how many V8 Diesel engines have the Exhaust on the inside and the intake on the outside. Both Ford and GM(Duramax from Isuzu) do this on the 6.7 and 6.6. From my understanding it actually improves the overall efficiency(performance) by a fair margin. A lot of R&D goes into it all.

I could certainly understand it would make turbocharging easier, and probably more efficient. I would worry about manifold cooling and heat soak though.

 

[RK Racing]

It was in fact Mitsubishi, they still made them until quite recently. Here's an example of one being sold here as a grey market import. They were never officially sold here by Mitsubishi. They look like jeeps but used Mitsubishi engines. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/mitsubishi-jeep-1992/OAG-AD-21076589

Thank you for posting that link. That was interesting…. Reminded me of a CJ5.

 

[Cmar]

Not really. Fun fact, ever since either Vietnam or Korea(can't remember Wich one it was) it was thanks to the US making huge orders to auto manufacturers in Japan to make Jeeps for the War. Toyota and Nissan were involved for sure(others may have been too but I'm not sure). Thanks to that the two manufacturers were able to build their own versions of the Jeep. For Toyota it was the Land Cruiser. For Nissan it was the Patrol. Both being well built at that.

Early cruisers and G60 Nissans were rough as guts and damm near indestructible. A lot of cruisers were imported here in the 1950's & 60's to work on the Snowy mountain scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Mountains_Scheme because the Landrovers they were using kept breaking axles and gearboxes.

Toyotas didn't. The 6 cylinder petrol engines were copies of old Chev pushrod engines and were nearly impossible to kill. My father had a G60 Nissan ute back in the 1970's, he bought it for his engineering workshop, but we used to take it camping up the beach. I learned how to 4wheel in that Nissan.

 

[D Fresh]

All the ricers from the 90's and 2k's "grew up" to be overlanders.

 

[AzScorpion]

Yea...as a senior, I prefer to pee on bears from the safety of my RTT...

lol You're kidding yourself if you thing you're safe in an RTT from a bear. After watching a moose chase this bear up a tree (he's a good 20' up) the only place you're safe is home.

 

[IdahoRanger]

A friend of mine sent this to me in a joking way.

It's obvious she would rather be glamping.

 

[AzScorpion]

It's obvious she would rather be glamping.

To be fair so would I. lol The log cabin we're renting now is as close to camping as I'll get. ?

 

[Motorpsychology]

The kids just made up the term, we called it camping..

The Overland was an auto manufacturer that was bought by John N Willys in 1913, and renamed the Willys-Overland Motor Company. It remained W-O until Kaiser bought it in 1953.

Check out the "de-contenting;" what goes around comes around!

World's first true SUV: 1946 Willys Overland Station Wagon available in 4cyl 2WD and 4WD. later (1949?)a 2WD 6cyl was added:

 

[Trigganometry]

The Overland was an auto manufacturer that was bought by John N Willys in 1913, and renamed the Willys-Overland Motor Company. It remained W-O until Kaiser bought it in 1953.

Check out the "de-contenting;" what goes around comes around!

 

[Crow_of_judgement]

lol You're kidding yourself if you thing you're safe in an RTT from a bear. After watching a moose chase this bear up a tree (he's a good 20' up) the only place you're safe is home.

Wonder why bullwinkle was in a bad mood...

 

[AzScorpion]

Wonder while bullwinkle was in a bad mood...

She had a cub near by and was protecting it.

 

[Cmar]

Jeep released an "Overlander" model here back in the 1980's I always figured it was based on the old Willys link. Although we used the term here I never thought it originated here - we've always used "outback" hence the Subaru AWD model wagon with the same name , that DID come from here.

 

[mtsoxfan]

I never liked the cj style jeeps, lack character imho. I thought the Land Cruisers of the 70's looked badass. Just as utilitarian on the inside though.

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