Actually, I do not know if the videos below are of off road racing in South America. I just saw Ecuador in there somewhere. Is your spanish better than mine? Where are these races? No matter where the location, they look like a lot of fun! They remind me of the obstacle races and...
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Get this. A diesel powered Jeep CJ-7 built in France and called the Texan. I guess it makes sense, since Renault owned Jeep for a while. In fact, I would love to drive a Jeep CJ7 powered by the 2.0 litre Renault diesel. Notice how the turn signals on the fender have been replaced...
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Check out this 70's Jeep TV Commercial. So guys...is it true? Do Jeep owners always get the girl?
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Lately, we have featured some posts with lots of vintage off road desert race Jeep photos. There has been lots of discussion about Ray Russell in this article, this one and this article, along with some photos that Kevin Vaughan sent of the desert race Jeep CJ-5 that his uncle used to race...
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Last Jauary, we posted some photos that Kevin Vaughan sent us of the 1972 Jeep CJ-5 that his uncle used to desert race in the 70's. After seeing the interest and discussion that the Jeep off road racer Ray Russell photos and article created here and here, he decided to send me some...
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Bill Sanders and Pete Springers from Four Wheeler magazine followed raced this Stroppe built Jeep CJ-7 in a number of desert races in the late 70's. Their articles followed the buildup right through to the racing and repairs.
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Back in November 2009, we posted an article about this Jeep CJ stepside truck that us a copy of the rare Gaucho truck, which was built by a California Jeep dealer in the 70's. The owner has decided to sell the project, which is really a shame since he is almost finished! This interesting...
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The Pirate 4×4 forum is usually made up of hardcore rock crawlers. However, they started a desert and short course racing section about a year ago and it is picking up in popularity.
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Remember the Jeep CJ Golden Eagle and Renegade? Man, who can forget the big eagle on the hood?
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I just recieved a great email from a gentleman by the name of Brad Russell. Brad is the son of Ray Russell, who raced a Jeep CJ-7 in the 70′s and early 80′s. I can remember reading about Ray in the magazines when I was a kid. From what I remember, he almost dominated...
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