Do you remember the Funco tandem off road race buggies from the late 70’s and early 80’s? This Funco desert racing buggy is the infamous Patrick & Bowers buggy that won the Score 1980 Class 2 championship. It has won such races as the Mint 400 and Baja 500. If being a tandem buggy is not enough, it has the typical 80’s parts like yellow Bilstein shocks, Cibie lights and a windshield. I am not sure I would like to be the passenger in this one…what do you think?

Well, it is not really a barn find Jeep CJ-5 camper, but it might as well be! Off Road Action reader Jeep Looker found this factory camperized 1969 Jeep CJ-5 on Ebay and posted on the Jeep CJ-5 Camper restoration article. This is probably the most rare Jeep as only 336 of these were made in 1969 only. I have never seen one in person and have seen very few photos of camperized Jeeps. Of course, this one needs a complete rebuild, but is has so much potential! The problem is that if I purchased and restored it, I would not want to take it off road and go camping. Knowing my luck, I would end up putting over a cliff like this driver almost did in these vintage Jeep CJ-5 camper photos. Imagine restoring one of the most rare jeeps, then driving it off a cliff….

It is not often that we feature cars here on Off Road Action. In fact, I do not recall the last time we featured a car for sale. However, this 1929 Ford Model A deserves special recognition. The older restoration includes a Arps Snow Bird conversion that gives the vehicle tracks on the rear and skis on the front. This rare option was used mostly for mail delivery in the 30’s.

As per the owners words on the Hemmings ad:
Ford Model Ts and Model As were ubiquitous reliable strong and inexpensive. Any number of companies conceived specific applications for Fords to adapt them to specialized applications but the Snow Bird is certainly one of the strangest. The concept was originated by Virgil White of West Ossipee New Hampshire. Later taken on by B.P. Arps and Adolf Langenfelds Farm Specialty Manufacturing in Wisconsin a Model A-based Snow Bird built by Arps was part of Admiral Byrds 1931 Antarctic expedition. This 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan with its Arps Snow Bird conversion was originally used by the New York Guard and later by a rural mail carrier. Finished in Manila Brown accented in Black Yellow wire wheels with Taupe cloth upholstery it drives through caterpillar style treads encompassing the rear tire and two leaf sprung auxiliary bogies on each side. The front wheels have long skis mounted just an inch or so off the ground inside the front wheels. In addition to the Snow Bird package this Model A also has an exhaust manifold heater missing only its sheet metal shrouding. An older restoration it has been mechanically refurbished and freshly detailed cosmetically. It is an understatement to say that it will be the center of attention wherever it appears. Driving on the tracks is not recommended: the metal cleats with chew up asphalt or turf. On the other hand coming out of the barn on a cold crisp snowy winters day and setting off down a snowmobile trail it will do nothing less than stop traffic dead with amazement. $59,500

We found this 1969 Toyota Landcruiser FJ45 Truck for sale on Ebay. At the time of writing the article, the bidding was at $7500. Given the rarity of Toyota Land Cruiser pickups, and the overall good condition, this seems like a fair price. Probably one of the largest concerns is the electrical gremlins, but the lack of rust makes up for it. What do you think?

Once again, Bring A Trailer has found another oddity for sale. While a 1980 Subaru Brat may not seem odd or rare to some, it is definatly something that you do not see every day here in Canada! I think most of them have rusted away. This particular Subaru Brat is in great shape and has already hit the reserve price on Ebay. It still has the original stickers under the hood, not to mention the spare tire on top of the engine! So, do you want this Subaru Brat as much as I do?

This 1969 Ford Bronco is for sale in Michigan. At first, the $19,900 price tag may seem like a lot of money. However, when you look closer, you can see that the restoration is well done and probably cost more than the asking price. The original dealer paperwork is included, as is the original warranty card! There is more photos on the selling dealers website. Via ClassicBroncos.com

I know a lot of our readers love the older military trucks. This 1968 Kaiser Jeep M715 truck appears to be in pretty good shape for the $5500 asking price. It was overhauled by the US Goverment in 1973, but there is very little information about its use after that. The truck is for sale in Utah by Boyce Equipment. Thanks to Bring A Trailer for finding it!

AMC Eagles are a bit of a rarity these days. I know there is a cult following among them, with people putting V8’s in them and lifting them. I can imagine those guys are going crazy over this former Gene Henderson 1982 AMC Eagle SX4 rally car. An Amc Eagle rally car is just plain cool because it is ugly, rare to see and…well…just because it is! A mild AMC 390 has been shoe horned in. Check out the love/hate relationship that Bring A Trailer readers have with the car, as well as the original Craigs List ad and the sellers photo album. While I know it was originally built to be a rally car, I keep on wondering how it would do at the NORRA 1000 vintage off road race in Mexico in May?

I am not sure why, but I love 4×4 vans. Perhaps it is the oddity of them. They can be a very practical vehicle when it comes to exploring the outback or as a work vehicle, but you have to admit that they are a bit odd. If you are like me and love 4×4 vans, then you will be drooling over this van conversion! This 80’s Dodge van is the ultimate in snow transportation. The Thiokol chassis is coupled to a Ford 390 engine and C6 transmission. The Hans Hall aluminum tracks were imported from Germany and are said to be in excellent condition. If that does not make it weird enough, the wheelwells were filled in, scalloped paint added, along with a panoramic canvas roof extension. The van hump in the drivers area was removed and a flat foor installed, along with joysticks for steering and a custom gauge panel. Peak Adventures is selling this unique van for $30,000. Is it wrong to have visions of blasting around in the snow with a van load of your buddies? Oh man, I am going to be day dreaming about this all day long…