Miscellaneous

From The Archives #112

Dave from Ewillys sent me this photo after seeing the Rapid Transit Jeep in an article about vintage BC sand drag photos on our sister site, Off Road Race Canada. Roger Mason (sp?) from BC owned this Jeep and travelled all over North America to race it. Probably the most interesting part is that the Jeep was powered by a 4cylinder Chevrolet engine and often beat the big horsepower V8 guys!

From The Archives #111

Today we have an interesting photo of a Toyota FJ25 Land Cruiser from Australia. From my understanding, the FJ25’s were sent to Australia in the 50’s without a top, which was fabricated in Aussie land. It is definatly a lot different from the other FJ25 tops I have seen.

From The Archives #110

The Willys Jeep was used for both working on the farm as well as running back and forth to town. It looks like the owner of this Willys Jeep plans on loading it up with a big load

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Vintage 1955 England To Singapore Via Land Rover Videos

Image courtesy of Land Rover Series One Club We have not done some vintage expedition travel articles for a while, like the trip in a Land Rover from England to Africa in 1953. Well, we have another great Land Rover based expedition. In this case, the Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition in 1955 was [...]

From The Archives #103

Check out this great photo of some Toyota FJ25 Land Cruisers. Notice the grille and how it differs from the later model and ever so poplular FJ40 Land Cruiser.

From The Archives #101

How about these moss covered Willys Wagon and Jeep CJ-5? Are they worth saving? As a photographer, they are a dream. As a Jeep enthusiast, it saddens me.

From The Archives #108

Arrrgh! It is photos like this that just kill me. This Willys CJ-20 Jeep is just rusting away…it needs some help

From The Archives #107

Looking for a project Jeep Forward Control truck? These Jeep FC trucks are rare to begin with and this one looks like a great candidate for a rebuild. Or at least to rob some parts from! It looks like there is some other Jeep Willys Wagons and Jeep Wagoneers sitting there as well.