Did you know that 4 time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears started his career as an off road racer? Mears, who also holds the record of 6 Indy 500 pole position starts, raced buggies with his off road racing star brother Roger Mears. There was a few other rides, such as the Parnelli Jones Chevrolet pictured above, but most fans remember the Mears brothers battling it out at Riverside Raceway. Do you have more photos or information about Rick Mears and his off road racing career?
How about this vintage photo of soldiers huddled around the radio Willys Jeep to listen live to the World Series game in St. Louis?
We have featured a few articles about Jeep and Dodge Power Wagon Fire Trucks, but this is the first time for a Toyota Land Cruiser fire truck. The FJ25 precedes the FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser. The photos of this 1958 Toyota FJ25 fire truck were taken in Japan.
Do you remember the old days of desert racing? Larry Minor, Rod Hall, James Garner, Walker Evans, Ray Russell? We have discussed the Old Off Road Pics thread on Race Dezert a few times. However, they have added a whole vintage section to the forum and a lot of previously unseen photos have been posted, so we thought we would mention it again.
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Here is a great vintage photo of soldiers taking a break.
Here we have the 10 most read articles in February. It was a busy month at Off Road Action. Between weird and extreme weather, along with a house fire, the site was still very busy! What was your favourite article this month?
3. Do You Remember The Fall Guy Truck?
4. Bumpside F350 Ford Dually Crewcab 4×4
5. Centurian Four Door Broncos
6. 1981 Toyota HJ45 Land Cruiser Troopy For Sale
7. Willys Military Jeep Graveyard
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?
I assume this Willys Jeep Wagon is an ex ambulance unit. Does anyone have more information about it?
Goose, from the This Old Jeep forum, has rebuilt the 1963 Willys CJ-3B Jeep that he used to drive when he was a teenager. The high hood Willys Jeep was in decent shape to begine with, but still needed some minor body work, along with a lot of running gear work. It looks like the diff oils had not been changed in 30 years! Follow Goose along on his rebuild thread on This Old Jeep. The end result is a great resto mod that was built to be driven. Awesome job!
We have featured a few Volvo Suggas for sale over the last few years, but have not looked investigated these interesting vehicles. While doing some research, we came across volvosugga.org. This site has tons of information on the Volvo TP21 Sugga, including lots of photos and manuals. While some restoration purists will be foaming at the mouth, I like the way the sites user is giving his Volvo Sugga a modern 7.3 diesel power plant. Obviously, he intends to drive the Volvo TP21 on a regular basis.
In the 1950’s, the Volvo TP21 fulfilled its original role as a rugged, off-road radio communications vehicle for the Swedish Armed Forces. Because of its snout-like front end and rounded rear end, the vehicle was nicknamed “Sugga”, meaning sow, or mother pig, in Swedish. (hear it pronounced: soo-ga ) Today, the Sugga is a favorite of military vehicle preservationists, 4×4 off-roaders, show-car enthusiasts, Volvo fanatics, and even auto-buffs who want a unique sport-utility vehicle for daily use. Volvosugga.org site provides information about Suggas, and in particular, my experiences buying a Sugga in Sweden, importing it to the US, restoring it and driving it.