got 3 of these. Awesome trucks as long as you protect them from rust. One of mine is on 470k and drives perfect, its the commerical one called the fieldman.
Looks good, my dad owned short wheel base one. I live in Indonesia swb version called Daihatsu TAFT. They have naturally aspirated diesel engine, 4speed gearbox, leave spring front n rear and solid axle front n rear
That was a nice change Rob. Elic? Seems like the kind of bloke I'd have a Guinness with. I'm sure in Oz it's also the fourtrack, but haven't checked. A nice 4x4 that goes under the radar., like a grown up Suzuki Jimny. Question for the Rover lovers , this or the mk1 Freelander. ?
These were a hugely underrated car. Of course it’s not going to set the bitumen alight but they were great load luggers and were more mechanically reliable than the Land Rover by then. Just a shame they seemed prone to the tin worm. Thanks for the video.
Not sure on the legality of using those fold-down seats the back these days. This is a great little truck though and they last for ages if looked after. Great to throw the dog in and get around the countryside without worrying about damage to the vehicle so much.
I have one of the very few diesel fourtrak/rugger's in the states. It was imported from Japan at some point. I've only seen a couple others for sale in the US. The smaller gas powered Rocky was sold here for only a few years.
These were everywhere, proper load luggers & super reliable, very rare sight these days & credit to the owner for preserving such a beautiful Fourtrak
You are right, so rare to see these days and this one really stands out!
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got 3 of these. Awesome trucks as long as you protect them from rust. One of mine is on 470k and drives perfect, its the commerical one called the fieldman.
My dad had a few of these it's so nice to see one on the road very popular with farmers in Wales
Just bought a swb one already had 3 love them to bits
I enjoyed the couple of hours I spent driving this one!
I've had landcruisers and hiluxs over the years and still rate them as good
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Looks good, my dad owned short wheel base one. I live in Indonesia swb version called Daihatsu TAFT. They have naturally aspirated diesel engine, 4speed gearbox, leave spring front n rear and solid axle front n rear
Mems on working on these, late 90s in a dealer serious workhorse they were.
Big huge engine also
9:30 Très impressive !
It's an impressive car all round.
It was the F78 model that you drove, the dial in the centre of the dash is a inclinometer
That was a nice change Rob. Elic? Seems like the kind of bloke I'd have a Guinness with. I'm sure in Oz it's also the fourtrack, but haven't checked. A nice 4x4 that goes under the radar., like a grown up Suzuki Jimny. Question for the Rover lovers , this or the mk1 Freelander. ?
That is a very good question! I would say the Fourtrak would win but that could be controversial!
I remember wanting one back when they came out. If I had known the market back then I could have gotten a good deal on a near new one.
Great old work horse !
They are lovely things and so practical!
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Coil sprung solid axle rear, torsion bar independent up the front fyi.
These were a hugely underrated car. Of course it’s not going to set the bitumen alight but they were great load luggers and were more mechanically reliable than the Land Rover by then. Just a shame they seemed prone to the tin worm.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
@ always a pleasure my friend.
Always loved the fortrak never owned one 😂 I had a swb mk1 shogun did consider a fortrack 👍✌️
I had one nice 4x4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Jimmy
Not sure on the legality of using those fold-down seats the back these days. This is a great little truck though and they last for ages if looked after. Great to throw the dog in and get around the countryside without worrying about damage to the vehicle so much.
They are great wagons! The owner of this one is currently welding some bits up to preserve it for another 28 years!
They seemed to have endless power
Did you do this show,4 hour's after ya picked it up from the Pub ?
I still have one, awesome vehicle! Mine has done over 550,000km, some of that towing a van around Australia.
I am keeping an eye out for one I like.
@@beardsandbangers did you end up getting it?
theres actually a longer wheel base one with 4 doors called hiline in daihatsu
Never had them here in the US . Is there such a thing as a "Five-Trak?" 🤪😋 Good Man with welding it up to keep it on the roads.
He certainly looks after it! And it's so nice to drive.
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They were called Daihatsu rocky in the US
I have one of the very few diesel fourtrak/rugger's in the states. It was imported from Japan at some point. I've only seen a couple others for sale in the US. The smaller gas powered Rocky was sold here for only a few years.
A lot of these engine's we're put into landrovers because landrover could never make a good diesel engine.
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