Offroad-Express

I guess this can be posted in here....

ah the memories:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyHBKX29_Q8&feature=player_embedded

that looks like the Rallywoods hut at the end, and by the bottom gate at the start...., some of those tracks look familiar as well

yeah! who needs a modded lux to get round that place???!!!

Jerry wrote:that looks like the Rallywoods hut at the end, and by the bottom gate at the start...., some of those tracks look familiar as well

Jerry, Jerry, Jerry

have you never actually sat and listened to Vern and his stories about what an awesome guy Barry was when they were filming all the toyota ads round rallywoods

ask marty who owned his 70, pretty sure Barrys name may be on there somewhere, unless thats a different story

and none of those tracks looks familiar, Taz has fukt them all now

and theres no way thats the Whakatiki River, its nowhere near deep enough (I know)

those are some bloody funny ads ..

you gotta love the end of that ad

"well there is one other way to get in her scotty...and thats it right there" = fj40

wopass wrote:you gotta love the end of that ad

"well there is one other way to get in her scotty...and thats it right there" = fj40

best bit ever...

I love the rifle in the back window!

niblik wrote:

wopass wrote:you gotta love the end of that ad

"well there is one other way to get in her scotty...and thats it right there" = fj40

best bit ever...

Hell yea you are so right there Nibs

juz wrote:I love the rifle in the back window!

true that!!

And the seat belts. Ive banged my head once or twice around there

I remember having a 4WD club run up the Rees Valley beyond Glenorchy when the 2.8 Diesel Hilux was just about to be launched. Heading up the valley we came across the 'pit' where the Hilux was dropped and waiting for the dog to catch up after driving off the cliff.

The pit was made by scraping the top soil off, putting hundreds of cardboard boxes down then putting the top soil back on. This enabled the Hilux to be dropped from the big crane they had there and then get the shot of it driving out of the 'pit' where it landed.

I couldn't find that ad on youtube infortunatley.

Talking of his trucks, one of them is on trade me http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 916952.htm
being sold, 1st owner Barry Crump.Though with the camo wrap on it now you would never have known.

Not sure if anyone has started a FJ40 pix thread. I guess this thread is as good as any to post pix up to.

A person off the FJ40 facebook page added me as a friend today.
I checked out some of his pix and came across these ones.

That is a very cool 40 . No way i'd be working under that truck with only a high lift jack holding it up though

MNC wrote:No way i'd be working under that truck with only a high lift jack holding it up though

Good point. I was thinking, he's got a lot of trust in that jack.

petefj40 wrote:

MNC wrote:No way i'd be working under that truck with only a high lift jack holding it up though

Good point. I was thinking, he's got a lot of trust in that jack.

you guys get close enough to the underside of your trucks to be at risk

no offence Matt

MNC wrote:No way i'd be working under that truck with only a high lift jack holding it up though

those were my first thoughts too..

niblik wrote:

MNC wrote:No way i'd be working under that truck with only a high lift jack holding it up though

those were my first thoughts too..

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skid wrote:Jerry, Jerry, Jerry

have you never actually sat and listened to Vern and his stories about what an awesome guy Barry was when they were filming all the toyota ads round rallywoods

ask marty who owned his 70, pretty sure Barrys name may be on there somewhere, unless thats a different story

and none of those tracks looks familiar, Taz has fukt them all now

Nup to the best of my knowledge Barry never got his hands on my truck, it was Toyota NZ's demonstrator for the first 2 years of its life and they did TV commercials with it but Steve lacey drove it in the commercials.... dont know if thats much better than Barry driving it

niblik wrote:

MNC wrote:No way i'd be working under that truck with only a high lift jack holding it up though

those were my first thoughts too..

B!tches

I'm often under my truck... thinking "oh no where do I start"

MNC wrote:

niblik wrote:

MNC wrote:No way i'd be working under that truck with only a high lift jack holding it up though

those were my first thoughts too..

B!tches

I'm often under my truck... thinking "oh no where do I start"

You joined that facebook group, "The FJ40 Coalition" yet MNC?? Some awesome 40's in that collection i tell ya.

petefj40 wrote:You joined that facebook group, "The FJ40 Coalition" yet MNC?? Some awesome 40's in that collection i tell ya.

I refuse to join Facebook Pete.

Have you seen the movie Zombieland???? "One of the best things about Zombieland is no Facebook updates"... I'm already there

MNC wrote:

petefj40 wrote:You joined that facebook group, "The FJ40 Coalition" yet MNC?? Some awesome 40's in that collection i tell ya.

I refuse to join Facebook Pete.

Have you seen the movie Zombieland???? "One of the best things about Zombieland is no Facebook updates"... I'm already there

I can understand that!
But honestly. Some of the pix and links from those FJ40 facebook groups are awesome. I should through the pix up here for you if you're interested?

can someone explain how that black truck is classed as a fj40, i mean its been completely butchered. Just my opinion. I would like to know how anyone can class a truck as 'model' when they are no longer standard? other than body. hows that work.

tangy wrote:can someone explain how that black truck is classed as a fj40, i mean its been completely butchered. Just my opinion. I would like to know how anyone can class a truck as 'model' when they are no longer standard? other than body. hows that work.

yeah i get people saying the same about my 40. "that's not a REAL fj40".
I guess it's just how you look at it. I guess they're right. It's not an original FJ40 by a long shot. But I still love all 40's modified or original. Love the classic shape. And i love that dark green one above. The colour is awesome not to mention the running gear but that's just me.

petefj40 wrote:

tangy wrote:can someone explain how that black truck is classed as a fj40, i mean its been completely butchered. Just my opinion. I would like to know how anyone can class a truck as 'model' when they are no longer standard? other than body. hows that work.

yeah i get people saying the same about my 40. "that's not a REAL fj40".
I guess it's just how you look at it. I guess they're right. It's not an original FJ40 by a long shot. But I still love all 40's modified or original. Love the classic shape. And i love that dark green one above. The colour is awesome not to mention the running gear but that's just me.

Yeah, i love the shape as well. Im sure you could get to more spots than a standard edition. Id certainly own ur beast.