I have a 67 patrol that was originally a soft top, but the man that raised my grandfather ordered a solid top for it about a year after he bought it. He liked the solid top because the rig was used for hunting trips and there were times they had 7 full grown men in hunting gear inside the Patrol, a couple deer strapped across the hood and a few more tied to the roof- I wish I had pictures of that! Unfortunately the soft top frame was misplaced years ago.
When he passed away, my grandfather inherited the Patrol and it was a daily driver for their family. My dad learned to drive in it and drove it through high school and college. Eventually the patrol had a transmission issue and was parked. It sat for about 10 years before grandpa took it to a shop and had it rebuilt so he could use the patrol to tow and launch his big jet boat.
My grandpa knew that I was fascinated with the patrol and he gave it to me on my 16th birthday. His only stipulation was that I couldn't sell it until after he died. He said I could do whatever I wanted mechanically, paint etc... but even if I totaled the Patrol and it was just a pile of metal, I had to tow it home and leave it there as long as grandpa was alive.
It was my daily driver for about 7 years. During that time I had to replace the fuel pump (paid way too much but got a New Old Stock pump from Australia), carburetor rebuild and miscellaneous other things. About the time I was finishing college, the Patrol was starting to have some brake and clutch issues. The final straw was the generator went out and so the Patrol got parked for its second time. It has not been on the road since 2005, but my grandfather is getting older and I am determined to get this things back on the road for him to drive before he passes.
I don't have a ton of money and there are a few things that must be addressed. The brakes, generator and clutch are the biggest items on my list right now. I just moved so I can't find my camera, but will get pictures posted by the end of the week. I am going to need a lot of help, but everybody on here seems to be very excited about getting more Patrols back on the road. The patrol is currently stock except for the PTO winch is not on it (it is somewhere in grandpas garage), I removed the side steps (I have them if someone wants), different rims, Jeep hood latches, and there was a modification to the heater/defrost motor.
The patrol has been right here in the Tri-Cities, Washington since new- with two stints at EWU in Cheney where my dad attended and then I also attended.
Anyone else in the Tri-Cities or close please hit me up I would love to get together and see another patrol on the road. I've seen a couple at car lots before, but never on the road and in the hands of another enthusiast.
I will have pics up and LOTS of questions on here in the next week.
I'm excited to get my "Ol' Red Rig" back on the road
Drew
I'm glad you found your way here by following the Nissan Patrol Club of Albuquerque trail. 
