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I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 11:24 pm
by offroadkid
"To celebrate our 40th anniversary, ARB is launching the Off Road Icons project, where ARB will purchase, restore and outfit four of the most iconic 4WDs of the past 40 years, before pitting them up against one of Australia’s most iconic 4WD destinations… the Simpson Desert.
To have your say on the vehicles ARB should choose and to go in the running to win an ARB 50QT Fridge Freezer pack, visit
http://icons.arb.com.au/
Make sure to bookmark the page – we’ll be adding heaps of behind the scenes content in the coming months."
Re: I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:43 am
by RMP&O
Considering the Patrol was the first vehicle to cross the Simpson Desert and it has been a popular (very) truck in Aus. for over 40yrs, they would be fools to not do a Patrol.
Cheers
Re: I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 11:56 pm
by Swerve
Sadly in the Australian market the G60 was never iconic so to say. I would have to admit the most iconic 4WD in Oz is the FJ40 Toyota.
Again we are not limited to classic as the most popular 4WD actually used is the GQ Patrol. As it's mag driven I dare say they will go with most popular voted. Will be interesting to see what is selected. When I first started 4WDriving in Oz around 1989, I got into a Navara (D21 Hardbody). I knew about the GQ patrol and MQ/K, would you believe I had never seen or heard anything about the G60, knew all about FJ toyota's. G60's were just not common
Re: I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:01 pm
by miller
Not to mention ARB don't make accessories for a G60 so product placement would be limited
Re: I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:03 pm
by offroadkid
miller wrote:Not to mention ARB don't make accessories for a G60 so product placement would be limited
Hmmm...I didn't realize that!!
Re: I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 4:34 am
by limited slip
Well they ince upon a time did make a bull bar to suit the g60s.......
i put my vote in for the g60 anyway, just cause
Re: I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 8:38 am
by moore_rb
I thought ARB made an Air-Locker for the H260 diff...?
Re: I think the Patrol is a perfect candidate!!!
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 11:39 am
by RMP&O
moore_rb wrote:I thought ARB made an Air-Locker for the H260 diff...?
Nope, it is adapted from a later model Patrol to fit the G60 H260.
By the way, I was thinking just a Patrol not necessarily a G60.
Cheers