No way around emissions for Diesels? Didn't they have TDi Discovery 1's in California? V8 Defenders are fairly rare here. Most went the Diesel route and then somewhere in the late 90's they stopped offering V8 Defenders altogether. On Discovery 1 and 2 the V8 to Diesel split is more like 50/50%.

Ok, fair enough. I' understand now. I'd prefer a Defender 90 with a 300TDi. Looks the same. I'd love to go the whole hog and retrace the "First Overland" journey in a Series 1 88.

I'd rather deal with Kangaroos on the suburban fringe than grizzly bears!

Umm, the Darien Gap was conquered in early Range Rovers. Not a 11a http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/range-rov…

No, it's real. 'Roos do fight like this.

No, they really do fight like this.

My first new car experience was bizarre. I'd been shopping new cars for a couple of months and saving hard. I'd already decided what I wanted. Late Feb 1997 rolled around and the engine in my well-used Holden Gemini decided to make rod bearing noises. I had the cash for the new car so it was time for it to go.

Totally agree. Perfect example. Local Mitsubishi dealer has a 2011 Wrangler manual woth 20,000km on it for $32,990 drive away. Local Jeep dealer has a 2013 Wrangler manual (old stock) in the same colour, never registered, for $33,990 drive away. With 10% tax savings for a lease (I live in Australia), the new 2013…

I *LOVE* sleepers like this. Park it anywhere and nobody will steal it. The Police will never give it a second glance. But the grunt is right there when you want it.

Yuck. Mitsubishi Magna. Can't stand them personally. Ugly and the 2.6 Astron engines sounded awful when you pushed them. Buying one was a great way to say to the world "I'm boring." But I suppose some unfortunates will be restoring them someday....

I could live with that. :)

Apology accepted mate. :)

I'm pretty sure that is a six cylinder motor from a 64 Mustang. Not a four banger. I've never seen or head of a four cylinder Mustang or Falcon prior to 1974.

That is not in Australia. I'd say they are British.

The HiLux TG UK tried to destroy was clearly a Diesel. Not a 22RE. However, I agree these engines are tough, I have owned several R powered Coronas.

These were pretty common in Australia from the sixties to the 80's when laminated windscreens started becoming popular. We had one that Dad fitted to the family 76 Toyota Corona for long distance drives. A smashed toughened glass screen could really ruin your trip. I had one explode in my face in 1993 (on my 1982…

I remember that add being on TV. Now I feel really old...

I have a plate frame from Moran Cadillac I found in an antique store in Australia for $5. I think it's a very cool find for a car movie buff. Moran Cadillac is the Carson, CA dealership that had the front row and most of the service dept wiped out during the car chase in the original 1975 movie "Gone in 60 Seconds".

Then you start poking those bits of floor that look sound with a screwdriver and it goes straight through...

I like licence plate frames. They generally tell you where the car, and probably driver, lives. That can help in traffic. For example some numpty is trying to cut across four lanes of Melbourne traffic to turn left in a Land Cruiser. The licence plate frame says "Shepparton Toyota". So you assume the guy is a…