I was bought up on a farm in South Canterbury approximately 3 hours south of Christchurch, New Zealand. Ever since I was a little kid I have played in the mud with my bikes and toys. As life progressed bikes and toys evolved to the farm motorbikes, tractors and the Holden 1 tonner ute. Of course the Holden sucked in the slick stuff and the new Toyota Hiluxes (Tacoma I think in the States) that were being advertised on TV at the time by a couple of blokes looked pretty damn cool. These guys (Crumpy and Scotty, legends in NZ to the uninformed) could make the Hilux do anything from climb a cliff to scream flat out through mudholes that would just drown the Holden (unless of course it is a Holden Overlander). From here on I just wanted to get a 4WD. After a year of owning a car it got the flick and I was into a 4WD.
4WD's I HAVE OWNED
Toyota Landcruiser LJ71 1985
Series IIa Land rover circa 1972
Lada Niva (we won’t go there though)
Another Toyota Landcruiser LJ71 1985
Stage 1 Land rover more commonly known as a V8 Series III 1982
The Perfect 4WD (if there is such a thing)
Trips planned and been