Back in the olden days - there were three more behind the shed. 'Twas a good way to enjoy my superannuation
The model name for the wagon was as long as the car - Mercury Cougar Villager Brougham
Only two remain as the rest have been sold to put food on the table
Nice. Good clean EJs are very rare now
Beautiful old EJ!
Give her a birthday with some oils are greaseā¦then get out and cruise 
Plenty of Smiles per Gallon to be had for sure!
Not really a classic car but have any of you blokes had experience with the 100 series land cruisers. I know the diesel is always the way to go but they are a solid 5-8grand more then the petrols and I was wondering if the petrol was worth it or to just wait and get a diesel. Donāt even want to talk about turbo diesels Because I know they are brilliant but the price on them isnāt within reach on apprentice wages.
Depends on what you want to do with it mate.
Petrol or Diesel 100 series certainly aināt gonna blow ya hair back, but plenty enough grunt to get off road if thatās what youāre looking for.
Petrol can go hard on the beach, whereas Diesels will climb mountains and chew through bog holes much better than Petrol.
Around town/hwy useā¦ petrol has more get up and go, but are much thirstier than a diesel.
Iām a Diesel man for many reasons, and would recommend thinking realistically where the majority of driving will be done and how long you plan to keep it.
The Petrol variants have a much bigger list of negatives mechanical wise than the Diesel, which is why they are so much cheaper on the 2nd hand marketā¦
ā¦so thatās my 2 cents worth 
I just got rid of two 2H Diesel 60 series Cruiser Wagons and got a real mans truck,
'88 GQ TD42 PATROL 
I was planning on using it for tracks to get to good camping sites on weekends but also as a daily driver because even though there a pain sometimes Iād rather have a manual daily driver. Iāll be chucking heavy shit into it bullbars, awnings, roof racks etc. wonāt be absolutely thrashing it in river crossings and extreme tracks mostly just light to moderate tracks and definitely no beach driving looks like fun until you and your cockhead mate are both bogged down. I understand there not fast cars, those kind of cars are better as weekend drivers just want something with a bit of torque that can work as a daily and a fairly capable off roader. I plan on keeping until it gets written off or the cost of running it simply isnāt worth it.
Side note Iāve never seen a patrol save a landruiser always the other way round 
get a tesla monster truckā¦
all youāll ever needā¦!!
NEVER take a 4wd onto the beachā¦
Dad had the largest fleet of 4wd busses in Aust, and they were on the beach every day. Washed every day. Lasted about 5-6 years, if thatā¦constant maintainence ( he had his own workshop)
His own car, he traded every 2 years out of neccessityā¦trade them in while they still had value / before they rusted outā¦
Get a hire car, if you wanna hit the beachā¦
Ive seen people run porsche 4wdās, on the beachā¦
Bloody oath that beach work is definitely gonna shorten the lifespan of your vehicle and add extra costs to parts and maintenance 
We were raised as part of a long line of a fishing family, in a small fishing town and spent our whole lives in 4WDās on the beaches all over Western Australia
As such, we also got taught where to drive on the beach, what to avoid, how to 4WD safely and efficiently, how to properly clean vehicles and maintain them since we were old enough to reach the pedals 
Tip#1: Our parents got extremely angry when us kids washed the brand new 1976 '45 series shorty Cruiser on the front lawn after a day out at the beachā¦
ā¦ anyone want to guess why ???
Some of our family live near Moreton Bay. All their cars rust within a few years just from the salt air
You havenāt been on this earth long enough to make a comment like that Squidguts!
The only reason thereāsANY old LandCruisers left on the road today is because a NISSAN towed them out of somewhere
My sister and BIL live in a 1 klm wide land strip between the ocean on one side and a saltwater estuary on the other.
EVERYTHING rusts just looking at it 
Toyotas can be seen anywhere in the world even in war zones. On the other hand patrols and Nissans in general are driven by the kind of bloke who wears pit vipers, doesnāt know where he is on the weekend and would definitely get with your ex girlfriend a week after you break up.
What was the first vehicle to traverse Australia South to North?
What vehicle tempted the Arabs to trade in their Camels?
What vehicle is regarded as the most capable 4WD around the world in places such as Brazil, South America, Malaysia, Phillipines etc?
What vehicle was the first 4WD to enter the South Pacific market after WW2?
Mate, just grab the best condition Petrol 100 series that you can find.
I recommend buying one from an old retired couple who have owned since new and upgrading to something more modern.
DO NOT buy one from some young fella thatās already kitted out with huge tyres, bar work, lift kits and the whole BCF catalogue bolted onto it.
Thereās gonna be a big dollar reason why heās selling it cheap despite the thousands of dollars worth of modifications bolted onto it
Take your time to find an old pensioner wagon, 100% stock standard and I can help you with plenty of advice as to how to set it up properlyā¦ taking into account my many years of engineering work with not only Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Drag Cars, Racing Cars, Circuit Cars, Hill Climberinās and every performance vehicle inbetween.
Iām applying all of my 40 years of knowledge and experience into building this GQ, which will be a formidable beast to not only conquer any terrain thrown in front of it ā¦ but also be the most economical, lightweight and enjoyable daily driver that can be achieved.
Donāt get caught up with the online bullshit trying to sell you shite that you donāt need, I can give you advice that will leave all of those āCatalogue Carsā for dead! 
Thatās exactly what I convinced my niece to do when she moved out west and wanted a 4x4.
She sent me on missions to look at coastal cars that had been extensively tricked up and had spent a lot of time in the sand. Everyone one of them was a resounding ānopeā from me. Easy to catch them out, Iād ask if the car had done any beach work, theyād say no, but the underside would suggest otherwise. Then ten minutes later theyād be a little less cautious in their conversation and be bragging about the fun theyād had in it up at Rainbow Beach or on Fraser. 
She ended up with a low klm bog stock Patrol that had been owned by a elderly couple out west who had bought it to travel in but never got to realise that dream. Sheās had six years of absolutely trouble free driving in it and has just replaced it with a new Hilux SR5.
Hopefully she gets as many trouble free years out of the Rollux
Yeah will be tough to find but Iām sure thereās one out there in vic, just a lot of those pensioner cars are autos from what Iāve seen. I could also look into the 90 series Prados but Iām not to sure how capable they are
