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The Spirit of the Pajero
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Since Jeff bought his Montero this year, a lot of us have started to pay more attention to older Mitsubishi SUVs. The Montero is to the Pajero as the Toyota Land Cruiser is to the Lexus LX of the same vintage. The more Jeff has updated the Montero, the more he’s gotten my attention. It’s…
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GoWesty runs NORRA Mexican 1000 in Vanagon
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GoWesty Camper Products ran their race Vanagon in the NORRA Mexican 1000. Our team is a big fan of Baja especially when it involves driving quickly over rough terrain with Wide Open Baja. Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast The NORRA Mexican 1000 is a more chill version of the SCORE Baja 1000. The NORRA…
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Search for a Family Camper: Mitsubishi Delica
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Our search for a family camper continues with the Mitsubishi Delica. Not the boxy, badass 3rd generation that many of us are familiar with as amazing Overland builds, but the now available for US import, curvaceous 4th generation. The measurables are there for the 4th gen Delica. Seating for seven, turbo diesel four-cylinder, traditional four-wheel-drive…
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Search for a Family Camper: UAZ-452
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We added our 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser before we knew that Kid 4.0 was on the way. Now that she’s here, we’re not getting rid of the Land Cruiser, but we are searching for some roomier options that include some decent cargo capacity. I will always look at a Pinzgauer first. It’s huge, 6×6, and…
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Hooniverse Asks: What classic would you travel in?
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This Argentinian family of four is traveling to Alaska in their 1960 Willys Wagon. They are currently in Panama. I’ve always loved the look of a Willys Wagon but never considered doing more than the occasional drive around town in one. The Willys does sound like a better choice than the VW Kombi of Kombi…
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Last Call: High Mileage Edition
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The Land Yacht has reached 300,000 miles. It turns 25-years-old next month. I wanted to be happier about this, but it doesn’t really feel like much of an accomplishment. It was always supposed to reach this number. Hopefully, we’ll see 400k in this truck too. What do you consider “high mileage”? Last Call indicates the end…
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Is Build & Battle the build show we deserve?
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While I want to consume as much automotive TV as possible, I can’t watch most of it. The Discovery Channel model of drama, shorten timelines, drama, builds that kind of run, and more drama is not a recipe for enjoyable viewing. No matter how interesting, exotic or badass the build is, if you’re yelling; I’m…
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Land Yacht Field Report: Flint Hills
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It’s been a harsh winter here in the Midwest. We average 18 inches of snow annually and this year has seen 30 inches of the white stuff. Spring has finally shown up and we’re itching to explore. After the front axle rebuild last Spring, #TheLandYacht hasn’t needed many reliability repairs. I finally spent some $$$…
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Buying tires on the other side of the world
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This is something that I often see in the off-road and overland communities. Paying it forward to help each other. There are numerous examples of off-road racing teams in Dakar or rally teams helping out other competitors. Now we have a story of a couple on an adventure, who have found themselves on the receiving…
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Is 700 million enough for Rivian?
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The EV startup that debuted at the LA Auto Show in November has announced a $700 million investment round led by Amazon. Rivian will stay an independent company. Their original shareholders are a part of raising the $700 million as well. They have not disclosed how much money Amazon has kicked in. GM has been reported…
