posted 08-04-2003 12:22 PM ET (US)        

Some simple things work well and work well for a long,long time.

posted 08-04-2003 02:06 PM ET (US)            

Are you going to run a British Seagull for a kicker by any chance? Actually Del-Quay is made in England.

posted 08-04-2003 05:54 PM ET (US)            

Please send me that picture!!

posted 08-04-2003 06:07 PM ET (US)            

In reality, it has almost as much Chevy in it as the AM General Hummer - SB350, SM465 tranny, rear calipers are from a Monte Carlo front end, PS is Saginaw etc...

Utilitarian to the extreme, a classic brand (that like BW has been somewhat poluted in the US due to concessions to chasing the almighty $ - not so in the rest of the world).

I count on them - (1962 Whaler and the 71 TLC)to take me to the adventure and bring me home again.

Jim

posted 08-04-2003 09:31 PM ET (US)            

Once in a while it seems that some guy's get together and build something right. It is usually an enormous success. I wish that were the goal more often. Cheers J

posted 08-05-2003 07:16 PM ET (US)            

http://www.discoweb.org/heather/IMG_0124.JPG

http://www.discoweb.org/heather/IMG_0126.JPG

posted 08-06-2003 05:38 PM ET (US)         

As for me, of course, I acknowledge that I ain't got the money for the newer stuff, alot of which I think is great, but to me, unaffordable. For example, I would take a 70k new Range Rover over a beat up old one any day, but can't.

posted 08-06-2003 06:28 PM ET (US)            

Regarding the comment about being too cheap to buy a newer vehicle...obviously North Beach has never owned a classic vehicle. Otherwise he (or she - profile is not listed) would know that many classic vehicle owners could have bought a new vehicle many times overs for the cost of restoring one classic. Since I stopped modifying my Bronco about 2 years ago, I was able to buy a 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada. It's a beautiful vehicle, It's easier to tow my boat with this vehicle It's more comfortable to tow my boat with this vehicle. It gets better mileage towing with this vehicle. But, it is NOT my Bronco and it doesn't get nearly as many looks that the Bronco/Boston Whaler combo does! Nor do I get the satisfaction of completing an adventure (note: I didn't say "trip") with this rig.

posted 08-06-2003 09:58 PM ET (US)            

I bought one new in 1967 and drove it for 6 months befor I pulled the I-6 and dropped in a 350 HP 327. I drove it to work every day and on weekends it either towed a boat to the lake or was involved in sand drags. The front license plate read "CHEVOTA", a worthy vehicle.

posted 08-07-2003 09:13 AM ET (US)            

A mint-condition Montauk and a mint-condition Navy blue or green Jeep Grand Wagoneer with the woodgrain sides of early nineties vintage.

posted 08-07-2003 09:52 AM ET (US)            

....as I've stated before: some people will never understand! Fortunately, I don't understand some of these people either!

posted 08-07-2003 10:07 AM ET (US)            

2003 Bayliner?

posted 08-12-2003 09:09 AM ET (US)            

BTW, my wife has a Freelander.

My second (land) vehicle is a New Holland Commercial Mower.

posted 08-12-2003 10:57 PM ET (US)            

I posted before about the Bronco, but I think I found the tow vehicle for the Whaler. It is a 1976 International Scout II. Pretty rare, and in good condition. Check it out here- http://community.webshots.com/photo/85136388/85484270VSrBWJ

http://community.webshots.com/photo/85136388/85484382sZBrwc

http://community.webshots.com/photo/85136388/85484474NAUluK

http://community.webshots.com/photo/85136388/85484514QCujGi

I think it will look real smart with the Whaler. Let me know what you think- I have not jumped on it yet, but it is a good deal.

posted 08-13-2003 12:13 AM ET (US)            

Funny thing is we recently thought about buying another FJ 40 but the criteria was that it had to have a V-8 and auto tranny. The FJ 40 in stock form only had 125 horsepower so it is a pretty wimpy tow vehicle. In low range however, the Land Cruiser will go places off road that most vehicles don't dare.

I think this may be the parallel to whalers.... that the FJ 40 is such a capable rig you can count on it to get you home every time just as we trust our whalers at sea.

posted 08-14-2003 11:07 AM ET (US)            

I had a '62 Series II, '80 CJ5, and '97 TJ - all at once. I preferred the CJ to them all. The right hand drive Rover was in pristine condition.... except for you had to keep oiling EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME. No matter what, the Rover was just a rendition of a Jeep but had more expensive parts because I was in North America. If you were in the middle of nowhere and actually only had a flat head screwdriver and two adjustable crescent wrenches then, maybe, I'd go for the tinker toy Rover.

At one point, I "didn't get it" anymore. Oiling the freakin' ball joints!, being "one with your knees" driving position and having to pull off the WHOLE fender to get to the brake master cylinder just was not cutting it for me. I guess I was just getting lazy. Every ride was like a flight check. It was fun but I need to just drive and not have to worry about changing clothes all the time to keep my vehicle "maintained". It does depend on the person. You can have one, but I couldn't RELY on one as a no-brainer daily driver though I was willing to maintain her. Some people choose to heat their homes with a wood stove and chop wood all the time, some don't. I suppose it's an aesthetic you are going after. I wanted to the option to use wood to heat my home as a redundant system.

The thing about my Whaler is it'd keep-going, un-sinkable, "turn the key and go" quality. I also want to learn how to scull it with a single 10' oar as a redundant system. For me, the mechanical/electrical/design simplicity award belongs to the Jeep, not the Rover. I still have the old TJ, hung on to the CJ as long as I could, liquidated the Rover a long time ago. Now, I also have the Rubicon - talk about "bullet proof" internals. I refuse to drive anything else. Choosing to get a Classic Rover is not like choosing a classic Whaler, as far as boating comparisons go. A more appropriate comparison would be classic Rovers and a wooden sailboat with not enough sail, a really bad bung and caulk job and loads upon loads of teak decking that you need to oil all the danged time :)

posted 08-14-2003 11:35 AM ET (US)            

http://maximog.com

This was conceived by a guy I used to work for.
It eats Hummers !!!

Or maybe you'd prefer the vehicle that they're working on now.

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