G60 Patrol vs Simpson Desert

[Swerve]

Hi All,

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Steve (Swerve) and am a self pronounced Nissan Patrol G60 nut and am lucky to have a wife putting up with this obsession.

Anyhow I mainly hang out on www.rmp-o.com as it’s all G60’s and we have been planning a Simpson Desert G60 trek for a few years. We pulled last years trip as to many of us had family engagements in the way, anyhow this year is on starting from 25th Sept at Broken Hill.

So we have 5 x Nissan G60 Patrols doing the trip from stock to modified and a number of other friends labelled support cars.

Anyhow we have planned a basic loops from Broken Hiil, Innamincka, Walkers Crossing track (pending), Birdsville, Simpson, Mt Dare, Oodnadatta Track, Flinders Ranges and Broken Hill. We have a split convoy from Melbourne and Sydney hence Broken Hill start/ finish.

Full details here - http://www.rmp-o.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3176

So if you see a G60 out west in Sept say hello as we always love a chat about G60's

The G60s

G60 Number 1
1978 LWB Nissan Patrol Ute
Mods - Marks 5 Speed gearbox and 35" wheels
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264555_10150226474638282_546833281_7327948_8320333 _n.jpg

G60 Number 2
1972 MWB Nissan Patrol Soft Top
Mods - 34" wheels, early photo below
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/othymiller/IMG_5565.jpg

G60 Number 3
1977 MWB Nissan Patrol Soft Top
Mods - V8, rear air locker, 35" wheels
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g131/Swerve96/IMG_0822.jpg

G60 Number 4
1968 LWB Nissan Patrol Ute
Mods - Rebuilt engine and stock
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g131/Swerve96/Stockton%20G60%2020090912/IMG_9746.jpg

G60 Number 5
1977 LWB Nissan Patrol Ute
Mods - Rebuilt head, rear locker
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g131/Swerve96/G60%20Stock/Fernando%20G60/n10.jpg

[YNOT]

Thanks for the photo's Steve, some very nice old G60's there.
Were all G60's petrol?

Tony

[Woof]

Great collection you have there Steve, well done mate

[AB]

That would be a great trip to go on!

[patch697]

Thanks for the post Steve, they are still a tough looking old Rig even in today's day & age.......

We'd love to see any pic's & video's you'll have from your trip & what a sight it would be to see a parade of G60's trekking across the Simpson....


Cheers mate

Paul

[Finly Owner]

Hi and welcome to Nissans Nut House Steve. Nice to see deication to the original Patrols. Thumbs up to all their owners. Nice G60's, thanks foir the pics and heads up.

Tim

[nowoolies]

g`day Steve
welcome on board mate
heaps of laughs and bucket loads of info here enjoy
nowoolies
Paul
p:s piccies we luv piccies

[Travo]

20 years ago, I did my apprenticeship with a bloke who's dad had one, he used to call it the Scud cause it went like a rocket and came apart in pieces. Great old beast.
Travo