G60 Patrol on market

Knew a bloke who had one once. Strong big six motor, but bit of a rust bucket.
That one don't look too bad from the photos. Couldn't imagine driving one though, a three speed box!

I know of a few still running around the wheatbelt, but they are definitely collectors items today.
They were built like a truck, and a few even had Perkins 6-354 truck engines slotted into them.

Cheers, Ron.

Can't be real and has to be photo shopped. Where all that white paint is it should be rustic red as you could watch them rusting overnight.

They were good work horses in hard country with strong running gear but don't take them near any soft stuff. They also loved being fed copious amounts of petrol.

I remember reading something 20+ years back that the triple windscreen wiper versions were for military service and were galv bodies and chassis? Something like that.
The hidden handbrake posing as a gear lever caught a few out.

In the early 80's I bought a (I think) a 1976 model Nissan g60 lwb h/top. I did approx. 50k on trips around aus without problems. The good side was it was rugged, relatively powerful and had quite good clearance after I put bigger tyres on it. The downside was the fuel consumption, engine noise, heat from engine bay and the poor gearing of the 3 spd box with no syncro on 1st which you did need to grab in rough country.

There were some good options for a 4spd all syncro transplant but after about 5 years I bought a Pajero which was like a Rolls Royce by comparison.

Had one on a property I worked on at Walgett in NSW also had a mid wheelbase Toyota Three on the tree vacuum 4WD control both 1963 models I think, the Nissan was twice the vehicle that the Tojo was, turned me off Toyotas for life, the Nissan was rough but then again so was the Toyota. The Nissan never gave problems and was very reliable whereas the Toyota was a heap of junk. Both of these vehicles were driven very hard by all and sundry that worked there. Both of the carcases of these vehicles were still on that property about 18 months ago.

For those who want to relive the joys of unpadded dashboards, 90kmh being a bearable top speed, brakes that take 100M to pull you up from 60kmh, noise levels enough to warrant earmuffs, fuel thirst like a Yank Tank, and a ride like a dray - then there's 6 x G60's for sale in W.A. on Gumtree! - including one totally original - with just 53,000 miles (yes, miles), and even complete with original, undamaged seats!

I think I can understand why it's got so few miles on it! - the owner could probably only stand driving it for a few miles at a time, before he needed a week off, to recover! LOL

Cheers, Ron.