Classic Safari vehicles!

[andy richards]

This summer we are taking our 1974 Land Rover 88" for a short tour to Germany and France and drive on as much dirt roads as we can. As these types of Land Rovers are "meccano" like build I decided to remove the hard top and converted in to a soft top for spring and summer...

When autumn starts I will transfer the Land Rover into a truck-cab with Ifor Williams canopy (for the sheeps )

Thought you all might like the idea of this Safari vehicle.
Cheers,
Andy

 

[Story]

Bought this some months ago:
1956 Volvo Viking, 4x4. 14,400km on the clock, still with the original military tyres duly marked "56" on the sidewalls.
It's in good mechanical shape, the body is going to be fully restored, and the truck bed rebuilt in mahogany and hardwoods. Destination: the bush and classic safaris.

Hopefully you're documenting your restoration with photographs. If so, that'd make a great submission to jalopnik.com

 

[Mike1973]

VW Kombi all the way!

Found this story while trawling the web recently, and featured it the the old vw bus club mag I edit, well worth a read!

Overland Africa 1960 style ...

http://www.wegry.co.za/node/12003

 

[Mike1973]

Another classic safari kombi

Similar period, this time Australia. Red Dust Travelers, Central Australia 1957.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/hindsight/red-dust-travellers/3187412

"Alice the Kombi is put to the test, on the red dust of the Stuart Highway, just a track at that time."

"Breakfast at a roadside camp"

"First glimpse of the amazing monolith, Ayres Rock, Uluru."

 

[Mike1973]

One more VW hit ...

From a short Norwegian film about transporting ice by lorry from Norway to Africa, around 1959. Porsche 356 and Samba support vehicles for the expedition. I'm afraid the link the the movie has expired though :eusa_doh:

These are a few screen grabs I made -

 

[Mike1973]

And you'd never guess, but this is my off road vehicle ...


Waiting for the others by zombikombi1959, on Flickr

 

[Stearmen]

Can't keep a good old VW down!

 

[andy richards]

Wow! Great pics and great stories!
Thanks for sharing.
Andy

 

[Mike1973]

And us 'on safari' in the Western Highlands in 2010, with a late 60's vintage 'Air-Camping' root tent. (The design is from '59, same year as out Kombi)


Calgary Bay by zombikombi1959, on Flickr

 

[David Conwill]

I'm curious as to what the car in the foreground is. It reminds me of my grandparents' '59 Mercedes, but smaller perhaps.

 

[Mike1973]

I'm curious as to what the car in the foreground is. It reminds me of my grandparents' '59 Mercedes, but smaller perhaps.

Definitely check out the link in the original post David, it's a cracking little story. (It's over 4 pages) I can't remember if they mention the model, but you are right, it is a Mercedes.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Mohs Safarikar

 

[Stearmen]

I don't know how you peasants can drive the cars you do on safari?

 

[Renault]

Hm! Looks like that may have used "Lester's" ammunition. Cheapest in the empire. Well, it generally works.

 

[Oldsarge]

I had the good fortune to see McLoughlin's work at a Safari Club convention one year. His parodies are hysterical but his vintage landscapes with canoe and/or floatplane tug at your heartstrings. Golden Age Art, without question.

 

[1mach1]

Don't forget the Pontiac Safari.....

 

[Stearmen]

Don't forget the Pontiac Safari.....

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[fireman]

Not exactly Safari but vintage explorer and very cool.

More pretty interesting vehicles can be found here. Great vintage African vehicles.

http://www.desert-vehicles.org/index.php?article_id=18

 

[Stearmen]

That Bugatti on there web sight sure is wild!

 

[Mr. Godfrey]

Cool! I would like to drive that.