Let's play obscure 4x4s

"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30) 08/12/2020 at 16:30 • Filed to: Mazda, Matsuda

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Mazda Pathfinder, yes Mazda, the first Pathfinder. Built in Burma/Myanmar .

HammerheadFistpunch > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 16:39

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Bonus points for Matsuda. 

way2blu does a rev update > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 16:41

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Fun fact, these shared the same headlight design as the Miata:

Only the Pathfinder, with its static headlight positioning, was too cute for the US domestic market to handle.

Maybe Mazda can do a retro CUV to sell now that crossovers are so popular now?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HammerheadFistpunch 08/12/2020 at 16:42

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My wife told me that years ago in Japan, I was like, Matsuda whaaa? She explained. My in laws programmed her to believe all brands outside of Toyota are shit, she still believes that to a degree. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 16:46

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wolseley mudlark

aaaand a nutfield gutty

wich im not entirely sure is 4x4 but goddamn would i drive anything named nutfield gutty

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/12/2020 at 16:50

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Mudlarking is cool, amazing what comes out of the Thames. They should toss that into the mud and let it be discovered a thousand years from now. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 16:57

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N icola White and Si Finds on Youtube are some good mudlarking channels for those of us who live elsewhere and love history! :)

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/12/2020 at 16:58

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Yes I have seen them, Nicola was here in Marin visiting a friend actually. I found a bottle from the 1920s with the cap still on here in the estuary. Not much to find here though... 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 17:11

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Get ready, because I have a veritable human centipede of obscure 4x4s:

The Brazilian JPX Montez, which is a development of

The French Auverland, which is based upon the

Portuguese UMM Alter, which was an evolution of

the French Cournil 4x4, which was designed as a replacement for the

Hotchkiss Jeep, which was a license-built French version of the Willys.

And to make things even more confusing, the first three were all in production at the same time. And the Cournil was sold under like three different brands before becoming the UMM.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 17:12

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Very cool! Nova Scotian history only really started in the 1600s....well, of course the First Nations were here, but as most of their ‘things’ were made from natural materials, they are of course long since gone, so there’s not much to look for or metal detect for here :(

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/12/2020 at 17:12

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It's basically a fat Land Rover

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/12/2020 at 17:14

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Yeah, the Spanish were here and our main road is named after Sir Francis Drake, he did repairs in the estero at Point Reyes. But there isn’t much to find. There was a barge that sank near SF and you can find pieces of china and silverware sometimes. I get old blue glass pieces at my surfing beach as well, but that’s about it. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/12/2020 at 17:16

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i think it was hoping to be the land rover...but rover built a better car

all the prototypes were built round the same time

Noodles > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 17:20

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That's a nice green. Really bright

Cι hι sin > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 18:01

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Saw this a few years ago. It’s not what you think.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/12/2020 at 18:21

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Are the parts for the French MB Jeep interchangeable? 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Cι hι sin 08/12/2020 at 18:34

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Spanish built right? 

Cι hι sin > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 18:43

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Si. Santana PS-10.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 19:07

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Yes, in fact Hotchkiss started by making spares for the 20k MBs that the US gifted to France at the end of the war. Many of those were non-functional units too, so they were broken down and recycled. Most if not all of the Hotchkiss Jeeps are actually a combination of original Willys bi ts and french-made reproduction parts.

In the early 80's the French military started replacing them with...

A licensed version of the G-Wagen built by Peugeot . Because designing their own truck is hard . Nevertheless , Hotchkiss Jeeps could be found in use by the French armed forces up until the turn of the century.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/12/2020 at 19:14

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That makes sense, but the French using Mercedes?? Wow, the French had a few vehicles like Dangel stuff.. seems amazing to me they would use vehicles from a coun try that twice invaded them.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 19:15

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Blue glass looks awesome!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/12/2020 at 19:19

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It’s the rarest thing at the beach, I find more carnelians than blue glass. I have a spice jar almost full of carnelians now.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 19:23

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That’s pretty awesome!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/12/2020 at 19:32

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As an archeology major I am super jealous of people finding actual history. I like Chill Bill’s YouTube as well, he is British living in the French countryside, he finds Roman stuff.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 19:38

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I’d love to even visit the UK once, do some mudlarking and even find a chip of an old Roman pot.....I took Greek and Roman history in university (Advanced History M ajor / English Minor in a BA, and a BEd with a focus in History/Social Studies and English), so even that would be an amazing tangible link, as mundane and ‘everyday’ as it would’ve been to them back then....that would just make it all the more special.

onlytwowheels > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 20:35

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Monteverdi Safari built on International Scout chassis

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > onlytwowheels 08/12/2020 at 22:29

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Oh I forgot about those, like a 2 door Range Rover. 

onlytwowheels > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 22:36

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If International had this level of styling and comfort, I think they would still be in the light truck business.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > onlytwowheels 08/12/2020 at 22:37

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Yeah perhaps, and if they could resist rust.

onlytwowheels > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/12/2020 at 22:39

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Good point.

I forgot about the rust.....