The Thomson Tow'er

[kiwijim]

G'Day all,
I know my Thomson Tow'er may-not be as young as 1986
but she was fully rebuilt in 2006, hopefully it may qualify,
It's a 1981 Mitz ute named "OLD BLUE"
I fully rebuilt the motor, removed the old 3 speed column-change gearbox and replaced it with a 5 speed floor change,
out came the old bench seat and in went two VK Holden bucket seats (very comfy) ,
while in the adding mood...in went a good radio/cassette and a UHF radio, plus the canopy on the rear....grabbed free out of a local paper.
Old Blue may-not be the fastest ute on the road but she has never let me down yet . ;D
she pulls the Thomson Caravan with-out any trouble.



Cheers and Beers kiwijim

[hooligan]

Hey Jim, that's a neat lookin notsosquishy yute. Be very handy for carrying van parts and restoration tools ;D

Cheers,

Gristy

[kiwijim]

G'Day Gristy,
You are spot on about carrying bits for the caravan repairs in OLD BLUE, it has also carried enough aluminum to build a few vans... old alum that is...to the scrap yard ( made a couple of hundred out of that lot) ;D

she has also carried 1.5 ton of slabs, that made her grunt a bit but thanks to the low gears...no trouble.
she's pretty good at pulling out trees as well,
the 10 year old hibiscus on the drive-way didn't have a chance...roots an all first grunt,
made a hell of a mess of the retric pipes but a tin of glue fixed them later.

thinking of flogging her off shortly....interested ? ? ? ;D

cheers kiwijim.

[wbski007]

G-day Jim,
Great looking tow'er you got there,is it gas or diesel? I like all the goodies you have on her, the bull bar and cap are awesome, it reminds me of the 86 Isuzu pup I had, great little truck, brings back memories.
Cheers and lots of beers,
Wayne