Root Moose
Expedition Leader
my 1977 Nissan Patrol Ute...
Need more pics of this.
Root Moose
Expedition Leader
I took UTE to mean it was a Nissan Patrol pick-up. I've never seen one (or knew they existed) so I was hoping for pictures of that body style.
RMP&O
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Ute does mean pickup and this is one. The first one in the USA actually, not the only one now. Two more came into the USA after I brought this one in so now there is 3 in the USA. A big Patrolhead I know imported a 79 Ute from Australia and a 77 (I think) from Saudi Arabi. She lives in SoCal and has something like 18 Patrols!
I imported this truck from New Zealand in 04/05. Generally Ute means flat deck since most trucks in Oz come as a cab & chassis. This Ute came from Nissan as a cab & chassis which I was able to determine from the vin plate. They did come with a factory bed but it is super rare. The one the lady imported from Saudi has a factory bed. These were sold in Oz, South America, Thailand, The Middle East and I am sure a few more countries from the late 1960s to 1979. I paid next to nothing for the truck but the import cost me some cash. I bought it sight unseen so was a little disappointed when I found it had some rot but like I said the actual truck cost me next to nothing. It runs decent but I have not done anything with the truck since I imported it, just been sitting.
More pics are here....
http://www.rmp-o.com/gallery/1977PatrolUte
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FourByLand
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Wow.
Box Rocket
Well-known member
Providence Canyon, Utah
My old 40. Cat Canyon, Utah
My old 40. Lonely in the office parking lot.
My old minitruck.
My old 40 again. Helldorado, Moab
My other old minitruck....miss this one.
trying out the bumper on my 80
My old 40. Cat Canyon, Utah
My old 40. Lonely in the office parking lot.
My old minitruck.
My old 40 again. Helldorado, Moab
My other old minitruck....miss this one.
trying out the bumper on my 80
Root Moose
Expedition Leader
Pretty cool. For some reason it is reminding me of a CJ10a.
What engine does it have? SD33?
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RMP&O
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nah the SD33 was not put in Patrols until 1980. It has the P engine which is basically the same as the P40. A big 4L inline six that has plenty of power for these trucks.
And if you think this looks cool...you should see the one the lady got in Saudi, trucks don't rust over there!
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Scenic WonderRunner
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Panamint Mountains....waiting for the SWR.
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