PURCHASING an ex-Australian military 6x6 Land Rover 110 Perentie in 2018 went from an idea to reality in the space of around four months. For several years, we’d been watching Australian Frontline Machinery’s series of ex-military auctions. Every month, an eclectic mix of gear cropped up inviting bids. Included among these were the 4x4 and 6x6 variants of the ADF’s fleet of superseded Land Rover 110 Perenties.
More than half of the 4079 Land Rover Perenties ever produced had already been sold through online auctions since we’d been watching. While bidders routinely went gangbusters to secure 4x4 variants including the popular Regional Force Surveillance Vehicles, our sights were set elsewhere.
(NOT SO) TINY HOME
THE Perentie 6x6’s potential as a go-anywhere mobile home was self-evident, whichever way you looked at it. The cargo version has an aluminium rear tray area covering a vast 6.55m² under the cover of a canvas canopy on a hoop frame, with drop sides and a tailgate. For a basic camper set-up, it takes little more than a custom slide kitchen, fridge, gas bottle, water tank, some swags, and the job is done. But then there are the ambulance and general maintenance vehicle (GMV) variants. And it didn’t take much imagination to envisage the insulated fibreglass rear modular section being modified to become a full-blown all-weather camper.
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CORRUGATIONS.SAND, AND SPINIFEX
WHEN TALKING LEGENDARY TRACKS, THE CANNING STOCK ROUTE HAS THE TITLE OF LONGEST HISTORICAL STOCK ROUTE IN THE WORLD, BUT TACKLING ITS 1850KM IN A 1970S LAND ROVER MAKES FOR ONE INTERESTING DRIVE FOR THE TV CREW FROM SERIOUSLY SERIES. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF BY VIEWING ROAD TO RUIN
PURE WATER
THE GUZZLE H2O STREAM IS THE IDEAL WATER PURIFICATION SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER OFF THE GRID
DOES IT GET ANY TOUGHER FOR THE AT52S?
HAVING TACKLED SOME OF THE ROUGHEST TRACKS IN THE COUNTRY, THESE ALL-TERRAINS HAVE PASSED THE TEST
TOP 5 4X4 SPOTS IN SA
HERE ARE FIVE OF THE BEST 4X4 DESTINATIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
PLUGGING IN
GWM IS STUDYING THE VIABILITY OF PLUG-IN HYBRID VERSIONS OF ITS POPULAR 4X4S FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET. WE GOT A CHANCE TO SAMPLE THEM ON TRACK
TOP TANK
WE HAVE COME AWAY IMPRESSED AFTER A WEEK IN GWM’S TANK 500 HYBRID 4X4.
HARD EARNED
HARD WORK AND THE RIGHT ADVICE HAVE HELPED JAMES ATKINSON BUILD THE PATROL OF HIS DREAMS
DYNAMIC DEBUT
OUR FIRST TASTE OF THE LC250 COMES IN THE FORM OF THE LEXUS GX550 OVERTRAIL, AND THIS LUXURY 4X4 WAGON IMPRESSES BOTH ON THE ROAD AND OFF IT
BLACK GROWLER
IF YOU’RE GOING TO SWAP FROM A DOUBLE-CAB UTE TO A 4X4 WAGON, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE. BRUCE HAS DONE JUST THAT AND EQUIPPED HIS GR SPORT 300 WITH THE BEST GEAR ON THE MARKET
2025 NISSAN PATROL MAKES GLOBAL DEBUT
CURTAINS DROP ON SEVENTH-GENERATION PATROL BUT NOT HERE UNTIL 2026
