Practically Classics Forum

Wonder if the team could do something on the Suzuki Jeep sj413/410......really scarce now and old, fetching high prices for decent ones......never seen anything in the Mag on these
lots of interest on the forums
Jim Tylee

Moved to "Feedback arena" as this is feedback specifically for Practical Classics Magazine, not the forum itself (I presume!).

Cheers!

We have two of those at school. Predominately they are projects for our after school 'restoration club' One is, I think, a Samurai? It's got wide track? Came to us as a gift after the owner ( an ex pupil) cut the back off to make an off reader and subsequently rolled it twisting it badly in the process, it's a write off in effect but we have made it into a flat bed by constructing sides and a floor with working tail gate.We have also made sump guards, sill skids etc etc. At the moment it's being filled and prep'd for paint. It will then be sold as a off-roader.

The other is an older soft top in yellowy beige colour. This was purchased at three years old for a farm hack, it's never had an MOT because it was never on the road. This one is simply being re commissioned on behalf of the head of technologies who provided the funds to buy it.

We also have an MG Midget waiting and a herald estate.

Okay well done, mine is a hard top called a van for some unknown reason.....did the welding on drivers floor where they all go.....and rear corners......other than that its pretty good all round.....notices on window DO YOU WANT TO SELL THIS JEEP....when i return from shopping....of course not......
Jim

ive driven a couple, bouncy & fun but not something id like to drive a on a long trip..

I realise that we are in back to the future at the moment and that the internet is quite slow in rich's bit of france but a 3 month delay on replying is a tad slow.

TerryG wrote:I realise that we are in back to the future at the moment and that the internet is quite slow in rich's bit of france but a 3 month delay on replying is a tad slow.

Maybe he achieved 88mph in his truck during a French electrical storm and sort of fell through time?
Or perhaps not, 'cos EDF wouldn't have made the connection at the right time..


I like these small Suzukis and once sat in one as ballast (I assume that's how I came to be invited along) during some form of competitive driving through mud event down in the Cheviots. The Suzuki went pretty well and, when it did get stuck, was light enough to be rescued by the Fiat Panda that had followed us into that section, managed to pass us, stopped, tied on and got going again with the extra weight of the stranded Suzuki on the end of a rope behind it. ISTR that the Panda went on to win its class and only missed the top slot as a result of being up against a Lada Niva in the final round but the Suzuki looked the cutest, IMHO, and would be very welcome in my collection of random, broken vehicles.

TerryG wrote:I realise that we are in back to the future at the moment and that the internet is quite slow in rich's bit of france but a 3 month delay on replying is a tad slow.

cheeky bugger id only just spotted this thread & thought i would add my nonsense