1994 TroopCarrier
1994 Landcruiser TroopCarrier
Engine - 4.2L 1HZ Diesel
Transmission - H55F Manual
Suspension - 2-Inch OME Nitro Shocks
Tyres - 33-inch BFG KO2 285/75/16
Equipped for - Touring
Super clean troopy Pete! Finding a mint troopy is becoming more and more rare as the years go on. What's the background story for you getting your hands on it?
The Troop (Cooper) is my first 4x4, I used to rock a little Corolla and wasn’t cutting the cake with the amount of camping and surfing I was doing. A TroopCarrier was a pretty easy choice it’s configuration is awsome.I found this one at a dealer in south Melbourne. Was originally owned by the University of Melbourne and then by an elderly tradesman for 20 odd years so it was really well looked after with low KMs.
With the bus being in the condition that it’s in, it’s had some unwanted attention, it was actually stolen March 2019 and was missing for a few months but thankfully recovered 10 minutes from my home with little to no damage, but was stripped out of all my gear. Have had to spend the last 10-12 months rebuilding him so yea have built up a bit of a special relationship with the rig now.
You’re based in Victoria, where are some of your favourite places to take it out?
The Great Ocean Road is pretty much my second home, so we spend a lot of time in the Anglesea Heath and Otways National Parks. We also frequent visitors of Robe for their sand dunes and beach driving, we currently have a trip planned up to northern NSW so will be looking to get the troopy on the beach up that way.
A trip to the high country will be the next little weekend adventure though, will be looking to get out to Matlock or Woods Point.
Are you happy with where the troopy is in the build? Or is there more to do?
Don’t think you can ever be fully happy haha but by and large yes, we are at the stage of just doing little bits here and there to get it as perfect as we can. Current setup is a corridor style fit out with a pull out drawer, 40ltr Fridge, 100ah AGM deep cycle battery, DC-DC charger, 40ltr water tank with pump and a 350W inverter.
Images by Pete Wroblewski