Has the golden age of the overland vehicle slipped the sands of time?
Category Archives: Four Wheel Drive
Legacy Power Wagon
At the confluence of old and new resides this beastly 4×4.
The Mongolian Bankhar Dog
Exploring Mongolia to Protect Predator and Prey
The Wheels of Spectre: Are the Cars of the 24th Bond Film the Best Yet?
For fans of the James Bond franchise, today offered a good tease with the official unveiling of the cars from the 24th installment of Albert R. Broccoli’s now legendary series. Announced as the Cars of Spectre, the villains in the forthcoming movie have impeccable taste in vehicles. Our readers will undoubtedly drool over the Defender with…
Win This Jeep: Five Buck JK Wrangler
Cal4Wheel pulls off another winning raffle Jeep.
Driving Australia’s Most Challenging Off-Road Trail
For most of Cape York, the remote peninsula north of Cairns that runs parallel to the Great Barrier Reef, the nearest major city isn’t even in Australia, it’s in Papua New Guinea. You know, where head-hunting was a thing up until a couple of decades ago. We just drove through it on the most challenging…
Why Travel with a Roof Top Tent? And Which One?
Coen Wubbles of Landcruising Adventure walks us through the finer points of rooftop sleeping.
The Right Stuff
Warn Industries, 600 Strong and on the Move
SYA Off Road Extension Kit for LR3, LR4, and Range Rover Sport
A modification that improves your Land Rover’s look and safety
Sirocco Overland: Through Senegal and the road to Dakar
There was a mix-up at the border crossing. There, I said it. To this day I still can’t recall what we were actually thinking or exactly how it happened. Rule number one in overlanding… always ensure your paperwork is in order. We skipped past about 100 trucks queued up on the embankment road and followed…
The Overland Festival
Main Line Overland and Touratech support Mid-Atlantic adventurers with a first-class event
Road (And Trail) Tested: 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek 2.0i Limited
I put Subaru’s latest trailhead transporter to the test.
La Aduana: Steve McQueen’s 1952 Chevrolet Pick Up Truck
Only hours left to own a slice of automotive history.
High Passes and Rain Storms
A trip through Southern Colorado’s Famous Trails
Four Syncros, Two Nations, One State: Overlanding on the WABDR
Although all buttoned up and cozy in my Westy at a disused Forest Service campground near Leavenworth, I couldn’t get to sleep. I was anxious about the rest of trip and what it could cost me. Last year the group’s damage amounted to a snapped axle, two broken CV joints, a shredded sidewall and a…
Ford’s Bucking Bronco Turns 50
It was August 1965 and times at the Ford Motor Company were good. Their car lines were selling well – particularly their popular pony car, the Mustang, which had been introduced just over a year earlier to an enthusiastic public reception. On the heels of these successes, Ford introduced the Bronco lineup to a vehicle…
Sirocco Overland: Into the Heart of West Africa (Part 2)
The border went better than expected, with only a little hassle from the Gendarme, and some gentle persuasion to get the carnet stamped at customs. We drove on late into the afternoon passing through the Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country. What a place! Completely untouched by religion, traditional tribal life continues. We found a good campsite…
The building and testing of the Ultimate World Toyota Land Cruiser
What began as an idle thought while sitting under a tree in the wilderness, became the thing of dreams.
Sheriff Calls for the Closure of Black Bear Pass to Motor Vehicles
With yet another accident on Telluride’s most famous trail, local authorities suggest it get the gate.
Chevrolet Announces 2016 Colorado 2.8-liter Duramax Diesel
At long last, another diesel burner is added to the fold.