Amazingly, it’s been a bit more than year with our Delica. It’s amazing the places we’ve gone and the things we’ve seen with the Space Tractor in just over 365 days. It’s been quite the journey, and it’s just begun. We’ve also learned a lot.
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We took the Space Tractor (our 1989 Mitsubishi Delica) to the 2018 BC Overland Rally near Hemlock Valley, BC last week. After a fantastic four days, we concluded with an entry into the BC Overland Rally Trophy Challenge. The Delica did better than expected. Have a look at the video.
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Each year several friends of ours from Zukiworld put on an event called the Fall Classic. This overland / off-road / camping event has a host of vehicles (mainly Suzuki 4x4s, obviously) that head out to explore central Oregon’s high desert country. While we don’t have a Suzuki these days, we got the OK to…
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We’ve done our first major update to our 1989 Mitsubishi Delica Star Wagon, aka the “Space Tractor,” and it was a much-needed upgrade.
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Last Sunday was a time warp back to the early 1990s. OK, it also may have been the early 1990s in Japan, but it was a time warp nonetheless. Several JDM vans (and one sweet ’70s Chevy van) headed for the hills of Washington for the Time Traveler’s 4×4 Van Run. The meet, organized by…
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Like millions of other people, we’re headed home for the holidays in a couple of weeks. However, unlike millions of other people, we’re going to drive a 26 year-old diesel-powered JDM Mitsubishi Pajero 4,000 miles to do so. Hold my eggnog …
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Our Delica, aka, the Space Tractor, which was in the Warn Industries booth at Overland Expo 2018, got featured on the Mixflip YouTube channel. How cool! The person who runs Mixflip happened to come by with his camera and started to ask some questions about the van, now equipped with a WARN M8-S winch….
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Both Andy and I had the unexpected pleasure of appearing on the Auto Off Topic Podcast last week while visiting family in Boston, and we want you to listen! The Auto Off Topic Podcast is a weekly podcast where they talk cars, adventures with cars, or anything that could be related to cars. The show…
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Both Mercedes and I had the pleasure of appearing on the Off Road Podcast last month, and we’re just getting around to sharing this out.
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Do you love the scenic and remote splendors the US has to offer? Do fashion your time around roads or regions that captivate you? Surfaces that keep you interested or curves that delight you? Or, do you challenge yourself by navigating new terrain in the middle of nowhere? If you answered yes to any of…
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