This Nissan Patrol L60 4×4 (chassis L60300819B) was purchased earlier this year in neglected condition and brought back up to the sharp looking status shown here by the seller, who dedicated most of his summer to this truck. Most of these Patrols we find are tattered or left for dead, but a select few have been restored or sorted like this one. We have only seen about 4 really nice examples in the last five years, this being one of them, and we like how this seller has gently modified the truck for better drivability, power, safety, and a tougher appearance. It is available in Fort Collins, Colorado for $18,500.

The L60 indicates left-hand-drive specification, and the seller says that about 4,000 were imported to the USA, of which 700 or so were soft tops. The canvas Safari soft top was custom designed as well as the roll bar system to which it attaches. The gear rack on top finishes it off well and allows for mounting the Hi-Lift jack. This was a factory hardtop model, but those parts are long gone, so we’d either run it with only this Safari set-up or source a factory soft top and bows. Safety was a concern for making this a good street driver, so new shoulder, seat, and lap belts were installed. The seller’s goal was to bring it up to the level of a reasonable daily driver for someone but still keep the original character of the “Old Patrol,” So some originality was sacrificed to make it safe and drivable. New tires that are larger and bigger wheels, so it is not stock in that respect but much more usable and practical. Brakes are great and put on new shocks, this is the original suspension system and it is heavy duty but rides well.

The seller dedicated his entire summer to this truck, and thanks the guys at Bull Hide 4×4 in Fort Collins for their assistance. The searching out parts consumed a ton of time, but he says it was worth it. Unlike old Land Cruisers, you can’t just order up everything you need from a catalog for these Patrols. Restoration and parts sourcing involves finding parted trucks and scouring the web.

Original miles on the title say 24,035 and he has only added about 75 miles while rebuilding and testing different parts of the truck. He reworked the dashboard and installed new switches for the wipers and heater motor along with a courtesy light. The upholstery was replaced and new seals in the gas tank sending unit were added. All the vents, of which there are 5, 3 under the windshield and one on each side by your feet, were rebuilt.

The original 6-cylinder engine is installed, and the engine bay has been detailed with new hoses. The seller calls it a very strong motor and the intake system is upgraded so that it can breathe more easily at Rocky Mtn. altitude. A new exhaust system has helped the breathing as well. The previous owner had modified the muffler and tail pipe so it was pinched off and ran out the back. The seller put it back to stock specs with the exhaust out the passenger side with new muffler and pipe. The stock oil bath type air filter had a very narrow intake, but was kept and goes with the truck for those wanting originality.

A spare starter is included and the seller is still looking for a factory inside door handle, which are hard to come by. Exterior accessories like the spare tire carrier and the winch motor were also rebuilt so that they now function properly, and the spare gas can holder was added. He could not source parts for the wipers so he installed some slick stainless motors which work great. A new windshield was also installed.

Check out the sellers Photobucket album and slide-show for many additional photos.

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