INDUSTRY NEWS
Terrain Tamer Opens in Townsville
Family owned 4WD Parts Company, Terrain Tamer, are excited to announce the opening of their new branch in Townsville, Queensland. Since its beginnings in 1969, starting in the suburbs of Melbourne, Terrain Tamer has grown to include a total of…
Industry Round-Up
Rob Boegheim and HEMA We would like to congratulate Rob Boegheim for his 14 years with Hema Maps, having taken over from his parents as the Managing Director in 2005, and more recently as Chief Exploration Officer. Since 2005, Rob…
Industry News: New Mundaring to Albany off-road route now open
Western Australians take note: A new off-road touring route has been opened in the south west, providing a tremendous 900km off-highway trip through forest and farmland. River crossings, lakes and small country towns are features of the leisurely three to…
WARN celebrates 70 years of hard work
Founded in 1948 by Arthur Warn, Warn Industries is celebrating its 70th Anniversary. With the introduction of the iconic Warn M8274 winch back in 1974, Warn placed itself as the leading brand for electric winches and has continued to evolve…
WILLOWGLEN CHALLENGE 2017: RISING TO THE CHALLENGE
Held over the October long weekend for the 16th time, the Toyota LandCruiser Club’s Willowglen Challenge is one of the longest running 4WD competitions in Australia. Remaining true to the original concept, with two vehicle categories allowing for both heavily…
ARB SPRINGWOOD: NEWEST STORE
ARB Springwood is the latest in a long line of outlets for a bloke named Mark Lacey, who with his wife Fiona has owned ARB stores for the past 25 years. They actually started Queensland’s first privately owned operation in…
SMASHING THE SIMPSON DESERT WITH SOLAR POWER
An Australian husband and wife team have successfully set a new world record for crossing the Simpson Desert in a solar powered 4WD. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Mark and Denny French (White Team) have…
NSW SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ADVENTURE SHOW
Unsealed 4X4, RV Daily, Club 4X4 Insurance and Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures have once again teamed up as the presenting partners for the NSW Southern Highlands Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Show running at the Moss Vale Showground from Friday to…
Tough Dog Wave The Aussie Flag in Dubai
Sydney based 4WD suspension company, Tough Dog, has just wrapped up exhibiting their products at the Automechanika Trade show in Dubai with 1954 other exhibitors. Official numbers indicate there were 28,839 visitors to the show, which is the largest international…
ULTRA VISION LIGHTS NOW MANUFACTURED IN AUSTRALIA
We have tested Ultra Vision lights here in the past with our LED light bar and driving light comparisons, and have been highly impressed with their performance. Another reason to be impressed is the fact that Ultra Vision has recently…
Big Red Bash 2017
Unsealed 4X4 is proud to be supporting the Big Red Bash once again this year. Beginning in 2013 as an unknown, single performing artist event, The Big Red Bash at Birdsville has grown to be the biggest and best remote…
Industry News: Just4Kids Cape York 2017
As featured in Issue 30 of Unsealed 4X4, the magazine is proud to be supporting the 2017 Just4Kids Cape York Safari… so we thought we’d have a bit more of an in-depth look at this great event and some of…
New vehicle news: MA-classified 4X4
List Thins Out There has been a furore in the 4X4 community over MA-classified 4WDs lately; owners didn’t originally know that their vehicle didn’t come with ‘off-road’ MC classification… therefore having more restrictive modification limits and potentially big insurance implications.…
New vehicle news: Pajero Sport and Challenger Recall
Mitsubishi’s Triton-based Pajero Sport and preceding Challenger wagons have been recalled, due to a potential rust issue popping up on tailgates. “Insufficient anti-corrosion coating was applied to the end cap on the outer tube of the tailgate gas springs…” which…
New Vehicle News – Mitsubishi joins Nissan-Renault
Cash-strapped Mitsi gets a boost from rivals Nissan – new ‘Pajol’ on the horizon? Following this year’s emissions debacle, Nissan-Renault has jumped in to salvage what’s left of the struggling automaker. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced that Nissan…
