Vehicle Description
1969 Nissan Patrol - Rebuilt 350ci V8 - Automatic Transmission -
97k Miles - Red Over Black And Red Interior (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 1969 Nissan Patrol on a website other
than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only
seen some of our many photographs of the SUV due to third-party
website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 120
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) Among legendary
off-roaders, the Patrol is often forgotten, and it shouldn't be �€"
Nissan News, September 2021 The Nissan News writer, Joel
Stocksdale, went on: ...the Nissan Patrol has just as much history
and ability as the other off-roaders we've mentioned (Jeep, Land
Rover, Land Cruiser, etc). The first generation went into
production in 1951, meaning this is the model's 70th anniversary.
It's currently in its sixth generation, too. But part of why it's
perhaps not well-known in the United States is that only two of
those generations were ever offered here: the second-generation
featured here, and the current one, which is sold in the U.S. as
the Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX80. It's also followed a similar
trajectory as the Toyota Land Cruiser, going from Jeep-like machine
to a plush passenger SUV, but with traditional body-on-frame
construction and real, transfer-case-based four-wheel drive. The
second-generation is a sweet spot as a collector car, since it's
not as bare-bones as the first-generation that was similar to a
military Jeep, and it still has the charming classic style of its
contemporaries like the first-generation Ford Bronco and the Toyota
FJ40. Offered here is a second-generation 1969 Nissan Patrol in red
over red-and-black. The SUV has been fully restored, re-powered,
lifted, and upgraded for reliable all-terrain travel in comfort.
Showing 97,579 miles currently--fewer than 1,900 miles per-year on
average since new--this head-turning Patrol is ready for highly
capable off-road service for years to come. The exterior red paint
on the all-steel body was professionally applied and the smooth,
uniformly glossy finish shows very well. There are no imperfections
in the paint and no dings or damage to any sheet-metal panel. (To
best assess the quality of the paint and trim finishes, be sure to
view the close-up photographs of the SUV in the accompanying
gallery.) A solid off-road front bumper (with tow hooks) in matte
black is matched with black headlight trim, black entry-assist
step, a black rear bumper, and a full-passenger-area, padded black
roll bar. The windshield glass and all lighting lenses are clear
and undamaged. Factory badging includes the N-i-s-s-a-n hood
lettering, front-fender Nissan Patrol emblems, and Patrol Nissan
rear graphic. Dick Cepek® wheels are mounted with oversize
BFGoodrich® All Terrain T/A KO2 raised-white-letter tires. The
utilitarian interior is largely red-painted metal with
black-painted metal floors in front, red-painted in the
passenger-cargo area. Black-trimmed red vinyl upholstery in a
vertically pleated design covers the split-bench front seat and the
two center-facing rear bench seats. A 3-spoke chrome steering wheel
faces a straightforward instrument cluster with a large speedometer
and a similar-sized multi-gauge grouping set on a black insert in
the red-painted dash. Three Equus® white-faced engine-monitoring
gauges are mounted below the dash. The shift lever for the
automatic transmission and the transfer-case selector lever are
both floor-mounted. Under the hood, the replacement 350-cubic-inch
V8 wears brushed-metal valve covers, bare-metal manifold, and
black, Edelbrock-branded, open-sided air cleaner assembly. The
engine bay is clean, complete, and well organized. Viewed from
below, the chassis and components are similarly clean and have been
treated with a rust-inhibiting coating. The Dana® rear axle,
lift-kit and suspension components, c
