Vintage 1985 Lake Isabella, CA TLCA trail run Pics

sleepercivic · 10-02-2007, 09:21 PM

Hi all, thought you guys might want to see some trail pics from about 22 years ago LOL. I was 15 years old when I sent a letter titled "looking for ride" to 4Wheel and Off Road Magazine. They actually printed it and the great members of the San Fernando Valley TLCA offered me a ride on a run. Bill Ferguson (a TLCA SFV Member) was actually a friend of my mothers friend and thus I was allowed to go on the run once they met (man how times have changed, I don't think I'd let me kids go now).
I believe this took place in July of 1985 and it was near Lake Isabella.

Mods feel free to move if this is in the wrong place.
Thanks for the look
Rich
Below: Me riding shotgun with another member of the TLCA SFV

Below, I rode with Bill Ferguson in his Cruiser sporting a 454 with a super charger...yes the headers looked spagetti in that engine compartment. Wish I had a picture of it.

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KevinInSac · 10-02-2007, 10:01 PM

Dude, that's pretty cool.

Awesome that you could get pics from such an old trip, and actually have them in decent condition.

**rocket** · 10-03-2007, 01:57 AM

I was born and raised right up the street from those pictures. They really remind me of what freedom used to be like. Awesome to see. Thanks for sharing.

881stGenRunner · 10-03-2007, 05:41 AM

awesome vintage pics. That is really cool. It would be even better if you still had the magazine that you were printed in.

96redtoy · 10-03-2007, 07:02 AM

love the pics

and the old school tires people always forget about how far the tire tech. has come

ps sleepercivic you have the big version of my truck

sleepercivic · 10-03-2007, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 881stGenRunner

awesome vintage pics. That is really cool. It would be even better if you still had the magazine that you were printed in.

Thanks guys, actually, I do have the original article, but I need to scan it. I'll try and get that up soon.

Rich

Volcom · 10-03-2007, 10:29 AM

Nice pics, thanks for the trip back in history

Diesel_Freak · 10-04-2007, 02:43 AM

Great vintage pics. Reminds me of Growing up riding/learning to wheel in my Uncles 75 FJ40... The civic tho... nevermind...

byron4 · 10-05-2007, 04:59 PM

so cool! i love the old pictures. thanks for sharing them with us!

bigarms23 · 10-06-2007, 06:46 PM

thoses are great pics

cory8926 · 06-14-2009, 01:37 AM

Do you remember where the trail was?

The mud pics look like the East side of the lake when the water is low.

Great pics and short shorts!

desertcamper67 · 06-14-2009, 08:55 AM

Thanks for the blast from the past. I love them old simple days. Hate those tires though.
Great pics and great job preserving them.

toyospearo · 06-14-2009, 09:03 AM

GREAT GREAT PICTURES!!!
My transmission is laying on the floor of my garage waiting for a new clutch to come and those pictures pretty much drove me to the brink of insanity!

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KevinInSac Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA (Carmichael) Posts: 1,059	Dude, that's pretty cool. Awesome that you could get pics from such an old trip, and actually have them in decent condition. __________________ 92 ExCab Pickup SR5 3.0 5spd 4X4 Pretty much stock. I've done some stuff though.

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rocket Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,522	I was born and raised right up the street from those pictures. They really remind me of what freedom used to be like. Awesome to see. Thanks for sharing. __________________ '96-'02 gone: '92

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881stGenRunner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 2,339	awesome vintage pics. That is really cool. It would be even better if you still had the magazine that you were printed in. __________________ -Brandon 1988 4Runner SR5 4x4 V6 5 Speed Swap (R150F)~SDORI 1.5" BJ Spacers~Downey 26MM TBs~Downey 3" Springs~Downey Shackles~PC ES3000s~PC ES2000 SS~Motive Gear 5.29s~Rear Detroit~Front Lock-Rite~Yakima Load Warrior~33x12.5 Pro Comp M/Ts~Cragar 15x8 Streetlocks~Cobra 18 WXSTII~Marlin Crawler Rear~Addicted Offroad Front Bumper~4X Innovations Sliders~WabFab Bikini Kit~Optima Yellow Top~SS IFS Truss. My 4Runner and Other Stuff

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Diesel_Freak Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: PDX, Oregon Posts: 420	Great vintage pics. Reminds me of Growing up riding/learning to wheel in my Uncles 75 FJ40... The civic tho... nevermind... __________________ Project 4Rescue: 89 Gen1 22RE 5spd 4Runner...Marlin DOM rear bumper, OME rear/ BJ spacer front, OME shocks all around. Lucas Pro series HD clutch: DONE!!! BRAND SPANKIN NEW 22RE DONE!!!!! Firefighters: Cause somebody's got to step up and do it... RIP: Charles Edward DelaForest: Born Sept 78 - Murdered May 05 I miss you Brother Last edited by Diesel_Freak; 10-04-2007 at 03:03 AM.

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byron4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: coloRADo Posts: 365	so cool! i love the old pictures. thanks for sharing them with us! __________________ 1993 4runner: ARB air locker rear. aisin manual hubs. SDORI ball joint spacers, OME 901 coils, Sonoran Steel IFS truss, 33x10.5 BFG AT's, hacked into the dash clinometer, marlin crawler sliders, custom armorology rear bumper, and a lot of custom dents. -Byron

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bigarms23 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mountains of truckee ca Posts: 1,006	thoses are great pics __________________ 1988sr5 4.3v6 4runner with chevy axles 513 gears dual cases overall 300to1 ratio 36mtzs 5inch lift detroits 1972 stepside jimmy d44/d70 425hp 1995 green range rover

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cory8926 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Santa Clarita, Ca Posts: 64	Do you remember where the trail was? The mud pics look like the East side of the lake when the water is low. Great pics and short shorts!

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toyospearo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: way way nor cal Posts: 1,553	GREAT GREAT PICTURES!!! My transmission is laying on the floor of my garage waiting for a new clutch to come and those pictures pretty much drove me to the brink of insanity! __________________ 94 Ext. cab 22re Aussied, 4.88's, SAS,ed, FLATBED, Old Man Emu rear leafs w/TG 5.5" shackles, TG sliders, LC Header, Marlin super HD clutch, 32's- Swamper TSL's- RC rims, Badland Bumper, lifted, lighted, LED'ed, Warned, alternatored (LC High ouput), Hammed, gusseted, trussed, etc, etc... My build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f152/great-w...ck-sas-164531/ My Flatbed build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f88/toyospea...-build-191787/

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