We realize there was a dearth of Isuzu-related material at JCCS, so here’s a big bad wolf just cold storming through the woods of Australia, circa 1965. We found it whilst skimming Teh Internets on the site of Bruce Upton, a 60-year veteran photographer. You can see many more beautiful images, automotive or otherwise, on his site.
the photography of this one picture alone is stunning. i dare not click on the link to his site as i know i’ll be there for hours.. awesome car and always great to see something “in the elements” and during it’s hey-day.
This is the kind of stuff I live for. It might even take the place of the JNC Award winning Z600.
Too bad the guy doesn’t tag his stuff for searching.
take the place *on my desktop that is. There will always be a place for both cars in my heart!
Also check out this Nostalgic van. I forget what make it is.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RCVu9F5jicQ/TVDJ-kY2IMI/AAAAAAAAARE/1iiiyVfeF9o/s1600/Street+Scene+Wollomolloo+1974.jpg
NIce find! I believe it’s a Mazda Bongo, which is clearly the best name ever.
Holy cow!!!
Look at all those parking spaces in Woolomolloo!!!
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(for those not in on the joke Woolomoloo is right in the city of Sydney and parking is near impossible)
Really excellent photo’s.
Thanks for posting the link Ben.
I think I just orgasmed a little.
Curious to know what this means…
“The Bellet was the precursor of the Mitsubishi range in Australia”
Does he think Isuzu turned into Mitsubishi?
I believe that they were sold alongside the early Mitsubishi Colts here in Aus. All I’ve seen is this photo
http://www.oldcolts.com.au/rally7.jpg
it’s of the Southern Cross Rally winning colts (a little more info on that here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/japcrapcarclub/4141043731/ )
sitting in a dealership window and there’s a big Bellett sign above the door.
There seems to be a bit of joint history there but I’m afraid I don’t know any more. Maybe someone *ahem* older than myself may have been involved somehow firsthand and could shed some light on it for us?
thanks for the interest guys, my photo of the Isuzu Bellet is one of quite a number of car trial pics that I took over a few years.