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HERE’S no denying Justin Montesalvo
and his team at Patriot Campers continue
to raise the bar, not only with their trailers
but also with their Super Tourer 4x4 builds.
The company is little more than four
years old and has built a long list of happy
camper customers here in Australia, and
now it’s taking that service and quality to
international markets, with exports to the
USA and elsewhere around the globe.
The Super Tourers are top-shelf builds of current
model Land Cruisers, and they’ve found their way
to customers in the Middle East, Mongolia and back
home in Australia. Justin’s own ‘Black Truck’ LC79
is currently on tour in the USA, where it’s getting
plenty of attention in a market that doesn’t get 70
Series Toyotas, and it will be at the SEMA Show.
When we heard the Patriot team was preparing
something special for the Melbourne 4x4 Show back
in August, we wondered what they might come up
with to top anything they have shown to date. From
the time photos of the build first started leaking
online, and then pictures of it on the road heading to
Melbourne, it was obvious Justin had delivered on his
promise for something special.
The custom Land Cruiser 79 stole the show, with
thousands of onlookers crowding around it over the
weekend. Patriot worked with some of the leading
businesses in the Australian 4x4 industry to create a
70 Series like no one had seen before – and, just one
week later, we were thrown the keys to it.BUSINESSES IN THE OZ 4WD INDUSTRY
STACK OF LIGHT
XRAY Vision light bars are
found around the truck,
with a few Narva work
lights on the tray.SUPER STORAGE
THE canopy includes flip-
up covers each side, slide-
out drawers and fridge,
plus covers for the fuel
fillers. The tray is a new
design for future Patriot
Super Tourers.TV STAR
PATRIOT Campers’ mega
6x6 will no doubt feature
big time on the Patriot
Games TV series.http://www.4X4australia.com.au 272