My english translation of the Japanese Isuzu Mu owners manual arrived today, and some of you here on the board are not going to believe this;<P>SOME OF YOU ARE IN IT!!!<P>Seriously. No Joke.<P>It seems, that whoever produced this book (no translation author, publisher, date, etc is listed) borrowed/procurred/stole Isuzu images off the internet from Isuzu enthusiests sites. Like this one.<P>So far I've found:<P>1. One pic of Dan's rig hill climbing at Moab. Looks to be one of the earlier Moab-Zoos.<P>2. One 5 rig group shot, and it looks like Steve is on point, with either Dan, Randy or Dallas behind him.<P>3. Another shot of Dan's rig, rear shot showing articulation.<P>4.assorted Aussie and Japanese shots.<P>The images are all in B&W, and plates are obscured.<P>The manual it's self is nicely done, and it's amazing the options that were never offered on US models. Center locking diff, heated front seats, spare-tire protector bar, factory brush bar, lots of courtesy lights, the "Holy-Grail" slope backed top, factory hardtops, and of course the turbo desiel.<P>Anywho, pretty interesting and worth it.<P>Travis

hmmmm i'd like to see some of those pics..... [img]images/icons/confused.gif" border="0[/img] <P>Dallas

I'd bet they are from these stories: <A HREF="http://www.off-road.com/isuzu/moab.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.off-road.com/isuzu/moab.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.off-road.com/isuzu/moabrept.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.off-road.com/isuzu/moabrept.html</A> <P>Probably like this:<BR><I>1. One pic of Dan's rig hill climbing at Moab. Looks to be one of the earlier Moab-Zoos.</I><BR> <P><I>2. One 5 rig group shot, and it looks like Steve is on point, with either Dan, Randy or Dallas behind him.</I><BR> <P><I>3. Another shot of Dan's rig, rear shot showing articulation.</I><BR> <BR>I'm guessing on that one, but that ain't Dan. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif" border="0[/img]<P>A pity they couldn't properly attribute the pictures to Kammy, or at least reference <A HREF="http://www.zuzoo.org" TARGET=_blank>www.zuzoo.org</A> [img]images/icons/frown.gif" border="0[/img]<P>Randii

These two are the ones.<BR> <P> <P>The other Dan shot is a close-up from the right rear.<P>Like I said, no listed publishers, authors, etc.<P>So far as I know, this book is only available in Australia and NZ. The guys who put it out probable figured that it would never make it to the US.<P>We know you "Da Woman" Kammie [img]images/icons/cool.gif" border="0[/img]!<P>Travis

Small world, eh? Still kinda neat even though no credits were given.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SunValleyAmigo:<BR><STRONG>The other Dan shot is a close-up from the right rear.<BR></STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Was it this one by chance?<BR> <A HREF="http://www.inficad.com/~houlster/Amigo/Images/droop1.jpg" TARGET=_blank>http://www.inficad.com/~houlster/Amigo/Images/droop1.jpg</A> <P>--Dan

So that's what that corner looked like before crossing the Crack. [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img]<P>Randii

<B> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><HR>looked like before </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>A lot of us resemble that remark!<P>Steve G<p>[ 09 January 2002: Message edited by: lttlbddy ]

wowzers... I'm all choked up... <BR>So, how do we go about getting a copy of this manual??? Might be nice to have for my collection, even if I can't figure out who swiped the pix.

If it's available here in Australia any idea who I can get it from? If you can give me a hint as to who/where in Australia I'd be more than happy to send some State side...<P>Cheers

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><HR>2. One 5 rig group shot, and it looks like Steve is on point, with either Dan, Randy or Dallas behind him.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>My guess is actually, Me (Steve), Randii, Mike Riley (in his company car Rodeo), Passport Steve, Wayne Flower (Trooper). Think about it, Dallas may not have even had a driver's license at that time!<BR> <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><HR>3. Another shot of Dan's rig, rear shot showing articulation.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The picture in Randii's post is actually George Reiswig.<P>FYI, These pics are from 'Zu Zoo I, 1998?<P>Boy do me and my Amigo feel old!!