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Project vehicle(s) built: "IFS No More", one of the first straight-axle swaps on an IFS Chevy; "Plain Jane", a buildup of a new Ford Super Duty diesel plain jane work truck; "TraiLex", because after the Lexus GX470 won Four Wheeler of the Year two years in a row we got a lot of heat from readers about picking a Lexus as a top 4x4. Best memory of your time working at Four Wheeler: No doubt has to be the many Four Wheeler of the Year tests I was on during that '85-'89 stint and then the most recent while Tech Editor of Jp Magazine as a member of the Four Wheeler of the Year test team. Best memory of Four Wheeler of the Year: When I came on as editor in 1986, it seemed to me that the Four Wheeler of the Year program needed a more structured empirical basis, while taking advantage of the existing staff's experienced enthusiast perspective. COVER SECTION F lopped Jeeps, wandering hippos, gas station burritos, hydrolocked engines, active volcano camping, colored smoke bombs, leech attacks, and scooping our competition have all been part of being Four Wheeler staff at one time or another. Best memory of Four Wheeler of the Year: Four Wheeler of the Year was always a lot of work, but fun, too. [Extracted from the article] |
