You're basically right but the USA is a big country. There are plenty of "Sportsmen" here with pretensions of grandeur. How many does Ineos need to sell here anyway?
Good question, no idea.
Me want.
I didn't even know they had the rounded back cab. I just assumed they were similar to the D90 of the same era. I do see the utilitarian value of the QM's squared rear cab, though. Plus it's a thing here in some circles to have a soft bed cover like a Prairie Schooner.
All of the pickups have the same cab back, they are completely interchangable.
The D90 and the 110 came in either a van top (solid sides) or a County station wagon (with windows).
30 (ish) M8 bolts and a couple of new rubber seals and you could go from a Van to Station wagon in a few hours.
The Safari doors fitted both styles and disn't care if it was a Series a 90 or a 110.
I think a lot of us (well me really) was hoping that the Grenny was being made with the same simplicity and interchangable ethos ...
The 'soft bed' (Praire Schooner) is called a 'tilt' here and required a drop down tailgate on the back.
The cab back and/or van top is removed and a frame installed to attach the canvas.
I had one. it was impractical, noisy, cold and leaked worse than the station wagon with alpine windows and sunroof options.
For that 10 days a year when the weather was good enough, driving around with the top off and the windscreen folded down was glorious.
But that is all history now.
The new boy on the block is the Grenny.
I hope, now it's born, like a parrot without a beak, it will suck-seed.
. I do share a few people’s resigned sigh that the wagon doesnt have those 200mm interior space; would make many things easier that the ute version doesnt solve either. At least for me.
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