Nissan Patrol 60
The second Patrol used a ladder frame, live axles and a big low-speed six-cylinder engine to keep moving where roads ran out.
1970 Nissan 60 Series Patrol (16089129964).jpg · Sicnag · CC BY 2.0
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Nissan introduced the second-generation Patrol 60 in 1960 and kept the family in production until the Safari 160 arrived in 1980. This profile is narrowed to the first Japanese short-wheelbase soft top, model 60. Its tough frame, leaf-sprung rigid axles and lever-selectable four-wheel drive were meant for rough work, not boulevard posing.
Look a little closer.
A G60 Patrol became the first motor vehicle to cross Australia's Simpson Desert in 1962, one year after the second generation reached that market.
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Short 60 and long G60 are not the same truck
Nissan's service manual calls the 2,200 mm-wheelbase Model 60 the standard short version and the 2,500 mm G60 the long version. Their frames, rear propeller shafts, body parts and wiring differ, so mixing their dimensions would create a made-up vehicle.
Source: Nissan Patrol Model 60 Series service manual · archived scan ↗The desert crossing showed what the long Patrol could do
Nissan Australia records that a G60 arrived locally in 1961 and, in September 1962, carried the Sprigg family across the Simpson Desert along what became the French Line. That feat belongs to the long-wheelbase G60, not this short Model 60, but both share the same second-generation design idea.
Source: Nissan Australia · Six decades of Patrol heritage ↗Where these facts come from
- Nissan Heritage Collection · Nissan Patrol 60 (preserved 1972 example)
- Nissan Patrol Model 60 Series service manual · archived scan
- Nissan Australia · Six decades of Patrol heritage
- Automobile-Catalog · 1960 Japanese Nissan Patrol 60 technical record
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.