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Modified and battered green Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series Short Wheel Base Four Wheel Drive vehicle known as the 'Buff Catcher'
Object type
Vehicles
Object number
1999.0018.0001
Description
Modified and battered green Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series Short Wheel Base Four Wheel Drive vehicle known as the 'Buff Catcher'. On the right side front corner of its prominent bullbar is a heavy steel 'bionic catching arm', which was designed by Cal Carrick to catch feral buffalo. The arm is powered by an electric motor that is mounted on the left side chassis rail behind the bullbar. Several drive-belts run from the electric motor across the front of the flyscreen-shielded radiator grille to the ratchet mechanism that raises the catching arm. A steel tube that mechanically releases and drops the arm, or raises it through the operation of an electric switch, runs from the ratchet mechanism, along the top of the right side of the bonnet, to a control in front of the driver. The vehicle is encased in rusty steel plate 'armour' welded to a steel frame. The original windscreen, two doors, and the roof or canopy have been removed. A spare wheel is attached to a large bracket across the back of the very worn and torn black vinyl seats. The tailgate is welded shut, and Northern Territory vehicle licence plate number 179 977 is attached to it. The bonnet is secured by a strap made from a section of nylon webbing seat belt and a piece of rope, which is tied to the frame for the armour on the right side. Both of the back corners of the bonnet have '21' stencilled on them in black. The paintwork is very faded and worn. All of the lights and indicators are broken or missing, with the exception of the right headlight.
Collection name
Tommy Fawcett collection
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Co
Inventor
Mr Kal Carrick
Designed the additional 'bionic catching arm', which was patented in 1981
Place made
Japan
The Landcruiser
Production place
Northern Territory, Australia
The 'bionic catching arm'
Date made
1980
User
Mr Tommy Fawcett
Previous owner
Associated person
Mrs Patsy Fawcett
Previous owner
Place of use
Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Township situated on the river of the same name in the Northern Territory
Place of use
Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Period of use
1980
Approximately
Materials
Steel, Rubber, Vinyl, Nylon, Rope, Glass
Dimensions
Length: 4100mm
Width: 1840mm
Height: 1630mm
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