Fifty-five years is a long time to have been facing the challenge of designing, manufacturing, exporting, and improving on automotive spare parts, but Terrain Tamer has been doing just that since the company's beginnings in 1969.
In the company's early years, Managing Director Frank Hutchinson recognised the need for strong, durable parts, when he met tour operator Bill King, who pioneered tour groups through the outback in the 1970's with Bill King's Northern Safaris, and eventually formed what is today known as AAT Kings.
If Bill ever experienced breakages and needed a service or replacement parts, and he did with most trips through Australia's harsh and unforgiving outback, he would come straight to Terrain Tamer. He liked the service there and Frank was able to provide him with parts that would not only fit his vehicles, but last the distance.
From there, Terrain Tamer's journey began – not only supplying standard replacement parts, but researching, designing, testing,
