Barry Crump was the original Good Keen Man, the humorous and care-free archetype of the New Zealand bloke
He was a lovable rogue with an succession of female companions - and he tore across our TV screens in a series of TV ads for the Toyota hilux; we bought his books on deerculling and life in the bush or the pub, and we loved his colourful male vernacular.
Colin Hogg wrote his biography, A Life In Loose Strides.
This story was produced using archival audio from Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision.
Photo: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision
