There have been times during this whirlwind race around the
world that I (along with every other racer) have latched onto anything remotely
familiar and “homey”. Seeing a Jeep (or
a reasonable facsimile thereof) was one of those things and since a camera was
rarely far away, here they are for your viewing pleasure:
This little Willy’s
just about got away from me in Antigua, Guatemala.
Here’s a CJ-7 in Antigua
Another Willy’s in Antigua…How ‘bout those sweet wheels!!
Honestly, I thought it
was a CJ-7, then I got distracted by the driver, then I realized it was a
Korando (built by Ssangyong in Korea I think).
Kids were playing with
this Jeep inspired erector toy on sand dunes in Peru.
It’s a Jeep and it was
way cool- spotted at the border crossing between South Africa and Swaziland.
CJ-7? CJ-8? At the Airport Parking Garage in Bangkok, Thailand.
Another Willy’s- this
one in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia.
No Clue- parked
outside a Govt. Office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
This is a Chinese
manufactured SUV. I saw a dozen
varieties included a topless model with a sexy “S” curve like a CJ5. I also saw a fully outfitted military model,
but one is wise to be discreet in taking pics of military hardware in China- I
thought it prudent to leave my camera in my pocket!
I saw a number of
Cherokee’s in China.
OK, it’s obviously not a jeep. I don’t know whether to call it a truck or a tractor but there were a lot of them in China and I’d love to drive one down a street!
After 40,000+ miles of
travel by boats, planes, trains, busses, cars, mopeds, ATV’s, tuk-tuks, kombis, subways, cable cars,
elephants, horses, camels and my own two legs . . . this is what awaits my
return in another week or so (and yes, I still have the ’81 CJ5 and I might
even miss it more than I do the Wrangler!)
