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Originally Posted by .45cultist
Another interesting vehicle is the land rover, it could be aquired in the category of jeeps, light SUV's or tactical trucks depending on the variant. I met a former Rhodesian who loved the old all aluminum ones, when they got stuck they bailed out, picked it up, and carried it to better ground!
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These and the 80's vintage Toyota 2 wheel and 4 wheel drive pickups where "staple vehicles" in Africa. Of course, the Toyota outnumbered the Land Rover 100 to 1. Toyota must have sold like a billion of those little two wheel drives to everyone in Africa. They all had rotted fenders and missing hoods. The Toyota was the vehicle of choice in Somalia for a "Technical." In Nigeria, they were using one as a "generator" to power the lights in a local hospital. If you want to see Twilight 2000 innovation; Just go to Africa.