I have a soft spot for those … I used to own a 97 Samurai …
(not mine, but similar built; 4:1 transfer, 30 or 31” tires and locker front and rear and you were basically unstoppable because: 63 or so hp :o)
The only 4x4s that did consistently better were Unimogs
At the Winchester Mystery House this morning, the Planters NUTmobile:
I spotted a kei truck yesterday, probably a Honda Acty, hauling snow to be dumped somewhere before the snow emergency today.
Yeah I like those. My personal preference is the 3 door, short wheelbase model. I drove the old military Jeeps, the M151s. And then when the HummVees came out I drove those too. The HummVees are nice: faster, better suspension, smoother ride, but they are big. The old M151s I like because they are narrower and with their short wheelbase they can maneuver around trees and obstacles better. I generally prefer smaller.
And they really stood out!
I assumed that the designer, Brooks Stevens, was a Milwaukee native. One of my neighbors there was his patent attorney (and mentioned that Stevens had never said thank you for all the late nights this guy put in on his behalf).
I’ve been seeing multiple cars with a California plate in the format 9X%%###. The general pattern started at 0AAA000 ending at 9ZZZ999.
I stopped for gas while out running errands earlier, and a guy in a Lotus Elise pulled up to a nearby pump. The license plate read TRK DAZ.