Toyota FJ40: the truck that won by never breaking down Here’s a fact that should sting a little if you grew up on American iron. The vehicle that first put Toyota on the map in the United States wasn’t the Corolla, or the Corona, or the Celica. It was a boxy Japanese 4×4 that looked … Read more
VIASA: The Train Builder That Made Spain’s Forgotten Jeep Picture the scene. It’s the late 1950s, you run one of Spain’s biggest railway manufacturers, and the order book for train carriages has just gone quiet. The factory floor is cooling down. Hundreds of workers are about to go home with nothing to do. What do … Read more
Suzuki Samurai: The Cheap Off-Roader That Humiliates $80,000 Monsters David vs Goliath, Motorized Edition There’s a scene that repeats at every serious off-road trail: a $70,000 Land Rover Defender with every catalog accessory gets stuck on a technical section. Behind it, waiting patiently, a rusty 1988 Suzuki Samurai that its owner bought for $3,000. The … Read more
