The Return of the Jeepster
After the war tried Willy's Overland to meet the growing demand for private cars by offering the Jeep in a civilian version. From 1950, the "normal" car industry was back on its feet and Jeepster production was therefore closed down. Several years later – in 1966 – it returned in a new edition as Jeepster Commando with 4-wheel drive. The Jeep shape is iconic and strongly linked to the USA, although the model was also built by EBRO in Spain under the name "Comando" (with one M) where it could also be supplied with diesel. Several of the cars are still in operation down there.
En spansk Jeepster
It was parked at a bus shelter where you can leave your car to take the bus into Perpignan. From the road I thought it looked like a Jeepster. On the way back I stopped in the bus pocket and took a couple of quick pictures. A bit stressed by being parked incorrectly, I didn't get to look too closely at the "Jeepster" before I moved on. When I saw the pictures, I couldn't find the model in Jeep's model program, and wrote the car off as a Korean copy. Two days later the car disappeared. It was for sale, and perhaps a buyer had appeared. When I look more closely at the pictures, I see that it says Jeep Ebro, and then it is a Spanish-built Jeep I have with the Spanish name "Comando HD". Ebro is a large manufacturer of trucks and tractors, and therefore Jeep. The Comando "HD" (Heavy Duty) was introduced as a 1979 model with a larger load capacity. Later, HDI came with a raised roof in the cargo area. Most Spanish Jeeps were probably equipped with diesel engines from Perkins, but there are also cars with petrol engines for sale.
About the pictures
Bildene av den amerikanskbygde bilen er tatt i forbindelse med Veteranbildagen hos RøhneSelmer i Lillestrøm. Bildene av den spanskbygde bilen er tatt ved en parkeringsplass i Céret, Frankrike. Bilen var til salgs, og forsvant et par dager etter at bildene ble tatt. At bilen er utstyrt med sorte skilter indikerer at eieren vurderer kjøretøyet som spesielt. Jeg håper at denne bilen er solgt – eller selges – til noen som vil ta vare på den.
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