„We dare you to find its peer . . . because this one simply has no competitors. There isn’t another vehicle on the road that can match its historic lineage, classic open air design or lively spirit!”
The Jeep; famous and ubiquitous around the world, and of course in Cuba as well. While the majority of Jeeps on Cuban roads is of pre-revolutionary vintage, there are quite a few newer models around. Most of them are registered to state-owned enterprises and serve alongside other classic 4x4 vehicles. Despite the embargo and the Jeep’s US-american provenience, the Cuban government got ahold of Jeeps wherever and whenever they could, because the sturdy 4x4 so perfectly fitted to the needs of rural Cuba. This example from Trinidad was the export model CJ-8, built between 1981 and 1986 in 27,792 copies, and is in private hands.
The Jeep CJ (as in „Civilian Jeep“) commenced as a continuation of the military versions, merely adapted for civilian use. Since 1945, Willys Overland introduced various civil “successors” of the war-born Jeep, but the most popular formula remained the tough original Jeep, and therefore the CJ series was kept in production until 1986. From the first CJ-2A, which was almost identical to the wartime military version, to the final evolution CJ-8, pictured here, the Jeep changed significantly and became more “luxurious”, but always kept its rugged go-anywhere formula.
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