The lost vehicles of Arequipa
If you're a keen spannerer like me, Peru definitely presents one with some interesting opportunities. For many years I reckon this place was a bit like Cuba, ie. lots of old vehicles lovingly tended to and kept moving, because new vehicles were impossibly expensive or just downright unobtainable. But in recent years this has changed; new Hyundais etc. are readily available and comparitively affordable, and so the old vehicles are now, for the most part, collecting dust by the side of the road.
So above we have an old International of some kind. I honestly don't know where you'd go to find spares... but there are enough ingenious Peruvian mechanics around the place to help out if you got desperate. Or what about this beauty:
It says 'GM' on the cowling... but it has old Volkswagen wheels (I think), a flathead Ford V8, a Ford-branded tray, and Ford V8 badge on the grill. If anything, a hybrid borne of necessity -- how COOL is that?! And yes, that's some Combi wagon there on the other side of the street.
Anyway, watch this space. I have already started assembling a basic set of tools. At this point in the time my spanners are disgustingly clean; hopefully this sorry state of affairs will change!