One year more...

...best wishes to all from this site!!!!

A year of life

Today this blog celebrates his first birthday. To celebrate it, I just post a serie of shots of a same Jeep model that I posted as the first photos in this blog. In this case, this blue Ebro was photoed some months ago in the outskirts of Pamplona, with license plates from 1973. The one-year-ago pictures of the other Ebro and information of this vehicles are here.

Thanks to all of you friends for your visits!!!

Echoes from a past war

A pair of shots from my personal archive of iraqi army vehicles soon after the long and bloody war against Iran, the famous UAZ 469 jeeps produced in Lenin's birthplace, Ulyanovsk. The camo is green over sand. Sadly, other wars came to this country...

Sketch 5

Here is an old sketch that I have found today in a missing moleskine. I realized it a year ago, and is a one of the first Wyllis received in Spain through the US military aid in the 50's. The insignia is from infantry regiment "Wad-Ras 55", one of the units of Armoured Division "Brunete". The overall colour was, of course,olive drab.

Jeep van

I sawn you photos of Viasa Jeeps but also spanish Viasa built a series of Jeep vans during the 60-70's. Here is a olive green (but no a military vehicle) SV-430 model from 1973. I took these photos near Barcelona last summer.

Jeep Comando

This model of Jeep was built by Viasa (later Ebro) here in Spain from 1968 to early 80's. I took these shots near my home in Huarte (Navarra) some days ago. Enjoy them!

D-Day

Now here in Spain is June 6th, D-Day. I think that is the best day to start with this blog. All these past years, a lot of people go to Normandy to conmemorate the allied invasion with their historic vehicles, and reenact the troops of this battle. One of them was mi friend Roger. A former fireman of Nantes, Roger always went with their friends of the 15th Cavalry Group reenactment association to Ste. Marie Eglise.
Sadly, some weeks ago Roger passed away. Now, his association's vivouac area, Camp Riley is more little than other years, and his jeep and smile will be missed. This blog is dedicated to him. Good bye, Roger!