Guerrilla Trucks

Why rebels and insurgent groups the world over love the Toyota Hilux pickup as much as their AK-47s.

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/14/why-rebel-groups-love-the-toyota-hilux.html

 

Badass.

 

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Aliens love em too!

 

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if they were to integrate hilux powertrain onto tacoma body... i'd upgrade today

 

These were some of the ones I encountered on a daily basis this past deployment to Afghanistan. The Afghan Police and Army have Ford Rangers as their main vehicle. Many locals that had a vehicle drove a Hilux.

 

was about to post this article...you beat me to it! They are all over central america as well.

 

It just makes me wonder where the Canadian government got their hands on Hilux's? but wow, who knew the maple leaf is now a symbol for freedom fighters/insurgents, I know a few people in Canada would be taken aback at knowing this!

 

I was also about to post this. I spend some time in Haiti a few years ago and for every non-Tacoma or Hilux there are probably about 4 Tacomas/Hiluxes. Mostly diesels. Makes sense, the roads are terrible and mechanics don't have good access to spare parts.

 

American Special Forces also used Toyotas while searching for Taliban and Al Qaeda forces shortly after the U.S. invasion.

http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2010/10/14/toyota-trucks.html

 

How did the canadian gov. get hiluxes? And how come they dont give them to us and send some tacos over to afghanistan?

 

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Their premier blew somebody that our "president" did not?

 

haha thats quite possible. Our prime minister does blow a lot of people...still doesnt explain why they werent given to us.

 

LOL. Crazy to think of all those rebels with Maple Leaf tattoos.

 

Probably bought them over there and just had the deployment crews put stickers on there.

Would be smart to buy Tacomas over here, and then ship them over the Atlantic. Huge waste of money.

 

And what the hell tires are those? The look pretty damn gnarly!