Reykjavik Picture
29. May 2004
During this difficult time of closed
high-land roads I spent a day driving around Reykjavik city. The idea is
to show you a sample of some of the trucks you can see on the road used
for daily driving.
Skolavordustigur is popular for the
many art galleries. To read more about them you should take a look at
Art-Iceland.com.
This Land Rover is in fact a lightweight ex-military vehicle, and
very likely not nearly as old as you may imagine - from the '70s onwards
according to my sources. They were designed to be light enough for helicopter
drops; there are plenty around on UK roads and are popular buys as they are well
cared for and sometimes have ridiculously low mileages for their age when sold
off by the MoD (Ministry of Defense).
I hope that by showing you these pictures you get a feeling for
the types of 4x4 trucks and SUV you can spot in Reykjavik and in Iceland in
general.
Looking over downtown Reykjavik from the church tower of
Hallgrimskirkja. In the distance is the old harbor and the road that
leads straight ahead is Skolavordustigur.
On Skolavordustigur I saw this great looking
Mitsubishi Pajero on brand new 38 inch Trxus tires. The number plate
reads DITTO.
I thought this had to be one of the earliest types of Land Rover.
Dating back to the fifties. And yet it seems to be in excellent original shape
and has not been modified.
A Land Rover Defender on 38" Ground Hawk tires looks ready for
the next adventure.
In front of shopping mall a late model Nissan Patrol on 44" Dick Cepec
tires is parked. A pleasure for the eye!
Going for the extreme. To modify this Cherokee to
be fit for the 44" tires has obviously meant replacing the axles and fitting the
largest fender flares.
Definitely not the typical car you see on any street. Ferrari
Enzo is far out of the financial reach of most. An estimated street price of
1.2 million dollars. I just couldn't resist showing it to you!
A popular truck for modifications in Iceland is the Isuzu Trooper. This one is
on 38 inch tires.
Waiting at a red light is another popular truck, the Nissan Patrol. This
is an early nineties model. They are lighter than the newer types and are quite
capable even using the 38 inch tires.
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