I think I have the nomenclature correct...or is it an 81?
So, I'm going to get my morning cuppa at Durango Joe's and I see this crazy 80 and give him the thumbs up...
It parks at the coffee shop as well. So after I get my coffee, I go out to chat the guy up a bit and it turns out that its a German couple that have been roadtripping South, Central and North America for the last 2 and a half years...wow.
In their good but broken english, they explain to me that they have a power steering pump leak and a rim that won't hold air. So I take them to where I work (Steamworks Brewing Co.) for the internet signal and run back to the house to get them a couple back issues of Toyota Trails so they will have some good contact numbers. Give them directions to the nearest tire shop and the contact info for Safari Ltd. in Grand Junction for the steering pump issue. They have a map on their hood that documents their travels....very cool rig and something you don't see every day. If you see them on the road, say hi! (They are headed to GJ then to Arches.) They are Ewe (pronounced you-day, I think) and Tina. It was a great opportunity to see a rare-to-the-USA model with the addition of a seriously custom camper top.
On with the pix:
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
and selectable locking hubs up front???
So, I'm going to get my morning cuppa at Durango Joe's and I see this crazy 80 and give him the thumbs up...
It parks at the coffee shop as well. So after I get my coffee, I go out to chat the guy up a bit and it turns out that its a German couple that have been roadtripping South, Central and North America for the last 2 and a half years...wow.
In their good but broken english, they explain to me that they have a power steering pump leak and a rim that won't hold air. So I take them to where I work (Steamworks Brewing Co.) for the internet signal and run back to the house to get them a couple back issues of Toyota Trails so they will have some good contact numbers. Give them directions to the nearest tire shop and the contact info for Safari Ltd. in Grand Junction for the steering pump issue. They have a map on their hood that documents their travels....very cool rig and something you don't see every day. If you see them on the road, say hi! (They are headed to GJ then to Arches.) They are Ewe (pronounced you-day, I think) and Tina. It was a great opportunity to see a rare-to-the-USA model with the addition of a seriously custom camper top.
On with the pix:
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
By trapper50cal at 2010-05-04
and selectable locking hubs up front???