Colombia- Early 1960's

[eiblanco]

Hello All-

 

This is a picture of my father (picture left) and uncle (picture right) and a friend of theirs.  This was taken in the early 1960's. They are out hunting and a couple of shotguns are up against the side of the jeep-like vehicle.  

 

Can anyone identify the vehicle?

 

Ernesto Blanco

[JFranklin]

Hi Ernesto, It certainly looks like a JEEP.

Edited March 24, 2020 by JFranklin (see edit history)

[keiser31]

Definitely a Jeep.

[eiblanco]

Yeah- I think it a CJ-6. See the fourth sentence below.  Looks like a longer wheelbase.

 

The CJ-6 was a stretched version of the CJ-5 with a 20 in (508 mm) longer-wheelbase (101 in, 1955-1971 / 103.5 in, 1972–1981).^[70] The extended chassis allowed a variety of configurations, including adding a second row of seats. Introduced in 1953 as the M170 military version, the civilian CJ-6 made its debut in 1955 as a 1956 model. Never very popular in the United States, most CJ-6 models were sold to Sweden and South America. It was also assembled in South Africa, by Volkswagen's local subsidiary.^[71] The U.S. Forest Service put a number of CJ-6 Jeeps into use. American sales ended after 1975, with the introduction of the CJ-7. Just 50,172 had been made when the series went out of production completely in 1981.^[40] Just as in the CJ-5, the V6 and V8 engine choices appeared in 1965 and 1972.