Kerry, you might run into a LOT of problems driving through these areas
in a Military vehicle of this kind. In some Latin American countries it
is illegal to paint a vehicle OD green or camouflage, these colors being
reserved to the armed forces. In others, military vehicle ownership by
private citizens is strictly prohibited.
If you're planning on heavily modifying your M35, then ignore the
paragraph above. Hose it down with a different color paint for the trip,
and make sure you swap seats. Latin American roads can be hell,
especially with a couple of inches of canvas convered foam and heavy
duty springs between you and the road.
I used to be an expedition guide in Venezuela in a former life, and I
DID see some heavy duty and even military-spec trucks in the outback. I
used to run into German and Italian "Overlanders" in their heavily
modified Unimogs, and the PREFERRED vehicle for delivering cargo into
the remote areas of Venezuela are BEDFORD lorries with agressive tires
(like Michelin XZL's).
HTH!
Henry Cubillan
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