From the Office of Wheels
While doing research for the Spaceships book I remembered seeing photos of these civilian trucks that were repurposed for guerrilla warfare. A quick search took me to the website of Venice based, British photographer James Mollison.
I also found this short, but fascinating read: The Toyota Pickup Truck Is the War Chariot of the Third World.
It's about the Toyota War of the 1987 Chadian-Libyan conflict, in which Chadian troops in nimble Toyota trucks were able to trounce the Libyan's with their tanks. Over 7 Libyan soldiers were lost for every Chadian.
Anyway, I love the aesthetic of these vehicles. There's a pinch of Mad Max to them and a dash of DIY. Looking at it thorough a concept art lens there's some creative design decisions being made here that I'd never think of.
You can see more here: LINK
-Jake