Right in the middle of drafting a post about DJ-3As vs Galas vs Surreys, the internet managed, once again, to derail my efforts. In the middle of doing a picture search, I stumbled upon the Islamabad Jeep Club. Hmm .. that’s in Pakistan … could that really be a jeep club? Not only is it a jeep club, it is one of the three clubs from Pakistan on the internet with sites published entirely in English.
I admit, this is something I didn’t expect. I admit, despite my attempts not to preconceive, my entire conception of Pakistan is desert, Camels and a mirror of Afghanistan — a montage of movies and news footage. That was my view of Pakistan.
Here’s a video from 2008:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mt6hwbkmG0
Now I’ve learned there’s more. So, for your educational pleasure, below are snapshots from each of the three websites I found in Pakistan and a pic of the wide range of 4wd vehicles that attend the Islamabad Jeep Club events. You’ll see a wide mix of old flatties, new 4wd vehicles, and everything in between. Finally, while checking out the Offroad Pakistan websites, I ran across a wonderful post about the rebuilding of a Ford F1 from California, which I cover in the post below this one.
Lahore 4wd Jeep Club
![lahore_4wd_club lahore_4wd_club](http://www.ewillys.com/wp-content/uploads2/2009/11/lahore_4wd_club.jpg)
4×4 Offroaders Club Karachi
![offroad_pakistan offroad_pakistan](http://www.ewillys.com/wp-content/uploads2/2009/11/offroad_pakistan.jpg)
Islamabad Jeep Club:
![islamabad_jeep_club islamabad_jeep_club](http://www.ewillys.com/wp-content/uploads2/2009/11/islamabad_jeep_club.jpg)
And, from the Islamabad Jeep Club, comes this photo that shows the wide range of vehicles that are in their club and/or attend their events. You can view more photos here.
![islamabad_jeep_playday islamabad_jeep_playday](http://www.ewillys.com/wp-content/uploads2/2009/11/islamabad_jeep_playday-650x433.jpg)