Best of the Best

by Stewart

Purists will always argue the best was the first and the Willis jeep (http://www.willys-mb.co.uk/images/world-war-2-jeep-s.jpg) is not only a classic but an icon as well. However there is another, loved by many whose strength and endurance is the stuff of legend, I give you the TONKA jeep (http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3B/Photos/Toys/Tonka/Tonka251
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An essential element of many a young boys toy box. Now days with many of them tucked away in a corner of the garage they still see action in older hands as the ideal thing for moving engine blocks about the place. Sure it may not have an engine or remote controls but there was no mud too deep or wall too steep that it could not tackle with ease, my only real gripe with them was that they are slightly too small for a 'GI joe '( or 'Action Man' depending what side of the atlantic you live) to fit in the drivers seat.