The title is confusing. I first came upon that in the 4×4 Philippines forum, it was a post a friend of mine made showing what he saw in Montalban, of a Willy’s Jeep with, what looks like, a cab from a Toyota Land Cruiser 40.

Of course, I was curious. With that kind of topic title there’s no doubt we’re looking at a locally-assembled vehicle that would either be worthy of praise (very rare) or a cause of a good laugh (with what crazy people do to customize their rigs, design-sense going down the drain).

What greeted me was a, well, what looked like a 40 Series Willy’s Jeep with slight modifications. But judging from the grill, the hood, and the fenders it looked too real to be a locally-assembled unit. At first I thought they chopped up a real Mitsubishi Willy’s high-hood jeep and used up the front then fabricated the rear/cab part of the vehicle. I was close to tears for fear of finding out if what