Vehicles, Page Two

Tailor Shop in downtown Sàigòn
1.  A Tailor Shop, somewhere in Sàigòn.

Tailor Shop in downtown Sàigòn
2.  Just in case you missed it, Sailor. ...

C-47s at Tân Sơn Nhất
3.  C-47's, the military version of DC-3's.  I believe this was taken at or near Tân Sơn Nhất

Blowup of C-47 at Tân Sơn Nhất
4.  A blowup of one of the planes.  I think the number is "AL 520" but I could easily be wrong

1958 Edsel on Highway 8A near Củ Chi
5.  The Vietnamese drove some of the weirdest vehicles.  In 1970, I wouldn't have been caught dead driving a 1958 Edsel.  It might be different now.  N.B.:  I recently received an email from someone who says they saw this identical Edsel near Da Nang a year later.

1956 Ford in 1970 Việt Nam
6.  A 1956 Ford. ...

1958 Mercury in 1970 Việt Nam
7.  A 1958 Mercury ...

Truck carrying rice-mat sails
8.  A load of sails. ...

Crazy Loggers
9.  And loads of logs, from who knows where.

33 Beer sign on building in downtown Sàigòn
10.  Taxis in Sàigòn.  “Quatre chevaux” in loaned French.  There is an ENTIRE website devoted to this vehicle!  (http://www.4CV.com/)

Shell Gas Station in Sàigòn
11.  Gas station

Shell Gas Station in Sàigòn
12.  Gas station

Don’t Shoot into Đại Tòng Lâm Pagoda
13.  A friendly reminder

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