The legend of Bulldog is that right before it was purchased by our company some 20+ years ago, it was involved in a head-on collision with a Mack truck. The Mack truck was totaled, the only thing they could salvage was the hood ornament, so we took it…and the Jeep came through without a scratch.
Probably not quite a true story, but still an entertaining one. Bulldog is the flagship jeep, and usually driven by Denim who besides driving tours is the resident mechanic. It’s considered an honor to drive the Dog, and this Summer I’ve gotten the honor quite a lot. Most of these pictures are from 2016, with some from 2017. I haven’t even developed anything from this year, which means there are probably a lot more Bulldog pics waiting to be shared…
Our company has I think 20 jeeps at last count, 6 of which are early-’80s Jeep CJ-8 Scramblers, of course the most fun to drive: no nonsense, no frills. That is to say, no automatic transmission, no cloth interiors, no doors or windows, no working gauges, just metal with vinyl seats, easy to hose off when it gets dirty. Bulldog also features a high-torque first gear/reverse and isn’t used in regular driving, just for pulling other vehicles out of ditches. As well, it doesn’t have power steering, which makes it akin to wrestling a bulldog, especially when driving up those all-dirt mountain roads…
The Resurrected Camera 