Philippines Jeepney 5" Pull Back Action Metal Banaue Rice Terraces

Description

Beautiful souvenir from the Philippines
BLUE JEEPNEY
featuring the world-famous Banaue Rice Terraces
(Note :  Other colors available; shown here and sold separately)
The Jeepney is a Filipino innovation of the G.I. surplus jeep during the 1940s.
The unique vehicle was the answer to the country's scarcity of transportation after the war. It has the same strong engine of a U.S. Army jeep but was resized and converted into a public utility vehicle
Each jeepney was designed with well-detailed artworks elaborately displayed on its bodies and even in the vehicle interior.
Every single one has its own unique design and is usually given touches often reflective of a
common-man's sentiments of the time.
New in box
5 inches length
Die-Cast Metal
Pull-back action
Locally referred to as a jeepney or jeep, this interesting-looking vehicle is an affordable mode of Philippine public transport. With designated routes, which are usually painted on their sides or displayed on their windshields, jeepneys stop anywhere along the way to pick up or let off passengers.