1973 Slide of Las Brisas Surreys/Galas

5 Comments

1. Raymond RobinsSeptember 20, 2021 at 11:55 AM

   Interesting picture. Will this continue the discussion on Surrey with a tailgate or no tailgate availability.
2. Dan B.September 23, 2021 at 3:14 AM

   There is one slide of the resort that appears to have a Parkway Conversion in it.
3. Colin PeabodySeptember 23, 2021 at 11:20 PM

   As for the discussion of the Surrey tailgate question, the Jeeps used at Las Brisas were standard DJ3As modified by a Jeep dealer in Acapulco according to what I have learned. The paint schemes were different, although pink and white, but many of them were modified as driving liquor bars and some had extended wheelbases to haul more hotel guests. The idea of the Galas and Surreys came from a Willys executive who went to Mexico to see how one dealer could sell so many Dj3A Jeeps. He got the brilliant idea to offer the paint and upholstery options to the bosses and they bought it. Mrs. Henry Kaiser loved pink and she cast the deciding vote, I am sure. Nearly all the Jeep vehicles used at the Kaiser properties in Hawaii were painted pink.
4. BobOctober 7, 2021 at 8:06 PM

   I clearly see CJ5 surrey's here too.
5. Colon PeabodyOctober 7, 2021 at 10:15 PM

   I suspect they are DJ5 and possibly DJ6 models. 2wd after 1965 when DJ5 Jeep’s we’re being built.