Sighting old cars within Jankara is not uncommon. However, seeing a Danfo in good and functional shape is one sight that doesn't happen frequently. I didn't wast time and took a picture.
These buses have faded away from our landscape because of two main reasons.First, they were used as commercial transport buses and raked in hundreds of kilometres daily till they could do no more. It was even fabled that once you start the bus as early as 5am in the morning, the engine would not be switched off till the bus is parked later in the night.
Secondly, our maintenance culture coupled with the age did not help matters.
In our bid at appreciating automobile history in Nigeria, we commend the 'keeper' of this copy and wish him happy motoring.
Denn
lol....this old bus still dey??
ReplyDeleteWhen u mentioned jankara my mind wandered to Indonesia (Jakarta)until I scrolled down to view the picture. Just wondering where jankara is... Will like to see this pic myself.
ReplyDeleteLol. Jankara Market is located in Lagos. It is a market for fairly used automobile spare parts.
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