Jeeps are gay
CAR REVIEW | The ultimate gaymobile. The Queer As Folk Jeep
Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2 door 2.2 Multijet-2 Nowt Gay About This.
Bit of History.
It has been 20 years since Queer As Folk, the groundbreaking Channel 4 present, hit our screens with a bang bigger than that from the pounding headache you’d become the next morning from sniffing all those poppers on the dance floor of The Alabaster Swan in the East End.
It was the first mainstream show that depicted gay life, cruising, pick-ups, recreational drug taking (with a tragic ending for one) and rimming. The first series opened up more than your eyes. The second series was a bit or a permit down, so let’s remember the begin and the stars that were made.
What Have We Got?
Apart from projecting Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam into the hights of recognisable TV stars, there was also stared another star. A celebrity that really did get bashed in the rear doors. I’m talking about the 1995 Jeep Wrangler.
Overnight, the brief wheelbase Wrangler was thrown under the gay spot soft and garnered a reputation as entity a bit of a gays ride. Wrong or right, who can inform. I couldn’t endorse then. I was 20 and didn’t really have
Queer Mobile: The Jeep Wrangler
If there were an official title for the Most Lesbian Car, it would hands down belong to the Jeep Wrangler. With its enormous tires as aesthetically appealing and chunky as a pair of Doc Martens and its pleasingly geometric yet practical shape, there is surely not a dykier vehicle to be found on four wheels (motorbikes are of course the most lesbian of all vehicles, as evidenced by the grand tradition of the Dykes on Bikes at every Pride Parade, as well as their symbiotic relationship with leather and practical shoes). Brian from the US version of ‘Queer as Folk’ bought a Jeep Wrangler after being told that it was ‘for fags’, which gives it even more queer points. And it’s called the Wrangler, for god’s sake. That could easily be the name of a strap-on harness.
For the sake of science, I took a delightful cherry red Wrangler out for a test steer to see how one of the gayest cars of all time handled on the street. It took me some time to overcome my trepidation towards being responsible for a machine that was most likely worth more than the entirety of my internal organs being sold on the dark market. Once my breathing had slowed to a working r
Jeep’s interesting gay history in the US
Experiencing the launch of the new Grand Cherokee reminded me how we worked closely with Guy Franken for about ten years on found this brand in South Africa’s gay community as well. Very clever advertising sent a clear note to our target audience and Wrangler, in particular, was adopted by many new owners I knew personally. Gabriel Janse van Rensburg who established the Gay Pages with me in 1994, emigrated to Canada with his boyfriend Gerrit a few years later and they bought a Grand Cherokee soon after they got there.
On my first visit there we had an unbelievable road trip with the Jeep across Canada, and I fell in adore with the country, and this go-anywhere vehicle that never lost its footing even in snowy places like Jasper National Park. However as great as the older models were in terms of comfort the new Grand Cherokee takes comfort to a whole new level. Willys-overland delivered the prototype “Quad” to the US Army on Armistice Day (Veteran’s Day) 11 November 1940. Two Willy’s Quads were made by three manufacturers namely, Bantam, Willy’s, and Ford who won the tender in June 1940 amongst 135 automakers. In a remarkable 75 days
The ultimate gay guy car is not one particular model but a type: any grossly oversized 60s convertible. Pure camp, pure gay. (Dodge Dartres excluded, Tom.)
Alex
My friend Ed, who by his own admission is a flaming queen, bought a little TR-5. He loved that car above all other possessions. He would forego rent to make a car payment. He looked absolutely perfect driving ittall, thin, blonde, and pretty. His hair blew back perfectly when he drove it [and] he was the best [. . .advertisement for] why one should own a convertible. Being a Triumph, though, it was often out of commission and the repairs place him back financially and often. He named his baby "Maxine the Slut," and kept it until she finally blew beyond repair a few years later.
Margaret
Our gay favorite?
The Lincoln Navigatorbecause we like the feel of the leather!
-Bradley
The Toyota Prius is a gay car. It is a "tree hugger" car and you know us gays and our activism. It comes in an aqua color and it's nothing but cute.
Chris
Mustang Convertible! Purrrrfect for the lesbian lady. You've got the muscle and the glamour. Imagine the heads I turn, cruisin' with t