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| Caged and ready to rumble. Mojave Desert, 2011 |
I belong to an online zombie preparedness group which takes a few things very seriously:
1. The best weapons, armaments or means of dispatch of zombies in the event of a, well, Event;
2. The best and most defensible location in which to weather such an Event, and,
3. The best ride.
There are a great many arguments posted for every ideal "dream vehicle for the Zombie Apocalypse": bicycles are silent, motorcycles are fast, tanks are impervious,
Bowler Wild Cats are agile,
Marauders are unstoppable, etc... All blue skying aside, I would posit that the
best argument for any given vehicle is that it is
already in use, and therefore should be somewhat more practical, functional, relatively economical in terms of gas (or else it wouldn't be in use), and hopefully better maintained than the ten-ton bespoke monsters that serve as wish-fulfillment for preppers.
Here are a few shots of candidates for the ideal post-apocalyptic ride. All of these are actual vehicles that I have personally spotted in the wild. If you had to pick one, which would you have?
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| Bob's off-road cop car - Mojave, CA |
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| The welcome wagon at Wasteland Weekend 2011. |
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| Party car at WW2011. Looks like a late 60-early 70s era El Camino. Pros: cargo space. |
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| Don't even think about jacking these wheels... |
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| MFP Interceptor... the last of the red hot V8s. We can dream, right? |
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| Shannon Larratt's Zombie-ready ride. Toronto, 2011 |
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| Contol unit. Oopsie. Streets of TO, 2011. |
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| Rat buggy... not a lot of protection, but loaded for bear. |
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A Knight XV by Conquest Vehicles, spotted in the wilds of Yorkville.
Per Conquest, this is the world's most luxurious armored car. Buy Canadian! |
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| Even zombies respect a classic Cadillac. Toronto, 2010 |
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As tempting as the Knight XV is, a vehicle that can clip walkers off at the knees is perfect for me.
I'd love this baby forever. Oshawa, 2010. |
