Kind of reminds me of the episode of Top Gear, where they bought three beat up 4x4 vehicles, sight unseen (delivered on a barge just like in your pics!), and drove them through Bolivia and Chile. That episode was EPIC!
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-bolivia-special-season-14-episode-6_1994638.htm


Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210