We're looking forward to the 2026 edition of Camprodon, Terra de Jeeps, the annual vintage Jeep weekend event in northeastern Spain. Meanwhile, here's a look back at CTDJ 2025.
See a map showing the location of Camprodon in Catalunya. For anyone thinking of travelling from outside Spain, it's north of Barcelona.
See also the CTDJ 2025 program (500K JPEG) in Catalan, the language of Catalunya.
Thanks to official photographer Raúl Carmona and to Josep Bordas, Ferran Sibila and Jaime Gomis, for the photos here. -- Derek Redmond
One of the highlights of CTDJ is the parade of Jeeps winding through the whole town. The Garcia-Nieto family are in their yellow EBRO Bravo that still has the blue sticker from the 1987 cross-country rally called "Raid de Camprodon." And another local family is Rosa Gratacos and her granddaughters, in their CJ-2A.
This chalkboard reading "World Capital of Jeep" is a sign of the local pride in the large number of vintage Willys and Spanish Jeeps in the surrounding valley. The M38A1 in the background is a NEKAF version built in the Netherlands. The green 1980 EBRO Bravo has worked for three generations at the Marcer family's farm outside Camprodon. (CJ3B.info dropped by the farm on our first visit to the area in 2008.)
Another favorite part of CTDJ is the chance to drive up into the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains for some great scenery and photos. Pablo Amat's CJ-3B is a nicely restored early Spanish Jeep, built by VIASA.
Jordi Carreras, organizer of CTDJ, always brings his Hotchkiss M201, and his wife Lluïsa is well-prepared for driving with the top down. (If you're not familiar with the Willys-licensed French-built M201, see Jeeps in France on CJ3B.info.) Jordi is also seen here with Camprodon's Mayor Xavier Guitart, on the platform at the opening conference session on Saturday.
Workshop sessions are held in Joan Busquets' Jeep garage in downtown Camprodon; in this picture, everybody's looking at the underside of Rocio Busquets' M38. Later Raúl Carmona's camera caught Rocio driving Roberto Flores in the M38, with her daughter Júlia in the back.
There was a threat of rain which reduced attendance this year, but CTDJ is fortunate to have a great indoor venue, the Cal Marquès Cultural Centre. One of two keynote speakers this year was well-known Jeep cartoonist Roberto Flores (who also has had a long-time connection with CJ3B.info.)
The other speaker was Francisco Díaz, author of the book Historia de VIASA y los jeep en España, covering the interesting variety of Jeeps built under license in Spain from the 1950s to the 1980s. Francisco and Roberto also had outdoor tables selling books and artwork, next to two other special guests, the Ford MUTTs belonging to the Caselles family.
An exhibition of pictures on display all weekend told the story of “The first civilian Jeep in Camprodon.” In 1960 there were already some jeeps on farms in the Camprodon Valley, but this brand new Hotchkiss JH-101 imported from France by Pablo Sagnier Costa caused quite a sensation. Then in 1985 a young resident named Martí Pujol bought the Jeep, and this image from the display shows him driving it in the 1987 "Raid de Camprodon."
Martí now has a roll bar on the Hotchkiss! (This photo was taken for the list of The Jeeps of Camprodon on CJ3B.info.) A new feature of CTDJ this year was "Secrets of Camprodon," a walking tour of the town led by longtime resident and Jeep mechanic Alejandro Cuadrado. And this town has been around long enough that there are plenty of secrets, dating back to the Spanish Civil War and well beyond.
The most famous landmark in Camprodon is El Pont Nou ("The New Bridge") over the Ter River, built in the 12th century! Several CJ-7s, relatively rare in Spain, were on display there. And in the parade through the streets Joan Busquets gave Francisco Diaz a ride, with Spanish journalist Valenti Fradera in the yellow hat, covering the weekend for Motor Clásico magazine.
There are always lots of high hoods here for the weekend because they were built for 25 years by VIASA and EBRO. The long-wheelbase CJ-3B is known in Spain as the CJ-6, and
Adrià Jorba from Igualada was driving this one. His family bought three of them from a quarry where the Jeeps had been working.
The CJ-6 fire Jeep owned by Joan Llibre of Barcelona was back this year. It was featured in Jeep Fire Engines in Spain on CJ3B.info after its appearance at CTDJ 2024. The white Perkins diesel Bravo belongs to Manel Gené who bought this Jeep new in 1978. It was formerly a local Jeep but now lives at Roses, near the coast.
The Spanish military used many CJ-3Bs, and this one was later given a zebra paint job by Jacobo Garcia-Nieto. Of course for military quarter-ton fans, there are always plenty of WWII jeeps on hand for the weekend, on display in the town hall square.
Local artist Josep Maria Luján led a workshop called "Paint Your Jeep" where he provided tips on creating Jeep art. Popular with the kids was the opportunity to color drawings produced by Josep for the occasion.
The M38 drawing, colored by Gala, has the 12th century Pont Nou in the background. And on the rocks below the real bridge, you could have the opportunity to try out radio-controlled Jeep models.
Kids and older folks enjoyed test driving the 1/10-scale RC models. Nearby you could also test drive the newest full-size Jeeps, courtesy of the Quadis Andreu Jeep dealership in Girona.
Speaking of models, Jordi Carreras brought some of his vintage tinplate toys to display. Of particular interest here, he brought a selection of tinplate Jeeps made in Spain, including taxi, public works and military versions, and a cement mixer!
Here's Alejandro Cuadrado, the elder statesman of Camprodon's Jeep community, driving his VIASA 3B through the downtown. In the archival photo he's seen as a young man on the left, bringing the Bishop of Girona over the first road being built into the nearby village of Beget, in a 1954 Willys bought by his father.
Another display mounted on the wall of the Cultural Centre for CTDJ 2025 told the story of that '54 Willys CJ-3B, which had been sold by the Cuadrado family and left town in 1965. It turned up for sale this year in a town west of Barcelona.
The display titled “Travel Around the World and Come Back to Camprodon" included a map showing the Jeep's travels from the U.S. to Spain through Belgium, and around Catalunya over the last six decades.
Jordi is holding up the rear license plate with the same number seen on the '54 3B in the photo with the bishop. Sergi Batalla is now working to restore the Jeep in time for CTDJ 2026. This year's edition of Camprodon, Terra de Jeeps was a great event for families, including the kids heading home in the CJ-3B owned by Antonio Garcia-Nieto.
Pablo Amat's VIASA also heads home as the sun sets on the tour up into the hills. One sad note was that shortly after the event this year, Jeep owner
Jorge Linati (230K JPEG) passed away. He's seen here in his yellow EBRO Bravo (see Jeep #32 in The Jeeps of Camprodon for some detail photos of the Bravo, taken when CJ3B.info visited Jorge in 2008.)
Thanks to Josep Bordas and Jordi Carreras. -- Derek Redmond
For information on CTDJ 2026 contact Jordi Carreras at +34 618 591 184 or Ferran Sibila at +34 629 526 800, or e-mail carrerasproduccio@yahoo.es.
Camprodon Town Hall has tourism information at +34 972 74 00 10, or see Hotels in Camprodon on their website.
See photos from previous editions of CTDJ in Jeeps in Spain on CJ3B.info.
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