The man behind the 1975 Tapir

The man behind the 1975 Tapir

– a daughter’s tribute to Guyana’s 1st locally built vehicle Long before smooth highways and modern transport in Guyana, the Corentyne route was ruled by a rumbling four-wheeled machine, its smoky exhaust leaving an imprint in both dust and memory – the Tapir. Once a common sight on Guyana’s roads, the Tapir began to fade from prominence around 2007, as changing transport needs and rising costs forced many operators out of business. Today, the v…