Santana

As its name suggests, Santana Motors is a Spanish automobile manufacturer based in Linares, in the province of Jaén, Spain. Beyond sharing a name with the legendary guitarist Carlos Santana, the company earned its reputation for producing rugged and reliable off-road vehicles that became a staple across Europe and parts of Africa and South America.

The company was founded in 1956 under the name Metalúrgica de Santa Ana, and its early years had little to do with the automotiv...