It’s amazing, how a decade or two can re-cast the reputation of a vehicle. Take Geo, General Motors’ rebadged import arm. The Metro might have been dinky and as opulent as a Turkish prison, but they could knock out mileage like none other, without twenty tons of hybrid this and lithium-ion that. The Geo Storm is a cult classic, with a diehard group of fans trying to scavenge every last one running. And then there is the Tracker, the tiny little SUV that actually has pretty decent off-road chops. They’re light enough to not sink at the first sign of soft soil, have enough power to keep themselves from bogging down in most situations, and are relatively easy to tear down and put together. Around the Midwest, people still scoop up Trackers as little hunting rigs, alternatives to a Polaris or other UTV, or as a smaller alternative to a Jeep Wrangler.

We don’t know why someone would shell out the dough to put a Tracker on tracks, and frankly, we don’t care…whoever made that call is a genius. This little black 1996 two-door convertible is pretty much stock other than the tracks, Dixie cup stripe and all, and that’s the way you want one. Stuck? If you can get this little beast stuck anywhere, we want photos, because this Geo should be able to claw it’s way out of just about anything you throw at it short of the Rubicon Trail.

Craigslist Link: 1996 Geo Tracker with Mattracks track conversion