>>You shoulda seen the Austim Champ then, which the Brtish Army used before the "Landie". It was the size of a Hummer, with, I think, a 6 cyl RR engine in it, and a bonnet (er hood) you could land an aircraft on. It was too unreliable and kept breaking down though, and was replaced by the "'rover"
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>Which one?
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http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/YOTS_stills/macintosh_speed.jpgThe above is a Landrover I think - not the typical african safari type. Look at the radiator badge
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http://www.flmvpa.org/member_vehicles/Koch/1958%20Austin%20Champ%20front.jpgThis one
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>It's weird, we used to buy English military gear or make our own, then switched to US stuff. We seem to be moving back to Euro things now.
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>- English Subs
http://www.readyayeready.com/ships/subs/windsor.jpg>- German Tanks
http://www.okmilmuseum.ca/images/Cdn%20Leopard.jpgTraitors!
>- German jeeps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_G-ClassTraitors!
- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.
