From: micdunn (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Sat Sep 28 2002 - 08:24:16 PDT
I never saw a Suburban in the Gulf in '91, but this may be interesting. The
Japanese government was one of our allies, but could not supply troops
because of Japanese politics. They did, however, donate hundreds of SUV's to
the war effort. Most of the really nicely painted ones went to the REMF's in
Riyadh, D'Haran and Bahrain. At the pointy end, we painted a few of them
sand CARC with brushes. It was not unusual to see brand new Land Cruisers
with the black inverted 'V' over sand paint. I never saw one in actual
combat, but I saw a few shot up. Mostly by us. (When they broke hard)
After the war, many of them were shipped to Germany and beaten into the
ground. There was no supply system to keep them running, so they ended up at
DRMO.
FWIW
-Sarge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil E. Amrhein" <neil@netfox.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] a question about military suburban
> There may not have been Suburbans spec'd out in the first CUCV
program,
> but the military did use some Suburbans. I was watching a show on History
or
> Discovery called something like "Inside the Kill Box - Fighting of the
Gulf
> War", and I distinctly remember seeing a Desert Tan 3/4-ton 4x4 Suburban
> drive by in some of the footage from one of the US camps.
> Does anyone know how these Suburbans were equipped? I would think they
> were diesels, and judging by civilian specs, they would have the TH400.
> Anybody ever see one? I guess their use was similar to the M1009? I did
not
> notice a brush guard of any kind, but I can dig out the tape and look for
> one. I'm sure it was just a civilian model, painted solid Desert Tan, and
> used in limited fashion, but it was still a neat thing to see.
>
> --Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julian Burke" <julianb@esper.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] a question about military suburban
>
>
> >
> > There are NO "military" suburbans-none were made as far as a CUCV was
> > concerned until 2nd generation-1998. If it is camo, it was painted from
a
> > civilian model. You aren't talking of a 1009 Blazer are you? All of
the
> > diesel engines in those years were excellent. (1983>UP 6.2L) Problems
in
> > the 4WD system? I don't think so as they were properly mechanically
> > engineered and gave NO trouble unless abused or wrecked. Problems to
look
> > for? That it works. The gov't didn't buy any "bad" diesels from GM as
> all
> > were 6.2L and later. If they were, they wouldn't have lasted 20 years
> with
> > GI's driving them esp when they had a life expectancy of 9 years in the
> > military system. They're Chevrolets and they're good trucks. But this
> > doesn't mean that it is in perfect condition either and you may need to
> > bring a knowledgeable mechanic with you if you don't know how to buy a
> used
> > car which is essentially what you are doing here. Julian Burke
> >
> >
> > > I am looking at purchasing a military suburban .
> > > It is a 1985 suburban
> > > diesel, 4WD, 3/4T, 80kmi,
> > >
> > > a couple of questions . Is the diesel engine that is in this year any
> good
> > ?
> > >
> > > What problems should I look for on the four wheel drive system ?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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