From: Glenn Shaw (wolf.star@verizon.net)
Date: Thu Aug 28 2003 - 07:01:16 PDT
Hi
I put together a truck from a totalled civ hummer and a mil M1043. They
only safety item I can see is the padded dash board which anyone can buy. I
cant see any other difference between the trucks that is a safety issue.
There were no emmisions differences either/both trucks were 93;s.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Brennan" <brenrock@optonline.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] HMMWV v. idiots in government
> The statement:
>
> >> Q. Can I buy a Humvee?
> >>
> >> A. No. The military version of the Humvee does not meet
> >> the Department of
> >> Transportation safety standards and is not offered for sale.
>
> Is totally true but doesn't answer the entire question now does it.
> What if Joe citizen was willing to make the changes? What if a company
> was willing to enter into contract with DRMS or whomever that they would
> make the changes to bring the MV into safety compliancy? Gee, what a
> simple concept and it would get the gov't money! Crap I'd be willing to
> start up a company to "upgrade" the military Humvee's and sell them to
> the public.
>
> I've done the research and it cannot be found (safety issues). However
> what can be found are numerous letters that all end at the same "safety
> issue" dead end.
>
> As I stated in an earlier e-mail when both CT DMV and I requested AM
> General to provide a list of what safety standards the military HMMWV
> does not meet the written answer to CT DMV was they could not release
> that information because it was classified.
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