From: Arthur Bloom (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Feb 11 2006 - 22:29:59 PST
I would sell everything I own and even some stuff that I don't own, to get a
The first one I saw in person was in Scotland in 1971. I have a photo of my
Scammell Explorer.
5'11" girlfriend du jour standing next to the front tyre. What a machine.
The truck was great, too.
APB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] 40,000 dollar tow truck
At 6:45 PM -0500 2/11/06, Arthur Bloom wrote:
>I just bought this one on Ebay.
>
>A lot cheaper, I might add.
>
>It's olive drab, and if I know my trucks, it's a Scammell.
Yep, that's a Scammell. Can't tell if a Pioneer (6x4) or Explorer (6x6)
though.
I'd love to have a Scammel, but they're not fast
due to gearing. 40mph flat out apparently.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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