Re: [MV] Pinzgauer/Haflinger

Colin Brookes (colb@xtra.co.nz)
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 06:58:33 +1200

In message <19980315073146.AAA6393@worldnet.worldnet.att.net>, ROBERT
GALLAGHER <hooterdog@worldnet.att.net> writes
>
>My dearest list,
>
>The March 98 issue of Automobile Magazine has a short article on Pinzgauers
>and Haflingers. Photos show 4x4 Pinz, 6x6 Pinz, and Haflinger, one photo
>each.
>
>The article states, "...when a six-wheel-drive Pinzgauer is doing its
>stuff...explains why motorings answer to the mountain goat is used by
>special forces of America, Britian, and other nations.
>
>Question: Which American (or British) special force units used the
>Pinzgauer. Seems strange that US forces would use a vehicle built in
>Austria. Anybody seen one in use by the US military?

>Aloha,
>Bob

Hi Bob, come to that....what British forces have ever used them ?

regards

Colin Brookes
Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society (IMPS)
colb@xtra.co.nz

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