Bill von Zehle
Ridgefield, CT USA
'53 M42
Douglas Greville wrote:
> Stephen
>
> > OK, so you got
>
> >From the perspective of MV's:
>
> > Jeep - a vehicle that even most Americans will admit in the last
> decade has lost the plot of what an off-road vehicle is supposed to
> be/do.
> > Land Rover - an in-built ability to leak oil, essential in anything
> British, "you know when they are out of oil - the leak stops". This
> applies to Ferret's too.
> > Rolls Royce - the ability to over design something to the "Nth" degree
> and sell it at a horrific price, but it does have that "designed to last
> forever" reputation.
>
> Put it all together and you are going to get a replacement for the
> Hummer
> with the following features:
> - Coke can cooler/dispenser
> - Airconditioning, but only to the cargo bay
> - Leather seat and trim
> - Constant full time oil leak (something the Germans will regret)
> - 9.9 litre V12 petrol engine producing 150 HP but with a huge amount
> of
> torque at 1.5mpg
> - pre-selective "crash" gearbox (synchro is a luxury the troops
> don't need)
> - full time 2 wheel drive but with an optional 6 wheel drive,
> selectable
> from underneath by the use of 3 spanners.
> - cooling system, best suited to artic driving, overheats anywhere else
> - full amphibious, but only after 76 hours of preparation
> - fully air portable, but only after 152 hours of preparation
> - rated load capacity of 100kg
> - maintenance "load" of 2 hours maintenance for every 1 hour of use
> - 200 grease nipples in the most inaccesible locations immaginable (the
> Rolls Royce "push the button the button once every 6 months greasing
> system" was thought to be too outdated)
> - seating for 1 (with emergency seating for 1 more,externally mounted)
> - canvas top, kevlar sides, depleted uranium belly.
>
> Sounds ridiculous doesn't it; but most of the above I have got from
> vehicles that do exist and added just a tinsy bit of exageration.
>
> Regards
> Doug
>
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