Other Favorite Vehicles

[LaneRover]

If you're going to bring up AEC. I can't get over the brick like beauty of the Matador. There used to be a bus station in Paisley that had one as a wrecker and it obviously made an impression ata youg age.

That looks like a 101's grandpa!

[jp-]

I see your Matador, and I raise you an M2A1.

[greenmeanie]

I see your Matador, and I raise you an M2A1.

JP,
I would let you win if that was an M2 but its really an M3A1. It doesn't have the step at the rear from the M2 or the stowage doors in the side just behind the driver. It has the plate armour so is not on M5 or M9. Now I'll give you that it doesn't have the combat rims or the mine racks common to the M3 but that is quite common in restorations.

I'm a halftrack geek.

[greenmeanie]

That looks like a 101's grandpa!

Your closer than you may think with that. It served the same function as a gun tractor, coommonly towing the British 5.5" howitzer, it has a PTO driven belly winch that feeds front or rear, 4X4 of course and a definite leaning tpwards functionality over good looks.

[LaneRover]

Your closer than you may think with that. It served the same function as a gun tractor, coommonly towing the British 5.5" howitzer, it has a PTO driven belly winch that feeds front or rear, 4X4 of course and a definite leaning tpwards functionality over good looks.

Remember looks are always in the eye of the beer holder!

[leafsprung]

I see your Matador, and I raise you an M2A1.

I can see where this is headed, so I will just lay down the trump card: VITYAZ TRANSPORTER:

[Leslie]

I can see where this is headed, so I will just lay down the trump card: VITYAZ TRANSPORTER:

Ike,

I just really don't think you can adhere to Trad Lightly principles while driving that......

Along those lines (heavier military equipment), since I was a jarhead I've always been partial to LAV25's.





However....... back to 'normal' military vehicles, I'd love to have a Pink Panther....

[singramfl]

My daily drivers are my '61 SII 88 or my '69 Moto Guzzi Ambassador. I also have a '74 Mercedes 240D and my wife drives a '95 Rangie LWB. In the garage waiting for restoration is a '72 TVR 2500.

Cars I've owned in the past
'75 MG Midget
'69 Harley Sportster
'65 Jaguar 3.8 S type (wish I'd kept that one)
'69 Honda CB750 Four
'67 Alfa Romeo Duetto (most fun to drive on the road)
'82 Alfa Romeo GTV-6 (best handling car I've owned)
'75 Lancia Beta Berlina
'82 Lancia Beta Spider
'78 MGB
'72 Jaguar XJ12

Maybe a couple I've forgotten

Steve

[yorker]

Now that I really think about it I forgot a couple...

KDF Wagen
Type 87 & 82









Maybe a CCKW too:


Type 78 Toyota, White M3a1, Pinz and Volvo C303. Oh & a Locust, My son seemed to really like the Locust...

[rwollschlager]

if we're talkin military vehicles, this is no vityaz transporter, but this actually has a shot of fitting in my yard:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=719365

[yorker]

That reminds me- I had a couple more neat trucks too, Gregor should appreciate these:

[leafsprung]

I just really don't think you can adhere to Trad Lightly principles while driving that......

Along those lines (heavier military equipment), since I was a jarhead I've always been partial to LAV25's.

I dont think it makes any tracks when its swimming in the ocean . . . You could probably put a LAV25 in the back and haul it through a swamp.

More Vityaz:

[greenmeanie]

I can see where this is headed, so I will just lay down the trump card: VITYAZ TRANSPORTER:

I don't think anyone can argue that the Soviets knew how to build dome wild stuff on a grand scale. I think they leanred a lot about mobility in tough conditions from WWII.

[yorker]

Ike,

I just really don't think you can adhere to Trad Lightly principles while driving that...... .

I don't think the Soviets/Russians ever gave any real consideration to "tread lightly"...

[JimC]

If you're going to bring up AEC. I can't get over the brick like beauty of the Matador. There used to be a bus station in Paisley that had one as a wrecker and it obviously made an impression ata youg age.

Those Matadors are neat trucks. There was a great offshoot of the "Is Born" TV show with Mark Evans where he followed other people's projects over the course of a year or so. One guy and his son were restoring an old Matador so that his son could use it as his wedding car. Fortunately his fiancee was on-board with the plan, but man, all the work they had to go through to restore that cab was amazing. It was more cabinet making than auto-body. Again, very cool.