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- imbecile3
Herkimer Battle Jitney/ Z17 Marauder
Contracted by the US government, the Zephyr manufacturing company built around 100 of these heavy combat troop transport vehicles. Built between 1948-1950, they were found to be impractical for the changing type of warfare. The Z17 was named for the number of persons that could be accommodated (17), and Z for the Zephyr manufacturing company. The Zephyr manufacturing company was previously known for building fire engines. The Herkimer Battle Jitney was spec'd as "a heavily armored, windowless, soundproof, personnel carrier designed by the Pentagon to take congressmen on battlefield fact finding tours. And actually only existed in the context of the movie "Mystery Men". It's a movie prop but apparently someone's trying to restore it. Would love to see it at a car show! Would probably make for a neat camper!
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- Elwin741
- The Lotus EspritElwin74
- Shitty engine, but still an awesome car.formed
- Best car shape ever.shapesalad
- imbecile4
- 1958 Golden Sahara II
with Goodyear's Illuminated Neothane Glow-TyresPioneerDJ303 - Are those filled with Uranium or something?section_014
- they put lightbulbs insidePioneerDJ303
- 1958 Golden Sahara II
- imbecile2
- You're not supposed to stop on the side walk.shapesalad
- cool story.
this is a photo.
he has a green light.imbecile - found the Rob ZombieYakuZoku
- imbecile2
- heavenly music :)OBBTKN
- Noise = escaped energy. Heat = escaped energy. No very efficient petrol engines right?shapesalad
- compared to other petrol engines? they're all inherently inefficient, but less so if you remove the components that dampen soundkingsteven
- shapesalad0
- That Z on the side of a vehicle isn't PC anymore.fooler
- good point.shapesalad
- 45k € the cheapest version.
2 tons of weight.
A bit much for a compact carOBBTKN - dem door panelsutopian
- It's not a compact by European standards. Just looks that way.lnu
- sted0
- _niko3
- From the front this looks like a Fiat 500 that's about to sneeze.Morning_star
- IT IS a Fiat 500 custom lolgrafician
- ...that's about to sneeze. :-)Morning_star
- Those headlights still look better on this than on a 996.fooler
- Danish1
- !!!Wait, what's the crack here? Please tell me Opel are releasing the Manta as an E-car!microkorg
- hot!ArchitectofFate
- Ford Escort MkII please also.shapesalad
- duckseason3
- https://bringatraile…duckseason
- If you see the van a rockin ..._niko
- Damn, I miss my van. Spent many weekends sleeping under the surfboard hanging from the ceiling.lemmy_k
- what is it a glass-bottom van? what's with that screen/panel on the floor?sarahfailin
- "Additional amenities include a sunroof, refrigerator, flat-screen TV, mirrored bar, [...] and a backlit glass panel with a surfing banana graphic on the floor"duckseason
- round windows are a theft target. rad thocannonball1978
- My dad has loads of old 70s? mags in the attic with pimped out beetles and transits like this.microkorg