When he was stationed in the Phillipines at the end of and after WWII Wally Parks, co-founderReminds me of a short story I read "way back when" in the seventh or eighth grade (that's a minimum of 55 years ago, forgive me if I don't remember all the details) entitled, IIRC, The Affair of the Wayward Jeep. It's set during the Korean conflict when a young hot-rodder is assigned as a general's drive and he improves the general's ride, including swapping on the straight four for a Buick V-8 out of the salvage area. When the general gets ambused, they get away because that jeep moves faster than the expected standard jeep.
of Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines, founder of the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association)
the original drag-racing sanctioning body, hot-rodded a Bantam BRC-40 with a 2.3L /136 ci
Ford V8-60 Flathead from a captured Japanese vehicle. Love the shiny beauty rings on the
wheels. The name has been commonly been translated as 'Follow Me', however another Tagalog
to English translation is 'C'mon do it'.
;D
The BRC-40 was a limited production version of Bantam's competitor for the GP competition
that was won by Willys, even though Ford got the big production contracts.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50547847188_d8d9baac6a_b.jpg)
When he was stationed in the Phillipines at the end of and after WWII Wally Parks, co-founderReminds me of a short story I read "way back when" in the seventh or eighth grade (that's a minimum of 55 years ago, forgive me if I don't remember all the details) entitled, IIRC, The Affair of the Wayward Jeep. It's set during the Korean conflict when a young hot-rodder is assigned as a general's drive and he improves the general's ride, including swapping on the straight four for a Buick V-8 out of the salvage area. When the general gets ambused, they get away because that jeep moves faster than the expected standard jeep.
of Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines, founder of the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association)
the original drag-racing sanctioning body, hot-rodded a Bantam BRC-40 with a 2.3L /136 ci
Ford V8-60 Flathead from a captured Japanese vehicle. Love the shiny beauty rings on the
wheels. The name has been commonly been translated as 'Follow Me', however another Tagalog
to English translation is 'C'mon do it'.
;D
The BRC-40 was a limited production version of Bantam's competitor for the GP competition
that was won by Willys, even though Ford got the big production contracts.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50547847188_d8d9baac6a_b.jpg)
Damn, now I'm going to have to find that story again and re-read for pleasure.
Maybe it was an Oldsmobile Rocket? The timing is about right. Not sure though if that 1949 Olds 303 would have been much smaller than the later Buick :(
When he was stationed in the Phillipines at the end of and after WWII Wally Parks, co-founderReminds me of a short story I read "way back when" in the seventh or eighth grade (that's a minimum of 55 years ago, forgive me if I don't remember all the details) entitled, IIRC, The Affair of the Wayward Jeep. It's set during the Korean conflict when a young hot-rodder is assigned as a general's drive and he improves the general's ride, including swapping on the straight four for a Buick V-8 out of the salvage area. When the general gets ambused, they get away because that jeep moves faster than the expected standard jeep.
of Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines, founder of the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association)
the original drag-racing sanctioning body, hot-rodded a Bantam BRC-40 with a 2.3L /136 ci
Ford V8-60 Flathead from a captured Japanese vehicle. Love the shiny beauty rings on the
wheels. The name has been commonly been translated as 'Follow Me', however another Tagalog
to English translation is 'C'mon do it'.
;D
The BRC-40 was a limited production version of Bantam's competitor for the GP competition
that was won by Willys, even though Ford got the big production contracts.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50547847188_d8d9baac6a_b.jpg)
Damn, now I'm going to have to find that story again and re-read for pleasure.
I love proper windows in AFVs :smiley: ;)
drive backwards & Attack !!
drive backwards & Attack !!
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This Gopnik Z-Team UAZ 3909 (https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Military_Vehicles/russian-uaz3909-military-van/ZVE00003644/product.php?pg=2&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber_a&so=d&e=0&pr=1&sc=35) is still available in the west, but not for long.
That’s the Army for you. Wasting everyone’s time for probably a week getting ready for a dog and poney show.