Posts Tagged ‘beater’
While General Motors looks over a stack of offers for its HUMMER brand, the fate of AM General hangs in the balance. The military contractor developed and built the original Humvee until the rights to the HUMMER name were bought by GM, who then contracted AM General to continue building the H1 (unti......
AM General to produce Standard Taxi cabs?
Monday, July 14th, 2008
It sure ain't pretty, though beauty, in this case, is likely in the eye of the beholder. A few years back, a new take on the taxi was provided by Standard Taxi, a company based in Troy, Michigan. The design for the purpose-built people hauler uses GM running gear and is able to haul four passengers ......
Production Jeep J8 debuts in Germany
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Click above for a photo gallery of the Jeep J8Unless you're a foreign military, government, or humanitarian organization, you're not getting your hands on the Jeep J8, a vehicle we think a number of Jeepers would be all over in about two seconds if it were to be offered in neighborhood dealerships. ......
Photo of the Day: Chinese anti-terror Segway commandos
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
From Xinhua via our friends at China Car Times comes the above photo, showing Chinese counter-terrorism forces going through drills as they prepare to crush any dissent terror threat that might arise during next month's Olympic Games. The black ninja suits, fritz helmets, body armor, and submachine ......
British Army replaces Land Rovers with US-made Ridgback
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
In response to a ratcheting body-count in Iraq and Afghanistan, the UK Ministry of Defence has ordered a fleet of 157 Ridgback armored vehicles. The Ridgback, made in the United States, was unveiled last week at a military vehicles exhibition in Millbrook, Bedfordshire in the UK.Pictured in the illu......
Mercedes introduces new Zetros military truck
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Click on the above image for a Zetros photo gallery
Mercedes-Benz chose the International Defense Exhibition Eurosatory 2008 in Paris, a show we don't normally attend, to introduce their new Zetros truck. The model pictured above is the Zetros 2733 A 6x6, offering permanent all-wheel-drive to all th......
GM launches Military Discount program
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Members of the United States Armed Forces in need of a new vehicle just got bigger lift from General Motors. GM has revised its military discount program, allowing for increased savings over previous program iterations. Detailed information is available online at GMMilitaryDiscount.com for active an......
Land Rover 6×4 Puma Concept not one to mess with
Monday, May 12th, 2008
The Land Rover Defender is already a pretty badass vehicle. So how do you make a no-frills, no-nonsense off-roader even more badass? Why, add more wheels, of course! That's the approach taken by Land Rover Malaysia and Sasbilt Technologies Malaysia, which together built the behemoth you see above. W......
U.S. Navy wants you… to join the Dale Jr. Division
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Click image to enlargeThe U.S. Navy and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are partnering on a national recruiting program that'll officially kick off when Junior pilots the above #83 car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on May 24. On that very same day, prospective sailors will also be able to visit their loc......
DO NOT mess with the Dillon Aero SUV
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Click above to view video after the jumpFor this blogger, ever since the movie Stripes, there have been recurring automotive fantasies that began with "Wouldn't it be cool if there was a remote-controlled gun turret on this car?" The folks at Dillon Aero, however, were probably watching the evening......