Seems weird to see British Special Forces driving anything but a LR or Pinz. I guess lots of issues are taken into account, in this particular case, like parts availability.
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/08/brit ... al-thalab/
The Al-Thalab (Land Cruiser)
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Re: The Al-Thalab (Land Cruiser)
Nice unit. I can't say I'd be too upset to have the Toyota dependability out there.
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Re: The Al-Thalab (Land Cruiser)
In a bit of full circle, those remind me of the original LRDG (Long Range Desert Group) vehicles.
And I don't understand people emailed me that Al-Thalab link telling me they found my next project.
But if anyone is interested, this is the link to Jankel and the Fox LRPV . Also interesting is the contact info is to South Carolina
http://old.jankelts.com/products/produc ... .cfm@pID=9
You'll also find a link there to JMGS , the J8, militarized version of the JKU
http://www.jgms.com/
You'll notice the 'mandatory' Pinz inclusion on the right. ( that's got to be an old photo )
And I don't understand people emailed me that Al-Thalab link telling me they found my next project.
But if anyone is interested, this is the link to Jankel and the Fox LRPV . Also interesting is the contact info is to South Carolina
http://old.jankelts.com/products/produc ... .cfm@pID=9
You'll also find a link there to JMGS , the J8, militarized version of the JKU
http://www.jgms.com/
You'll notice the 'mandatory' Pinz inclusion on the right. ( that's got to be an old photo )
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The Trojan Horse... the 1st Pinz used to covertly carry troops into battle .
ATL Pinzgauer XM 718K TUM(HD) 6x6 FFR (aka The Green Grail)
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Re: The Al-Thalab (Land Cruiser)
This is what that was derived from
http://www.toyota-gib.com/eng/models/he ... TJMRS.html
Massive widening of the track, hence the deep set wheels and wide front fenders
http://www.toyota-gib.com/eng/models/he ... TJMRS.html
Massive widening of the track, hence the deep set wheels and wide front fenders
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The Trojan Horse... the 1st Pinz used to covertly carry troops into battle .
ATL Pinzgauer XM 718K TUM(HD) 6x6 FFR (aka The Green Grail)
The Trojan Horse... the 1st Pinz used to covertly carry troops into battle .
ATL Pinzgauer XM 718K TUM(HD) 6x6 FFR (aka The Green Grail)
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Re: The Al-Thalab (Land Cruiser)
In the "Telegraph" article's first picture, they seem to have both versions of the Al-Thalab (the one shown by Vince and the one shown by David), which, if I am not mistaken, are based on different generations of the Toyota pick-up (which may well be very similar underneath the sheet metal):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08 ... for-first/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08 ... for-first/
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Re: The Al-Thalab (Land Cruiser)
Yeah Jan, later last night I found the Jankel's UK site and more of their vehicles
http://www.jankel.com/home
They have several variants of the Fox RRV and LRPV. With so many acronyms, we're going to need more letters added to the alphabet.
http://www.jankel.com/home
They have several variants of the Fox RRV and LRPV. With so many acronyms, we're going to need more letters added to the alphabet.
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The Trojan Horse... the 1st Pinz used to covertly carry troops into battle .
ATL Pinzgauer XM 718K TUM(HD) 6x6 FFR (aka The Green Grail)
The Trojan Horse... the 1st Pinz used to covertly carry troops into battle .
ATL Pinzgauer XM 718K TUM(HD) 6x6 FFR (aka The Green Grail)