From: dodgew200@mchsi.com
Date: Tue Apr 20 2004 - 22:25:03 PDT
Well most Navy bases I've been assigned to all had Plymouth K-cars, Jeep
Cherokees.... or their own POV because their assigned vehicle was such a
POS....current CO at China Lake drives a tan Tahoe...GSA must've made a mistake!
Rob
--
'69 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback
'69 Dart 270 4dr
2003 GMC Savanah 3500
'67-'69 Barracuda Owners Group
MVPA #17365
Ridgecrest Ca.
> When I was a kid ('66 to '68), my dad was a base commander at Kenai,
> Alaska. Later, we moved to Fort Richardson. When ever there was some
> sort of base function, a really stripped down civilian model car would
> show up to pick us up. For years, I would look at cop and county cars
> and think that they were luxurious compared to the base cars that would
> show up. If I remember correctly, at Fort Richardson, it was Ford
> Galaxies that would show up. I just remember the basic seat covers and
> the dog bowl hub caps.
>
> For what it's worth
>
> Greg
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron" <rojoha@comcast.net>
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> Subject: [MV] Base Commanders Cars
>
>
> > At the
> > Patriots Day Parade in Lexington, Mass yesterday, the CO of Hanscom
> AFB
> was
> > being driven around in a 2 dr Ford Taurus, blue on the bottom with a
> white
> > roof, gray velour interior. Curtis Lemay woulda nuked the Pentagon
> > Procurement office if they saddled him with such a ride!
>
> I just went through all that research for Air Force staff cars awhile
> ago,
> and where local movie folks were convinced there was a certain type of
> standardized vehicle decked out in a certain special colour and scheme
> and
> found universally on all Air Bases, the US Air Force folks confirmed
> (and
> backed it up with documentation) that most of their vehicles are now
> "civilian models procured in a suitable shade of commercially available
> blue" (and they mentioned those very Taureses above, too!) which may or
> may
> not have markings and 'extra' bumper mounted unit ID or task-oriented
> metal
> plates.
>
> Work just got hold of a 1987 Air Force 1 ton van which seemed to be
> painted
> the AF Strata (or is it Stratos? I forget) Blue with the standard type
> yellow markings, but this type of van seems to have been ordered as
> special
> purpose equipment, where I guess staff cars are procured more
> generically.
>
> I agree with the Lemay comment. Heh.
>
>
>
>
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