Re: 40,000 dollar tow truck

From: Dan Maguire (dmaguire@mchsi.com)
Date: Sun Feb 12 2006 - 08:57:34 PST


I have to admit that I thought the Scammell Explorer was a bit odd
looking until I saw it in action - now that's a suspension system.

Here an Explorer owner's site with some great pics...
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/minesagreenun

BR,
Dan
Auburn

Ryan Gill wrote:
> At 1:29 AM -0500 2/12/06, Arthur Bloom wrote:
>
>> I would sell everything I own and even some stuff that I don't own, to
>> get a
>> Scammell Explorer.
>
>
> There are two listed on Milweb.net in the Heavy vehicle section. One in
> Germany somewhere and another in Shropshire England.
>
>> The first one I saw in person was in Scotland in 1971. I have a photo
>> of my
>> 5'11" girlfriend du jour standing next to the front tyre. What a machine.
>> The truck was great, too.
>
>
> Heh...
>
> There's an AEC Militant Recovery Truck listed too. I was for a time,
> waffling between spending money on a post war Foden 8x8 Flat Bed truck
> or a WWII Leyland Hipp 10 Ton Truck for a time. Amazing thing about the
> Hippos is that they were more or less in service with some units up to
> the late 80s!
>
> If you really want a Scammell, I'm sure Nigel Hay can hook you up with
> someone looking to sell one. Of course then, I'd con you into doing a
> REME impression and twist your arm to make you turn out with us odds and
> sods that re-enact WWII British. :-)
>
>



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