Re: [MV] Postal jeeps and the US Army

Jim Webster (jimweb@SIMONIDES.PRESTEL.CO.UK)
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 19:42:32 +0100

"Gordon.W.I. McMillan" wrote:
>
> Wrong again....
>
> Postal jeeps were built specially with right hand drive, so they could
> lean out and shove all those bills in the US style letterboxes. I believe
> they did RHD Subaru replacements for them for the same reason......

AND I am telling you that the US Army ones were LEFT HAND DRIVE! I have
the photograph in front of me! Other differences are that they don't
seem to have that big round mirror on the front and they have a 'hitch'
for an M416 trailer.

TTFN
Jim
Honorary Secretary

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