Sounds like a Unimog.
There are two for sale at a dealer that I pass every week. One is a
military with canvas top, the other has what looks like an camper with a pop
up center. Being an ex-Land Rover owner, I'm a sucker for these kind of
trucks.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Morris [mailto:smorris@en.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 4:00 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: OT: What the heck was that vehicle! (No LBC Content)
>
>
> Way off topic here, but this is the list with the most European auto
> enthusiasts that I belong to, so I thought I'd ask here.
>
> Coming home from work today, I passed going the other way one really
> bizarre (for northern Ohio, at least) vehicle. It looked like
> a military
> version of the cartoon Scooby Do's Mystery Machine. Really!
> It was about
> the size of a VW Vanogen, or maybe shorter. Very high chassis
> with large,
> but narrow knobbys, 4WD, olive drab green, OD canvas top,
> spare on the
> tail gate, blunt, square nose, and no emblem that I could see
> in passing.
> I thought it might be some variation of the G-Wagen, but they
> all have a
> hood instead of blunt nosed, I think. Worst part was, that it
> had some
> yuppy mom driving it with a bunch of kids. Go get a minivan,
> soccer mom!
>
> Sorry, I can't help myself sometimes...
> Steve
>
> Steve Morris Avon, Ohio
> 1958 MGA 1500 Red/Black
> NAMGAR #5987 BuckAyes Ohio Chapter
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