CUCV for the ladies

[EnteJager]

Found this one on GL

Missed the part about posting an auction and linked the pic, got deleted.

You know how to find the pics, its not a photo shop.

 

[KsM715]

Thats better

 

[IRWFO]

What is the story behind that one.

 

[mkcoen]

What is the story behind that one.

There's a bunch of them at one location with 2 red(pink) ones and a couple of white ones. Several of them say they've been reconditioned so I'm thinking they were at an overhaul site when the word came down to dump them.

 

[hobie237]

Your tax dollars at work!

 

[Chevytruck]

i wonder if those were painted that way for a joke?

 

[Boatcarpenter]

Maybe the unit was selling Mary Kay products on the side and won a pink CUCV.
BC

 

[pevrs114]

Doesn't quite have the same war-time heritage as this pink 4x4:

 

[AN/ARC186]

Doesn't quite have the same war-time heritage as this pink 4x4:

Was that one painted that way to operate on the coral islands?

 

[CARNAC]

Actually the vehicle, like many painted in weird colors, was a training vehicle. These were operated by the OPFOR and/or by the COB's (civilians on the battlefield) players.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Perhaps the paint is Aervoe

 

[hndrsonj]

That would be faded primer. It matches the M1008 that was in my yard until a few days ago. Came from AL where everything is a little off.

 

[pevrs114]

Was that one painted that way to operate on the coral islands?

Haha that's an SAS 'Pinky' Land Rover from WW2, they used them in the North African desert, among other places. Very capable 4x4's!

 

[EnteJager]

Actually it is a proto type, Obama wants to expolre new camo for his plans
to grant full open membership of gays in the military.

This particular paint scheme was to be adapted for operations in San Francisco.

 

[GreenBull]

Haha that's an SAS 'Pinky' Land Rover from WW2, they used them in the North African desert, among other places. Very capable 4x4's!

Actualy they were used in the Dhofar region of Oman in the '60s. I was told that it works ok at twilight and dusk. In daylight it depends on the sand color. It's amazing how many colors of sand there are. Overall no more effective than sand tan though.

Along with the above I learned that the middle of nowhere is either about half way between Hayma and Salalah or a little further north up in the Rub' al Khali. You can get a nice biryani in Hayma (when you get the plate of food with no tools just ask for a spoon, they have them).

 

[Rustmaster]

Man, what happened to don't ask-don't tell?

 

[mrcucv]

it just faded.