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Mark & Bev Preston (Markp)
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Username: Markp

Post Number: 232
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Looks like Range Rover has a new target to shoot for:

From:
http://www.gibbstech.host.goodtechnology.net/patents_hsa_technology.htm

High articulation drive shafts and steering

http://www.aquada.host.goodtechnology.net/aquada/homepage.jsp?flash=true

Just need to add 4WD and lockers

- Mark

 

Blue (Blue)
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Username: Blue

Post Number: 410
Registered: 04-2003
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 01:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

damn, that is cool. and yeah, upgrade it to 4WD and you can forget about "entry to the water is via any gradual ramp"
 

CALM (Gumarcel)
Senior Member
Username: Gumarcel

Post Number: 987
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 01:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

but does it have that thingy like the RR in which you can go in water for 15 seconds?
 

michael burt (Mikeyb)
Senior Member
Username: Mikeyb

Post Number: 508
Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 01:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

wow...equiped with watersliders!

those make my rocksliders look a little weak...sorry rovertym!

;)
 

Blue (Blue)
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Username: Blue

Post Number: 416
Registered: 04-2003
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 01:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

you'd think that they'd create some kind of flush door to close over those exposed wheel wells - can you imagine what would happen if a swell grabbed a wheel well at speed?
 

Wes Legaspi (Wes)
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Username: Wes

Post Number: 169
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 02:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

That's cool, but I think I would rather have something like this...

amphib 109

 

Erik Olson (Jon)
Senior Member
Username: Jon

Post Number: 459
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 08:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Really funny until that breakover angle catches a speedbump in the Safeway parking lot.

e
 

Brian Dickens (Bri)
Senior Member
Username: Bri

Post Number: 664
Registered: 08-2002
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 10:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Goofy, really.

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