pyw304 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Please forgive me if this is a repost, or somehow off topic. It shows the many trials of crossing the USA with a convoy at that time. If only they had "talkies" then... Jarrod. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZJKxkfF1D8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Jarrod, Thanks for posting, I hadn't seen that before though I did know of the convoy. A great selection of vehicles. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 It’s hard to imagine that the vehicles we preserve today were once workhorses that were used in extreme conditions and driven like we would a modern day Ford Transit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Yes it is hard to imagine. I wonder how many Transits will be still around in 100 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Thanks. It was a remarkable journey. The MVPA recreated it with modern and a WW1 Dodge which i understand completed the trip without ay problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Rootes75 said: Yes it is hard to imagine. I wonder how many Transits will be still around in 100 years? There are a fair few that are 50 years old. In 1955 the student union I would later join took on a 40 year old fire engine. When I joined it was 70 years old and the transit vans were fairly new. Now the fire engine is 100 years old and those union minibuses would be getting on for 40 years old (if they still existed) Time just keeps happening. (numbers for illustration only, some rounding has taken place) Edited July 11, 2020 by andypugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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