paul connor Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 was in the pub, with the humber Pig sitting outside with a few mates enjoying a coke (dont drink and drive ladys and germs) when we overherd in the next cubicle/seating area ... "well its obviously a landrover hybrid" said the gent.. "well it has wheels and its green" said my friend "well what do you think it is!" said the gent irrate! "its a Humber Pig" i stated "no it isnt!, its a landrover! what do you know! he snarled (must have left his humour at home) "its a Humber Pig....its mine" said i "well whats it based on?" said the gent "a humber 1tonne truck" "well that does not tell me much" He said sarcastically We just looked at each other wondering what else we could say? did he want a Spec sheet? wireing diagrams? i know my friend should not have been sarcastic, but why do some people seem to want to tell me what my vehicle is? We have now started calling it "the landy" not the "pig" hehe oh well... Im confused, it seems this is the 3rd person to tell me what my vehicle is! A mechanic at work told me (yes told me!, not asked) that its based on a landrover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Grosvenor Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 but why do some people seem to want to tell me what my vehicle is? It really winds you up doesn't it!! I get the same problem with my Russian ZIL 131, most people think it's American! It's got a F#*%ing great big RED Star on the doors and Russian writing on the bonnet! Does that look American! The best was once some ...person told me it was Chinese. "No", I replied," it's Russian!" "Not with a Red star on the doors!" replied expert. "True, China had a red star but with yellow outline, but the Russian Star is Red with a White outline, how it is on my truck " I stated! "Where you in the Army?!" replied prat man. "No , but I've seen FireFox enough times to know what a Russian star looks like! And why, if it's Chinese is the hand book in Russian you thick prat!?" Damm it, some people, they just make you so......! Must calm down, blood pressure and all that! Regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 hahaha Classic! The mechanic at my work was the best! "oh, its based on a landrover" "NOOOOOOOOO!... Well ok, its green, has wheels and is held together with nuts and bolts! was made in England and is powered by a combustion engine! but thats it!" Winds me up! And he is a so called "landrover 101" enthusiast Yes my Pig is a basically a Landrover 109. that they made bigger and used no Landrover parts on. HELP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Paul surprising the wheelbase of the Pig is shorter than the LWB 109 Rover. The pig WB is 9ft ie 108. But what is this then? It is a Land Rover body on a Humber chassis, well really! Look on the bright side at least he didn't call it a Jeep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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