Hummer
The HMMWV, or High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle entered US Army service in the late eighties, replacing a number of vehicles including various Jeep derivatives still in service. The vehicle caught the public imagination during the Gulf War of 1990/91, after which the manufacturer, AM General, started building versions for civilian customers, including celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Clancy. The civilian version was initially named the Hummer and later, after General Motors started marketing the smaller Hummer H2, named the H1.
It is my entry for this month's LUGNuts challenge, stuck in the nineties.
Hummer
The HMMWV, or High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle entered US Army service in the late eighties, replacing a number of vehicles including various Jeep derivatives still in service. The vehicle caught the public imagination during the Gulf War of 1990/91, after which the manufacturer, AM General, started building versions for civilian customers, including celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Clancy. The civilian version was initially named the Hummer and later, after General Motors started marketing the smaller Hummer H2, named the H1.
It is my entry for this month's LUGNuts challenge, stuck in the nineties.