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Originally Posted by DRG
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Originally Posted by Cross
I thought the LRDG vehicles had been given 4WD status because they were adapted and stripped down for cross-country desert operations. They all had sand ramps as standard equipment. I recall reading that they had better desert cross-country ability than many 4WD vehicles, but I'd have to search for that reference.
I believe the Kubelwagen and a few other vehicles - like Motorcycles - were also given 4WD status because of their cross-country reputation.
Cross
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You are correct.
Don |
There is the famous case of the LRDG sand chanelling up a main road in Cairo for a joke...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yxnyvcfiho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFwR1m9X5XU