cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1994442/man-with-his-custom-made-bus-cobbled-together-from-a-soviet-helicopter-and-military-tru
Man with his custom-made bus, cobbled together from a Soviet helicopter and military truck, Afghanistan, late 1980s
Herkimer Battle Jitney
Holy shit a Mystery Men reference out in the wild?
“Junk it!!!”
I’m just waiting for the Damnation Alley or Ark Ⅱ references.
2 gallons per mile
It looks like Kamaz, so 30-50 liters per 100 km.
How many rods to the hogshead?
What?
Grandpa Simpson’s car is significantly less fuel-efficient than the vehicle pictured.
It’s very expensive to be poor.
“this is the life I want”
- a nonzero amount of people seeing this image
I love it.
Now if you mount a DShK or Kord on this thing, it might be the most glorious technical of all time.
The most authentic battle bus in human history, lol.
The Afghan version of the Bob Semple ‘tank’ hahah!
Presumably the superstructure would be strongest at the area the main rotor used to be mounted, could probably put it there.
