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ilovestrategy -> Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/16/2011 8:20:16 AM)

I'm here watching a Kirk Douglas movie named "7 Days in May", and have noticed 2 men getting in a vehicle I have never seen before. Would any of you have any information on it? The time of the clip is at 7:12 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDTuseVpd60&NR=1



Lieste -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/16/2011 10:51:17 AM)

Looks like the running gear of a Bombardier, with the cargo compartment design similar to the Weasel. Not sure if this was ever a combination of these of a service vehicle, or a movie only mash-up.



Terminus -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/16/2011 12:13:15 PM)

Looks to me like its a civilian thinga-mabob that's been stenciled with "Army" on the side. Doesn't look like much of anything.



sullafelix -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/16/2011 2:17:30 PM)

It looks to me like an American remake of the German all purpose vehicle it begins with Kett?. The German vehicle had treads but had what looked like the front of a motorcycle stuck on it's front for steering.



Terminus -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/16/2011 2:47:36 PM)

That would be the Kettenkraftrad, or "Kettenkrad", and this looks nothing like it.



jomni -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/17/2011 12:15:40 AM)

Golf cart



Hanal -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/17/2011 1:49:07 AM)

Actually, I thought it was a leftover prop from "Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies!"



ilovestrategy -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/17/2011 5:06:02 AM)

I'm guessing just maybe a Hollywood made vehicle from everyone's answers. Thanks for the input! 



sullafelix -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/17/2011 5:45:58 PM)

I didn't say it was an exact copy of the German vehicle. I said it might have been an American attempt at making a vehicle like it.

It seems funny to me that it would be just made up for this movie and a 10 second ride. If they just wanted to have them ride together they could have used a Jeep.

We are discussing the small tracked vehicle on the airfield, correct?



Jeffrey H. -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/17/2011 8:02:06 PM)

I'm sure you can find it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._military_vehicles_by_model_number

Happy hunting !




sullafelix -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/17/2011 10:02:13 PM)

I didn't realize that the book that the movie was from was based in the future ( 1970 ). Hence the M16s that were in the movie. So it is quite possible that they came up with these vehicles in their own minds.



ezzler -> RE: Requesting description of a military vehicle (10/17/2011 11:43:41 PM)

Here's an image of the film vehicle.

http://www.destgulch.com/movies/7days/7days10.jpg



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