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Old 04-02-2021, 07:34 PM   #771 (permalink)
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I'm afraid to Google this one, just hoping someone put a Mercedes badge on a FJ40.
Toyota used to outsource engines from Mercedes-Benz for a while, this one is supposed to have the OM-314 engine if period-accurate (it's from late-70s). But the Mercedes-Benz badge was added by the owner.

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Old 04-09-2021, 11:15 AM   #772 (permalink)
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Old 04-09-2021, 09:47 PM   #773 (permalink)
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Not sure about the legality of driving stand-up in my country, but that would be a quite interesting experience to say the least.
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I wonder to which extent those ears harm the aerodynamics on this
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Random TRANSPORTATION pictures - Page 2465 - Pelican Parts Forums


It's going to be hard to beat this one.

Although this one comes close.

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It's going to be hard to beat this one.
Not realy, but it will be hard to beat this one:
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The crawler actualy significantly smaller and roughly 1/5th the weight of Bagger 288.
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