Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Gunther, Christine und Otto

A story of one of Phoebe's German siblings, the Gelandewagen or "cross-country vehicle"...

http://www.bbc.com/news/special/2014/newsspec_8703/index.html



There's a section on the Mercedes website (link below) that begins...

"Within the timeless body..."


There're some things that cannot be improved on.


Short sidewalls make for a bumpy ride.


In 2018, Suzuki, Phoebe's roots, reissued the two-door *Jimny.* It looks the same as the 1984 and aside from a triangle of beams to strengthen the frame, it has much the same mechanicals. Suzuki, in a cpncession to technology, added electric latches and L.E.D. lights thereby drawng to a close the much-loved tradition of their iconic whale-oil carriage lamps. 

The link below is to an earlier blogpost comparing (visuals) between Phoebe and the G-Wagon. 


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