Has anybody seen....
12-06-2004, 05:25 AM
#41
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Re: Has anybody seen....
A.B. wrote:
> Respectfully, that’s not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> for the LM to be a military vehicle.
According to a book I've got on LMs, the original rear engined V8 LM
was designed as a fast border patrol vehicle for desert use. I suspect
the V12 Countach engined models were destined for a different market.
They even built one model around the 7 litre V12 Lambo engine used in
off-shore powerboat racing - bet that's fun in the dunes!
--
Preston.
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> Respectfully, that’s not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> for the LM to be a military vehicle.
According to a book I've got on LMs, the original rear engined V8 LM
was designed as a fast border patrol vehicle for desert use. I suspect
the V12 Countach engined models were destined for a different market.
They even built one model around the 7 litre V12 Lambo engine used in
off-shore powerboat racing - bet that's fun in the dunes!
--
Preston.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
Off-road classifieds
12-06-2004, 05:25 AM
#42
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Re: Has anybody seen....
A.B. wrote:
> Respectfully, that’s not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> for the LM to be a military vehicle.
According to a book I've got on LMs, the original rear engined V8 LM
was designed as a fast border patrol vehicle for desert use. I suspect
the V12 Countach engined models were destined for a different market.
They even built one model around the 7 litre V12 Lambo engine used in
off-shore powerboat racing - bet that's fun in the dunes!
--
Preston.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
Off-road classifieds
> Respectfully, that’s not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> for the LM to be a military vehicle.
According to a book I've got on LMs, the original rear engined V8 LM
was designed as a fast border patrol vehicle for desert use. I suspect
the V12 Countach engined models were destined for a different market.
They even built one model around the 7 litre V12 Lambo engine used in
off-shore powerboat racing - bet that's fun in the dunes!
--
Preston.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
Off-road classifieds
12-06-2004, 05:25 AM
#43
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Re: Has anybody seen....
A.B. wrote:
> Respectfully, that’s not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> for the LM to be a military vehicle.
According to a book I've got on LMs, the original rear engined V8 LM
was designed as a fast border patrol vehicle for desert use. I suspect
the V12 Countach engined models were destined for a different market.
They even built one model around the 7 litre V12 Lambo engine used in
off-shore powerboat racing - bet that's fun in the dunes!
--
Preston.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
Off-road classifieds
> Respectfully, that’s not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> for the LM to be a military vehicle.
According to a book I've got on LMs, the original rear engined V8 LM
was designed as a fast border patrol vehicle for desert use. I suspect
the V12 Countach engined models were destined for a different market.
They even built one model around the 7 litre V12 Lambo engine used in
off-shore powerboat racing - bet that's fun in the dunes!
--
Preston.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
Off-road classifieds
12-06-2004, 07:24 AM
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Re: Has anybody seen....
Dave Milne did pass the time by typing:
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to boost
> sales"
IIRC, they didn't sell any to the Saudi's because it was too heavy and
sank in the sand.
--
DougW
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to boost
> sales"
IIRC, they didn't sell any to the Saudi's because it was too heavy and
sank in the sand.
--
DougW
12-06-2004, 07:24 AM
#45
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Re: Has anybody seen....
Dave Milne did pass the time by typing:
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to boost
> sales"
IIRC, they didn't sell any to the Saudi's because it was too heavy and
sank in the sand.
--
DougW
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to boost
> sales"
IIRC, they didn't sell any to the Saudi's because it was too heavy and
sank in the sand.
--
DougW
12-06-2004, 07:24 AM
#46
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Re: Has anybody seen....
Dave Milne did pass the time by typing:
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to boost
> sales"
IIRC, they didn't sell any to the Saudi's because it was too heavy and
sank in the sand.
--
DougW
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to boost
> sales"
IIRC, they didn't sell any to the Saudi's because it was too heavy and
sank in the sand.
--
DougW
12-06-2004, 07:58 AM
#47
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Re: Has anybody seen....
That's probably what I was remembering...I remember reading about it a long
time ago...
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:h6Vsd.31021$up1.18743@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to
boost
> sales"
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "A.B." <ab@RemoveThisSpamFilter.shortwheelbase.com> wrote in message
> news:41b3def9$0$17932$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> > Respectfully, that's not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> > for the LM to be a military vehicle.
>
> > Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> > > http://www.lambocars.com/lm/lm.htm
> > > The "HUMMWV" look to it is no accident, if memory serves Lamborgini
> designed
> > > it around the specs for what would become the military hummer...proved
> to be
> > > too expensive and complicated (even by Pentagon standards) to get
Lambo
> the
> > > contract, nevermind the thought of the Army tooling around in Italian
> > > vehicles...so they sell them primarily to Middle Eastern oil tycoons.
>
>
time ago...
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:h6Vsd.31021$up1.18743@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to
boost
> sales"
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "A.B." <ab@RemoveThisSpamFilter.shortwheelbase.com> wrote in message
> news:41b3def9$0$17932$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> > Respectfully, that's not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> > for the LM to be a military vehicle.
>
> > Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> > > http://www.lambocars.com/lm/lm.htm
> > > The "HUMMWV" look to it is no accident, if memory serves Lamborgini
> designed
> > > it around the specs for what would become the military hummer...proved
> to be
> > > too expensive and complicated (even by Pentagon standards) to get
Lambo
> the
> > > contract, nevermind the thought of the Army tooling around in Italian
> > > vehicles...so they sell them primarily to Middle Eastern oil tycoons.
>
>
12-06-2004, 07:58 AM
#48
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Re: Has anybody seen....
That's probably what I was remembering...I remember reading about it a long
time ago...
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:h6Vsd.31021$up1.18743@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to
boost
> sales"
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "A.B." <ab@RemoveThisSpamFilter.shortwheelbase.com> wrote in message
> news:41b3def9$0$17932$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> > Respectfully, that's not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> > for the LM to be a military vehicle.
>
> > Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> > > http://www.lambocars.com/lm/lm.htm
> > > The "HUMMWV" look to it is no accident, if memory serves Lamborgini
> designed
> > > it around the specs for what would become the military hummer...proved
> to be
> > > too expensive and complicated (even by Pentagon standards) to get
Lambo
> the
> > > contract, nevermind the thought of the Army tooling around in Italian
> > > vehicles...so they sell them primarily to Middle Eastern oil tycoons.
>
>
time ago...
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:h6Vsd.31021$up1.18743@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to
boost
> sales"
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "A.B." <ab@RemoveThisSpamFilter.shortwheelbase.com> wrote in message
> news:41b3def9$0$17932$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> > Respectfully, that's not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> > for the LM to be a military vehicle.
>
> > Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> > > http://www.lambocars.com/lm/lm.htm
> > > The "HUMMWV" look to it is no accident, if memory serves Lamborgini
> designed
> > > it around the specs for what would become the military hummer...proved
> to be
> > > too expensive and complicated (even by Pentagon standards) to get
Lambo
> the
> > > contract, nevermind the thought of the Army tooling around in Italian
> > > vehicles...so they sell them primarily to Middle Eastern oil tycoons.
>
>
12-06-2004, 07:58 AM
#49
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Re: Has anybody seen....
That's probably what I was remembering...I remember reading about it a long
time ago...
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:h6Vsd.31021$up1.18743@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to
boost
> sales"
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "A.B." <ab@RemoveThisSpamFilter.shortwheelbase.com> wrote in message
> news:41b3def9$0$17932$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> > Respectfully, that's not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> > for the LM to be a military vehicle.
>
> > Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> > > http://www.lambocars.com/lm/lm.htm
> > > The "HUMMWV" look to it is no accident, if memory serves Lamborgini
> designed
> > > it around the specs for what would become the military hummer...proved
> to be
> > > too expensive and complicated (even by Pentagon standards) to get
Lambo
> the
> > > contract, nevermind the thought of the Army tooling around in Italian
> > > vehicles...so they sell them primarily to Middle Eastern oil tycoons.
>
>
time ago...
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:h6Vsd.31021$up1.18743@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> looks like they did with the LM002..
>
> "The Lamborghini LM002 has never reached it's full potential, the
> Middle-Eastern armies didn't order large numbers of it, and an attempt to
> sell it to the United States wasn't met with the enthusiasm needed to
boost
> sales"
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "A.B." <ab@RemoveThisSpamFilter.shortwheelbase.com> wrote in message
> news:41b3def9$0$17932$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> > Respectfully, that's not entirely correct. Lamborghini never intended
> > for the LM to be a military vehicle.
>
> > Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> > > http://www.lambocars.com/lm/lm.htm
> > > The "HUMMWV" look to it is no accident, if memory serves Lamborgini
> designed
> > > it around the specs for what would become the military hummer...proved
> to be
> > > too expensive and complicated (even by Pentagon standards) to get
Lambo
> the
> > > contract, nevermind the thought of the Army tooling around in Italian
> > > vehicles...so they sell them primarily to Middle Eastern oil tycoons.
>
>
12-06-2004, 03:30 PM
#50
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Re: Has anybody seen....
A long..... Time ago. I can't remember exactly when I was one at a
car show, but I remember the seventy thousand price tag and thinking,
outrageous! Must have been just after I bought a Loaded '78 Bronco for
thirteen.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> That's probably what I was remembering...I remember reading about it a long
> time ago...
car show, but I remember the seventy thousand price tag and thinking,
outrageous! Must have been just after I bought a Loaded '78 Bronco for
thirteen.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> That's probably what I was remembering...I remember reading about it a long
> time ago...