rig spotted in Big Bend NP

[tamangel]

a couple of pic's forwared to me from friends on the road.. Sorry, no additional info other than a Dutch couple traveling..

Mike

[BKCowGod]

that is some serious transportation right there. Love the front mounted bike!

[Sergeant_V]

That is pretty sweet looking.

[M.Bas]

It is a 1981 DAF, imported to the Netherlands in 2004, and looking at the specs (yes, we can look up vehicle specs when we know the plates) is on the road for a couple of years.

It is indeed a nice rig, but as soon as they hit Dutch ground again they can get into serious problems.

-License plates should be yellow
-Dutch version of the MOT is almost 3 years overdue

Mister policeofficer doesn't like that very much.

But hey, when your at the other end of the ocean, who gives a MMMM :rally_guys:

[BKCowGod]

yah, I'm not sure how many cops here in America even know what an MOT is, let alone whether or not it is up to date... Especially considering I just got back from driving 150mi in the porsche with tags that expired in 2005 and not one of the four cops I passed cared.

[ZooJunkie]

I especially like the Michellin guy sitting on top of their roaming home. Where can I get one of those? :elkgrin:

[PJPR01]

I ran into this couple a few weeks ago near Lost Maples State Park where they were spending a few days getting a Bendix fixed, they are also coming to Overland Expo in April. I think they might be willing to sell the Michelin Man at that time. They've been on the road for something like 9 years if my memory serves me correctly...thru Africa, South America and many other places along the way.

Here's a pic of their rig and mine next to it...it's an impressive vehicle with tires at 1 meter 20 or approximately 47 inches tall - come to OJ Expo and see it in person!

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p257/PJPR01/HPIM6832.jpg

[gjackson]

I ran into them in Prescott a while back and they came by Brady HQ for some wireless & water:

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13332

Very cool rig. It was for sale for a while . . .

Edit: It is listed as for sale on the GXV site:

http://www.globalxvehicles.com/vehicle-5

cheers

[Overland Hadley]

Is the box a converted shipping container?

[PJPR01]

Is the box a converted shipping container?


I neglected to ask about that piece of equipment - had a nice tour of the inside of the truck while the dogs played around a bit, we tested the CB channels (which worked) and talked about interesting routes in Northern California (Bay Area and north) where I used to live...they wanted to explore that before coming to Prescott again.

Graham - she mentioned the nice time they had in Prescott visiting with you and Scott.

cheers,
Paul

[Overland Hadley]

Is the box a converted shipping container?

Graham, do you know?

[toyotatruckjunkie]

I'm not positive, but I believe they passed me going the other way (headed south) here in East Texas last week. Them or another similar looking rig. VERY cool.

[mog]

Is the box a converted shipping container?
It looks like it started life as a military container, not a normal shipping container.OD color, 'factory' side openings, tie down points top and bottom for stacking, built like a brick house.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-UQD8FIGA.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-8MD3LT6V.jpg
http://www.expeditionswest.com/adventures/2008/De_Koe/L1010421.JPG

[Overland Hadley]

Thanks mog!