I google translated this and I’m so glad I did!

He just needs to spend a few minutes reading Sheldon Brown articles and he’ll be 90% there.

How he looks:

I don’t think refurb makes sense if one is selling a comparable modern vehicle. The Gwagen restoration company https://expeditionmotorcompany.com/ is unique from the current lux modern vehicle, same with aircooled 911's, Icon, and TLC.

I think a market to refurbish the MV-1 should exist. In fact, this should be an existing industry for any vehicle. If I recall correctly, a Mazda dealership completely refurbished a Mazda 6 for a Washington football player.  Why the auto manufacturers haven’t pulled the trigger on this scheme baffles me.

Being BoF, I do wonder if there would be a market to refurb these on a very small scale. They were sold to municipalities so I do see them on eBay for cheap. I really like that they can fit in a normal garage (unlike high roof conversion vans) but can tow 3,000 lbs (probably unlike converted minivans), and the…

I work for Braun.

I believe they were cheaper than these conversions, too. I also think they were BoF rather than hacked up unibody, so the life span should theoretically be better.

I kinda hate the MV-1 is no longer in production. It may look weird, but it is practical for what it’s intended for. I really liked it.

Actually a lot of Ford bits, specifically Crown Vic engine and transmission for early ones for commonality with taxi fleets(their initial purpose). Had a dealer here locally for a bit, they were very well packaged vehicles.

Get street tires and remove the 6" lift. 

A guy on The War Zone pointed out that in the sequence starting at 0:52 in this video, you can see a explosion-free splash during the attack on Lutzow, which is probably actually this bomb.

I love how the video ends with someone shouting “DAVID!”

Regulations changed over time. Height regulations probably played into it too - those cars were rather bigger.

except this

There was also a need to work around the 5 MPH bumper standards, which included “no damage to the lights” as part of the standard.

*laughs in german*

Alex, what is”something my wife has never uttered”?

Damn skippy! Just installed some 80 series balloon tires on my hooptie and they’re fantastic on our mostly-potholes roads.