Monday, February 6, 2017

What Am I? Hood Saw

DT reader John H sent in the suggestion for today's What Am I? -- a picture of a customized war machine straight from the mean streets of Mosul.  Your assignment: figure out what make/model of vehicle lives under the skin.




Image by Mstyslav Chernov/AP hosted on NPR.org
Click the link to read the entire NPR article here.  And then put your guess in the comments.  I'm not sure what it is...so you guys get to solve the puzzle AND determine the correct answer.
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  1. ZachFebruary 6, 2017 at 10:55 AM

    F150-ish wheels? A'la this - but https://detroitwheelandtire.com/hol-3784-msm-a.html - but the angle between the spokes is off.

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  2. RyanMFebruary 6, 2017 at 12:50 PM

    Those wheels look like they're from a Scion TC almost. The original resolution of that photo indicates Bridgestone tires which would seem like a higher-end (for Iraq) car might be under there.

    That roofline curve/slope for whatever reason says CRV or some kind of Mitsu CUV or maaaaaybe an L200.

    When I was there they used the Chinese knockoff vehicles and other, less reliable vehicles (like captured HMMWVs) as their VBIEDs.

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  3. Stan BeyermanFebruary 7, 2017 at 11:01 AM

    So. A truck that can only go in a straight line?

    How does it turn?

    Sure makes it easy for target practice, when it only goes straight like that...

    -Stan (who loves to transform cars...but, well, never thought of this...)

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  4. BarbaraPaddlesFebruary 7, 2017 at 2:32 PM

    Kids first attempt at a Zombie Apocalypse creation using mom's Town 'n Country.

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  5. DailyTurismoFebruary 8, 2017 at 5:42 PM

    Any consensus on make/model here? I'm just as lost as everybody.

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  6. Stan BeyermanFebruary 8, 2017 at 11:23 PM

    Crap, Vince. I do a google image search and ISIL comes up across the board.

    I don't mind be Rick Rolled. But getting on the FBI's watch list for ISIL is not cool.

    -Stan (who got suckered in)

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  7. DRVFebruary 9, 2017 at 3:05 PM

    1951 Ford sedan.

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