I'm in New England, and I've got maybe 2 solid months left before our first Late-Oct snow. Basically, if I can give it to you, you'll get it. This is also, of course, barring any non-disclosure agreements, etcetc. Sorry.while I'll have the build here, the published story has to get some of the goods first. I'm an open-source kinda guy, so all this info will be available-as soon as I fulfill publishing the story with a couple mags I've worked with/on. As a result, very soon, I'll be over in Germany at the Stuttgart Mercedes Museum as a guest, taking an up-close-and-personal look at their M元20. I've been shooting and doing auto tech for car mags for a very long time. This is where the build took on a life of its own. Owners were great, LOVED the idea I'd be doing this, and even drove the car 2-hours to bring it to me! The thing on the roof? The same model MSat phone that gets abused throughout the movie. While I was willing to spare no expense, finding a well-loved car was actually pretty easy. There were lower-mile cars out there (dipping into the 95K range), but with them came a hefty price tag (5-7K). Well maintained and as close to new as I'm going to get for $3K. I'm also extremely picky.so the point of this project is to replicate as-close-to-scree-used as possible.Ĭan't promise it'll be fast (Winter Is Coming), and I've got a lot of data to ponder, but I'm off to a good start: So the M元20 was obviously the next choice. But, all that aside, I love cars, I love JP, and I already have an Explorer (Speed圜op's ex racer) and an (in progress) '94 Jeep Wrangler Sahara (Sand Beige!) that is in the middle of a frame-off resto. My only stickler for it not being higher rated in my book is that kid. While the movie wasn't perfect, the soundtrack is (IMO) the best in the series-and the whole movie really puts down the big-hunt feel for the first 1/2. Toss on some paint and props, and away you go. So, I've explored the Explorer, jumped into a Jeep, now it's time to re-manufacturer a Mercedes.Īs you may or may not know, Hammond's JP:TLW vehicles were built using production model M元20s.

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