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The Steinwinter Supercargo

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Re: The Steinwinter Supercargo

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It reminds me of my old Citroen BX, what a slab of unworthiness that thing was. I really have to wonder how the Steinwinter was supposed to be pratical, with such dreadful clearance? A case of whimsical design, perhaps.

You might be surprised how low the clearance is on some over-the-road trailers. Especially the long ones for hauling heavy equipment, their breakover angles are atrocious. Most roads are navigable regardless, and they know how to pick routes that avoid impassible ones. Low as it is, this truck's clearance probably isn't as limiting as you might think.

Re: The Steinwinter Supercargo

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I wondered if this might have been the basis, either physically or at least aesthetically for the Aliens APC. Apparently not; while very similar in low-slung form factor, that was a Hunslet ATT77 air towing tractor: https://www.hooniverse.com/movie-cars-aliens-armored-personn...

I thought the same, even searched for it on the article.

Re: The Steinwinter Supercargo

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Read about it back then in what might best be described as a kid's annual hardcover magazine and loved it so much (a few years later they had a long article about the Porsche 959, it's almost a tie for me). "Das Neue Universum": in those years they had an awesome mix of technology, culture, adventure and science - some parts much further from "ELIF" than one might expect. A part of that young me still seems to live o…

> "Das Neue Universum"

Interesting publication (history) [1].

1. [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Neue_Universum]

Re: The Steinwinter Supercargo

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post #2

I wondered if this might have been the basis, either physically or at least aesthetically for the Aliens APC. Apparently not; while very similar in low-slung form factor, that was a Hunslet ATT77 air towing tractor: https://www.hooniverse.com/movie-cars-aliens-armored-personn...

I was wondering if it had any relationship to the trucks from The Highwayman tv show. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highwayman_(TV_series) https://www.motortrend.com/news/peterbilt-semi-truck-the-hig...

That one's explicitly mentioned at the end of TFA itself, though.

Re: The Steinwinter Supercargo

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It reminds me of my old Citroen BX, what a slab of unworthiness that thing was. I really have to wonder how the Steinwinter was supposed to be pratical, with such dreadful clearance? A case of whimsical design, perhaps.

My father had a Citroen bx, I'd like to hear more why you think it's a "slab of unworthiness". I never had any contact with it as an adult.
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