The Steinwinter Supercargo
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The Steinwinter Supercargo
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#2I 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...
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#3It 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.
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#4I can't believe something like this would get any further than artist's renderings. The visibility would be shite. Even for limited purpose use like in a large warehouse lot where they need something just to move trailers around the lot. I'd have thought any dolt could see this being a problem, but I guess not
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#5Read 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 on being mighty disappointed that I'm not living in that future!
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#6I 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...
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#7Boeing has a similar vehicle that drives the rear end of long load trailers around Seattle.
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#8Kinda reminds me of the movie The Big Bus which is awesome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bus
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#9Boeing has a similar vehicle that drives the rear end of long load trailers around Seattle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsZ6YPsPpj0
There are similar variations about the world wherever blades for wind generators need to be moved through tight roads.
Australian road trains can get pretty lengthy depending on region, but they're essentially standard prime movers with multiple linked trailing "standard" trays.
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#10I can't believe something like this would get any further than artist's renderings. The visibility would be shite. Even for limited purpose use like in a large warehouse lot where they need something just to move trailers around the lot. I'd have thought any dolt could see this being a problem, but I guess not
The design was driven by regulations that limited to total length of the truck but not specifically the trailer. Smaller tractor, bigger trailer, more carrying capacity, more profit. Sure, visibility is shite, but if it is legal, they will get it, because carriers are here to make money.
But it turned out not to be legal, and regulations changed, now specifying different limits for the trailer and the total length, meaning it lost its main reason for existing.