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Posted by Will (in IL) on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 20:11:35 :
In Reply to: I want one of these! posted by Eric B. on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 18:37:07 :
First in the Falklands
April of 1972 - Magazine Corsa Nro 310
The first Argentine vehicle that "will live" in the Falklands Islands is one pick up Dodge D200 specially equipped for that means. It will serve of support to the regular flights between the islands and the Argentine continental territory.
The Falklands Islands every time are but near Argentina. Of course which one is not a physical approach, but the dice by the present policy that is practicing our country and England. Consequently with this policy and to foment the interchange in all the levels, Air lines of Estado (LADE), dependent company of the Argentina Air Force, has recently had the establishment a promotional flight between Stanley Port and Commodore Rivadavia at the moment with amphibious apparatuses Albatrosses that serian replaced as soon as this list the track or projected by Guarani II or Fokker F27.
Indeed for support of that flight - transport of the crew, loads, correspondence and passengers LADE saw themselves in the necessity to count on a vehicle in the islands. After some studies in which the special operational conditions considered, he was solved to acquire and to equip to one pick up Dodge D200 of Argentine manufacture for the task.
The Dodge this equipped with a V8 motor of 202 HP and box of 6 marches of advance and 2 of backward movement. Thinking about the typical ground of "peat bogs" of the Falklands, one provided to the vehicle with rubbers with special design and suspensions for "fuori - strada". Other item in which special emphasis was put was in the windshield on approval of impacts of stones, radio of long reach, quartz lights - iodine, traction in the four wheels and other but destined to the normal unfolding in the robust climate and the topography of the islands.
Dodge D200, that is the first Argentine vehicle that steps on the archipelago, was given to LADE by Igarreta S.A.., official distributor of Chrysler Fevre Argentina S.A.I.C., that also produces equipment for services public. They received the unit, discharges personalities of the aeronautical scope that sanctioned a simple but important act.