Test drove a Gladiator

[ScubaDude]

It was a while back. It was a 1968 brush truck that gets 8 miles to the gallon.

A little over 5 grand and this baby could be yours.

 

[superj]

Dang, I thought you were talking about a new one, ha ha ha

 

[clydethepirate]

Plus start your own fire dept! I never knew that's what those were called.

 

[prariepunk]

That's an M-715, not a Gladiator... Gladiators have a sloped windshield

 

[flatie46]

I agree with prariepunk, that's a 715. I test drove a Gladiator many years ago on a used car lot ( prob about '88) and loved it. The only reason I didn't but it was the turning radius. I don't know if it was the one I was driving or they were all like that but you couldn't turn it in a 40acre field. At the time I spent more time offroad than on so it was a deal breaker.

 

[ScubaDude]

The fire department that owned it welded on a sold roof and took off the canvass. In order to do that they had to turn the windshield up more. But I think your right. They also had a kaiser on lot but I didn't try it out.

 

[ScubaDude]

The M-715 was the militarized gladiator according to the article this picture was attached to. Sort of like the Humvee is to the hummer (no I'm not calling your jeep a hummer)

 

[flatie46]

A hummer would have a hard time gathering up enough nuts to follow the ruts left by a 715.

 

[ScubaDude]

Agreed