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11-05-05, 10:25 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Cool government 4x4 van
I merged onto the hiway yesterday among 4 of these badass vans, new Fords with dsls, 4x4's, all sporting Gov plate, all black, all with custom front and rear bumpers, winch on the front, AC unit on the roof, all kinds of electonics between driver and passanger.....all but front windows very tinted. Was kinda cool, they waved me into the group......I was in the black 100.......maybe they thought I was one of them
 guys in this van gave the 100 a thumbs up curious what they are using them for, Connie said she has seen them on the hiway before. 
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11-05-05, 10:45 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: One of Four Presidential Flying Saucers
Posts: 1,463
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Time to stop making so much fun of the "Black Helicopter" crowd, don't cha think?
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11-05-05, 10:56 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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yup
funny.......I think they took pics of me as well......pretty sure I saw a flash go off inside the van....... Quote:
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11-05-05, 11:07 AM
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IH8MUD Addict
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Be pretty cool if Sydney Bristow jumped out and asked you to help her on a secret mission
__________________ Jason D '75 FJ40 2F, SM420, FC Fabrication Roll Cage '70 FJ40 in pieces TLCA #12850 |
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11-05-05, 11:11 AM
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IH8MUD Addict
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government plates on a rig like that... i dunno.... trying to cover up the existence of alien life?
If I ever had to purchase a Van.... that would be the one. I can't really tell from the pics, but it looks as if the windows in the rear doors have been replaced with metal....? __________________ Chimpanzee ridin on a Segway..... bam ba ba bam bam bam. |
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11-05-05, 11:31 AM
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DUM8HIT
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 2,384
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Homeland security?
No idea .. Did the driver have a weely low brush cut, and narrow black shades? TY __________________ Hybrid suspension - Slee 4" Front/OME863 Rear, Slee Front control arms, Slee DIY adjustable panhards, Slee sliders, 36X13.5R16 IROK radials on AR Black Trenches, 1.5" Trail-Gear spacers, Toughbook CF74 with GPS etc, sans roofrack, jumpseats, lockers. Clear lenses abound  |
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11-05-05, 11:33 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cuyamaca, CA and Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 2,572
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Maybe the US Marshall service? Do you have a Federal Prison nearby?
??? __________________ 2000 UZJ100 - OME - sold Currently looking for the right FJ60 TLCA #14734 Calamaridog
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11-05-05, 12:05 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South of the 49th. just.
Posts: 406
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Black Van!!! Already in a neighborhood near you! No need to squeal on your neighbor..... we already know!
That or portable meth lab????????????????? __________________ 1982 BJ60... Rusty... and not so trusty... RIP - Rust In Peace 1989 HJ61 12H-T Steve "This was a particularly bad case of somebody being cut in half." "no sore knot know" Lunyou. |
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11-05-05, 12:13 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: atlanta, ga
Posts: 523
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That's it they were Canuckians in deguise. __________________ mike c. '76 fj40 '71 fj40 "You know you're a hasher when the shrubbery's drunk from too frequent watering" -anonymous |
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11-05-05, 01:07 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: The great white north
Posts: 330
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I'm guessing some type of police agency judging by the emergency lights on the back...
was the front bumper road armor or something? 
__________________ IFS: Inferior Front Suspension / It Failed Suddenly / It F@#%ing Sucks |
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11-05-05, 01:42 PM
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Noaccount Webwheeler
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I had a rear bumper like that on a Winnebago.....It held the hose to drain the poo-poo tank.
heh, Ed __________________ There is nothing so depraved as a man in the depths of an ether binge '66FJ40, Fresh 2F, H42/Orion(By Poser...LCR4WD), ARB Front/rear(By Poser...LCR4WD), MetalTech Cage installed by Poser, Screw-ups fixed(by Poser) 4WDB Corvette Master, Mini Truck PS, 3.5" Lift, Warn 8274, 33s on stockers 
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11-05-05, 03:32 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
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Secret Service maybe, recon for potential future visit of politician or head of state. Just a guess. __________________ 92 FJ80 07 FJC |
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11-05-05, 04:20 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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yes bumper was simalar, but different.
those rear lights were not colored from what i could tell, they were LED's though. Rear bumper had 3 locking compartments windows were glass not metal, no bars, it apeared to be open from the front to the rear. it was a Quigely(sp) conversion I think guys were not in uniforms, but were wearing shades in the rain  They were headed to Tacoma, so they were prolly coming from the Navel Sub Base in Bangor, up past Bremerton. But why would they need 4x4 vans? these had never been off the road, undercharage was clean. If I were to guess I would say they were one of the SEAL Teams or Coast Guard units that runs around in the armed Safe Boats(which are made local here) Would make sense to have a 4x4 van for them, but these sure were well built and not cheap rigs |
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11-05-05, 04:31 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: One of Four Presidential Flying Saucers
Posts: 1,463
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Funny thing is, they were probably guys monitoring volcanic activity or something else that's way mundane.
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11-05-05, 04:36 PM
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DUM8HIT
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 2,384
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More likely some covert operatives following up on sat intel indicating a large amassing of tank-like 4x4's on one particular Gig Harbour compound ..
TY __________________ Hybrid suspension - Slee 4" Front/OME863 Rear, Slee Front control arms, Slee DIY adjustable panhards, Slee sliders, 36X13.5R16 IROK radials on AR Black Trenches, 1.5" Trail-Gear spacers, Toughbook CF74 with GPS etc, sans roofrack, jumpseats, lockers. Clear lenses abound |
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11-05-05, 04:41 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Oh crap, that reminds me, bout 2 months ago Connie was in the kitchen.....she starts yelling........."there is a Helicopter in the yard!!!!" I am like WTF.........go outside and sure as shit this red copter is hovering nose to my house maybe 100ft off the ground maybe 50 yards(right at the property line) from our door.......went outside and it took off very fast. No clue who or what they were doing, but besides my 14 rigs, my next door neighbor has about 10 odd rigs....who knows but it was a trip.
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11-05-05, 05:46 PM
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IH8MUD Junior
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I have seen vans like those used by the Secret Service as communications and other "special" purposes.
I could tell you more but the black choppers are now circling my house. __________________ Patrick Alaska Cruiser Crew member 1989 Chevy V2500 1969 FJ40 1985 FJ60 |
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11-05-05, 06:43 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
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maybe shoot at them? __________________ DD - 2004 Taco, 5 speed man, 4X4, 2.7L Toy - 1980 FJ40 also modded |
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11-05-05, 06:44 PM
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Parts Shaman (per Romer)
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Um, There would brew a Darwin award...................
__________________ Original owner 93 FZJ80,locked,blown,water/methanol injected(like a WWII fighter aircraft),lifted,winched,snorkeled,slidered,Sleeed ,moneypit. Balanced on a pin head. 95 FZJ80 trail truck (hers), 94 FZJ80 320K with a knock and a lumpy old Dodge car.
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11-05-05, 06:57 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
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well, ya __________________ DD - 2004 Taco, 5 speed man, 4X4, 2.7L Toy - 1980 FJ40 also modded |
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11-05-05, 08:20 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Navajo Rez - AZ
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Cool!
Saw something similar about three years ago - doing 100+ across the Rez - probably trying to get the hell outa nowhere...they were nice rigs...same MO. |
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11-05-05, 08:28 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Looks similar to the White House Comm van, but not enough antennas.
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11-05-05, 08:49 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: CA Bay Area
Posts: 511
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Secret service is pretty much that. They don;t like attention same with most of the agencies. More likely to be as Pimp pointed out. Coasties or Naval guys of some kind. The vehicles the law enf. side drives are mundane everyday vheicles, but you pop the hood, l;ook underneath or inside & it's a whoel different world indeed. I've worked with, & am related to too many in this field.
__________________ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. -Thomas Jefferson |
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11-05-05, 08:51 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Colorado
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11-05-05, 09:12 PM
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Next door to the Newark NJ airport Ramada (a dive) there's an office building with a shoe string budget sign out front that says "World Center". After staying at the Ramada several times over the last few years I began to notice many of the vehicles in the parking lot seemed strange. Most seemed to have more antennas than the average Joe would need, windows with deep tint, all domestic makes. It was pretty obvious they were undercover vehicles for surveillance, stings, etc. I went for a walk and ended up behind the strange office building. The rear parking lot is full of vans that look like the one pictured above. I'm going into hiding now as I've probably just violated certain portions of the Patriot Act.
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11-05-05, 09:17 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
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Was there a strange looking semi-truck and trailer in the area? Could be a SST convoy.
Vince __________________ 1995 FZJ80 Moonglow Pearl, ARB FR, Slee rear, 305/70/16 Toyo's and full length roof rack. 1973 FJ40 2F, mud sticker and soft top 2009 VW JETTA TDI ا |
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11-05-05, 09:35 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: May 2005
Location: i cant wait to get home and play with my *blank*
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my father has a ford that looks just like that (minus the funky bumper) and when a friend of mine from college who "works" for the gov't in DC saw it, he commented that when you see a van like that cruising around your hood, it's time to leave town.
__________________ "a true Land Cruiser owner wouldnt delete a thread he is getting bashed in. He would take it and love it....." NoaH "ZiMM is the greatest Mud member ever." zimm |
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11-05-05, 10:12 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: The great white north
Posts: 330
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11-05-05, 10:20 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Sonoran Desert
Posts: 1,916
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They have an HF-length antenna on there and it doesn't appear to be adjustable height nor with an antenna tuner so it looks like a fixed-frequency HF. Which means: it's doubtful a communication truck, and law enforcement has been on VHF/UHF for decades so that's not it either.
But external AC in the PNW? If you were in AZ sure, but there's something needing cooling back there. __________________ Scott (Pskhaat) UZJ100, FZJ80 |
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