Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

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  1. rollin coal

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    Studebaker, GMC, and International Harvester built them. The trucks that helped beat back German invaders. Interesting that some of those 75 year old trucks are still put to use in Russia.
     
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  3. mhyn

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    my grandpa was Studebaker driver during WWII .
     
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  4. Cat sdp

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    Must have 600hp and I Shift.....?
     
  5. Caesar

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    No, FH16 has 750HP
     
  6. Pablo-UA

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    My grandpa used to drive Dodge wc51
     
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    wood powered truck.

    U can see gasificator!
     
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    That wooden truck is from murderer Lenin's garage I guess.
     
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    No, it is ZIS-6, introduced in 30s
     
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    Lenin's shielded truck... as I remember it was Austin
     
  11. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    have you read Lenin's books ?
    I liked " the April Theses", "State and Revolution" and " Left wing communism: An infantile disorder" . "One step forward and two steps back " was not bad book.
     
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