We had an unusual accident in the Hessen region yesterday, over near Schwarzenborn (about 90 minutes NE of Frankfurt).
German guy, mid-50s....into rebuilding vehicles. He'd gone to fix up a old US Army jeep.
Had it on a drive yesterday....something happened, and the vehicle went off the road....flipping over. Killed him.....injured his wife.
I looked at the photo from the scene. Canvas roof over it....had one tire completely off. Would appear that he lost the wheel somewhere in the process, causing the flip. Speed? Unknown.
Years ago, I got into a discussion with a WW II vet who talked over Jeeps, and that he personally never exceeded 30 mph. It was a great vehicle (in his mind) for off-road use (say 5 to 10 mph), but he didn't think he had great stability at any speed above 30 mph.
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