Hummer H3: Wagon WheelsBy Jay Williams - 20/October/2008
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Hummer H3: Wagon Wheels
The ride quality with these wagon wheels would
be shot, but steering feedback would be direct
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London — Introducing the all new H3 Amish Hummer. It's not really Amish but this vehicle does have a certain 'wild west' look and feel about it. The
H3 pictured here was fitted with authentic wagon wheels (made from
timber, rubber coated) and is a far cry from the usual 24-inch chrome
wheels stuffed under the flared guards. Technically this is
'art', but there must have been some pretty good workmanship on the
wagon wheels for them to take the Hummer's 2.3 tonne weight. The
creator of this Frankenstein H3 goes by the name of Matthew Harrison,
who clearly wanted to have the Hummer with the biggest rims in town. It's been said that the Hummer H3 can be best described as a "mixture of art, engineering and motoring." All
I know is that it looks bonkers sitting on those wooden wagon wheels.
But I suppose it is a natural progression, as wheel makers keep
creating larger and larger alloy rims. I'm not sure how the new
wheels would effect the overall driveability of the H3 but there has
been no comment on the off-road ability or cornering performance. Ride quality would be harsh, no doubts about that. The work entitled "Hummer" is on display courtesy of the Limoncello gallery in East London and was on show at the Zoo Art Fair which ran from October 17th-20th on Old Burlington Road. Maybe we'll see more of this kind of 'ye-olde' car modification at the upcoming SEMA show in Las Vegas... Related Links:
- Hummer H3 (Road Test)
- Hummer HX Concept (2008)
- Hummer H3T Ute (2008)
- Hummer H3 (2007)
- Christmas
Hummer H2 by GeigerCars (2006)
- Mindfreak
Hummer H2 (2006)
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