Mil Spec Automotive H1 First Drive: Sampling the Restomod Hummer
Every Mil Spec Automotive H1 will have started life as a 1995-2001 Hummer H1 civilian model. The team started out working with cheaper, easier-to-source military examples, but their VINs cannot be registered in all states, hence the switch to less prevalent civi H1s. The vehicle is disassembled to a nut-and-bolt level; the frame is checked, cleaned, powder-coated in gloss black, and reassembled with all new hand-torqued fasteners. The 10-gauge aluminum bodies are similarly inspected, and many require rework, because of the considerable amount of flex permitted by the original. They're then upgraded with sound, vibration, and thermal insulation, and ultimately painted with a thick, rugged bed-liner-type material that can be tinted different colors and contains Kevlar to improve scratch resistance. They're then titled according to the year of their original VINs.
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I prefere the H2
I bet the air conditioning works and parts are a whole lot easier to find too since it is essentially a Suburban. On the other hand it does not seem as likely to appreciate in value. Did you read the article? The almost quarter million dollar version they are selling has only on and off for the air conditioner, no way to set the temperature!
nope..didn't read the article.
I thought the H2 was on a pickup chasis...
same as my Z-21?
Whenever they were making the H2 it was the same chassis as the Suburban which I believe was also the same as their full size pickups.
gotcha.
I want one.
MIGHT actually get one...maybe....one day.
they're fairly reasonable now..and the only one's that I've seen for sale are in pretty good shape.
I think the Avalanche was also the same chassis and they are probably pretty cheap used. I was looking at Suburbans the other day on craigslist.
A MIGHT (if I had to) buy a surburban....if I absolutely had to.
Right now nothing much on the market appeals to me....and they cost damn near as much as a house.
I saw an Escalade for like $5000 the other day but the seat was all torn up. My problem is I have two cars and the wife probably won't be too happy if I get a third.