Tsikot.ph PHUV Prototype

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I scrapped the UVX 8 or so years ago.

aww, what a shame. why didn't you keep it for posterity probably donate the car to an organization, club, collectors, or automotive school? at least it would serve as a display masterpiece- a filipino ingenuity by so and so, you know? so that those (generations) who'd come behind us will find us faithful to the task, and may our sort of devotion will guide their dreams, di ba?

anybody wants it big and boxy?

summer in Oz means bushfire alert and is a terrible time for rescue operation crews. a friend who's a volunteer fireman asked me to design 2 concept vehicles similarly based on your concept *Oyil solely for sar (search and rescue) operation. each high mobility vehicle suits a particular range. one is amphibious type similar to a general purpose vehicle designed to respond to disaster caused by hurricanes, volcano or flooding. the other is hmmwv type designed for bushfires, earthquakes or tornadoes. they're easily transported to any zone area via helicopter lift. unfortunately i handed him everything so i don't have a hard copy to show here except the idea that yours or anyone else's concept of a large size suv may suit a national or foreign govt's requirements.

The UVX - was a good experiment and experience. In fact - I really wanted to call it the ULTIMATE, UTILITY Vehicle Experiment and Experience. UUVXX.
I applied all the knowledge I gained from the mentorship I got from Oby Mapua himself while I was his student (grasshopper) in his Human Powered Vehicle Design Seminars....

it's obvious we're still boys in men's bodies playing with our toys we tend to go extreme from time to time- "hey it's my toy, i can do anything i want with it, and call it any way i want". fair enough it's still a good one-of though. sorry i'm not familiar with mr. mapua but he must've been proud of what you've done so far.


PS: hey folks, when do we get serious about the phuv design? i mean real up to date concept sketches for evaluation? i was involved in a vehicular accident lately so i'm pretty much tied up.