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Pookie Mine Detection Vehicle

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
First Produced/Service Dates:	1976
Manufactured by:	Trevor Davies Engineering
Crew:	1
Armament:	Some fitted with "Spider" anti-ambush weapon (12-Gauge Shotgun with 16 or 24 barrels)
Engine:	4-Cylinder Gasoline (Volkswagen Type 1600)
Miscellaneous Info:	The vehicles were initially produced using the Volkswagen Type 2 "Kombi" camper/mini-bus chassis and engine, but later versions also used Land Rover parts to help strenghten the design.  A unique fact about the Pookie is that it used Formula-1 racing tires to help reduce the ground pressure it exerted! The design was so successful, a later vehicle called the Veldspringkaan, was manufactured in South Africa.  "Pookie" is the local name for the Bush Baby and only 67 were built over its lifespan.
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

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Reference	Author
"A War Life Saver" (February 2023 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine)	Gerry van Tonder
Fighting Vehicles and Weapons of Rhodesia: 1965-80	Peter G. Locke & Peter DF Cooke
"Rhodesian Mine Protected Vehicles" (December 2013 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine)	Cmdr. Robert Cedars

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