Mentioning a bulldozer and a truck in the same sentence naturally conjures up ideas of complicated logistics and men with unpronounceable degrees in engineering.
However, the Russians design their equipment to be as simple and as strong as a farm animal, so any Timofey, Dmitri and Grigori can use it. They did it with their tanks and won World War II, so maybe they now what they're doing.
Russian dozers are usually seen deep in the middle of a river or a flooded field. Toughness is a given, so dropping one straight out of the back of a truck is not a problem. It still works, and if the cam belt falls off you can just replace it with a pair of shoelaces and be on your way.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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