- Off-Road Vehicles Serve as First Responders to Aide Third World Countries
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LOS ANGELES, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sportsmobile West (SMB), North
America's premier tier-two manufacturer of Ford Econoline, Dodge Sprinter
and Chevy vans, today announced that it has received a military contract
from the Country of Qatar to build out 17 customized elite search and
rescue response vehicles. As part of Qatar's humanitarian mission to the
world, these response vehicles will serve as first responders to many
disaster areas in third world nations.
"This is one of the biggest contracts Sportsmobile West has ever been
awarded and we are proud to be developing these response vehicles for such
a global cause," said Alan Feld, president, Sportsmobile West. "For nearly
18 years, Sportsmobile has specialized in building one of the very best
off-road adventure vehicles on the market. With a 12-gear 4x4 system, we
are sure our friends from Qatar will be very happy with the final product."
Sportsmobile first received interest from the Qatar Government in late
2007 when a special delegation came to the United States to visit
Sportsmobile West's Fresno facility. Impressed with Sportsmobile West's
manufacturing process, a government contract was issued to Sportsmobile to
build all 17 vans.
After collaboration with Sportsmobile, Qatar placed an order in
December to build 17 elite search and rescue response vehicles that include
the following:
17 Elite Search & Rescue Response Vehicles
1 - Command vehicle
2 - Support vehicles
2 - K-9 vehicles (8 dogs per van)
12 - Transport vehicles
Ford Econoline (E350) Chassis:
* 12 Gear Sportsmobile 4x4 System
* Dynatrac Pro-Rock 60 front axle
* Atlas 2 Transfer Case
* Hella powered top-mounted flood light system
* 12,000 lb. front mounted Warn winch
* 46 gallon gas tank (long range fuel capacity)
* Industry-leading Aluminess Front and Rear Bumper Package
* 35-inch BF Goodrich all-terrain tires mounted on American Racing wheels
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, QATAR QUOTES AND PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AVAILABLE BY
CONTACTING DRIVEN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS.
For more information on Sportsmobile, please visit their web site at
http://www.sportsmobile.com.
For media information, please contact Lynne Kristensen, DRIVEN Media
Communications, http://www.drivenontheweb.com, 951-587-9465 or
lkristensen@drivenmc.com
SOURCE Sportsmobile West
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CONTACT:
Lynne Kristensen, of DRIVEN Media
Communications, +1-951-587-9465, lkristensen@drivenmc.com, for
Sportsmobile West
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