[FedCom] TowTimes.com September 2011 - Recovery Review "Rescuing the Beast" story.

[Brian]

TowTimes.com September 2011 - Recovery Review "Rescuing the Beast"  story.

nobody expected that a gate spud (the small piece of metal that sticks out of the ground to keep a
gate closed) could do so much damage.

Can you believe The Beast is bulletproof, rocketproof but not "Irish Gate Spud Proof"?

Because of the extensive damage to the car, it was unable to be lifted by the suspensions, as both
front suspensions had collapsed.

When the limo was lifted free it was taken back down into the embassy car park where two aluminum
blocks were manufactured in the local engineering shop to prop the suspensions back up.

The limo was taken to a secret location overnight, and the next morning Keith took the limo to the
Dublin airport to be loaded on a Hercules C5 transport plane. The vehicle was removed from the low
loader, and the U.S. Air Force winched it into the plane for its return back to America for repairs.

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Thanks to TowTimes for the great recovery review.
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