Custom Made

Custom Made in 6 Wheels from Hell!, Movie, 2022 IMDb

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: US

Custom Made

Pos: 00:08:27 [*][*][*][*][*] The vehicle is part of the movie 

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humungus

◊ 2024-06-09 15:38

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pic from the end credits:
[Image: 6wheelsfromhell202201012129.jpg]

Titular vehicle, a traveling torture chamber, because why not? Looks like Dr. Frankenstein got his hands on an old school bus and went slightly mad.

mike962 DE

◊ 2024-06-09 15:41

soviet ZIL 157 ??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIL-157

-- Last edit: 2024-06-09 15:41:52

Gamer DE

◊ 2024-06-09 15:45

No, back to front, it's a US movie, so it's an International K-series.

-- Last edit: 2024-06-09 15:45:39

mike962 DE

◊ 2024-06-09 16:01

ah yes

land leased to the ungrateful red army and then copied later

https://www.o5m6.de/redarmy/ihc_k7.php

humungus

◊ 2024-06-09 16:11

end credits pic does indeed show "International" logo:
[Image: 6wheelsfromhell202201012129-copy.jpg]

GodzillaFan54 CA

◊ 2024-06-09 18:08

This looks like the most bad*ss RV ever made.

CougarTim US

◊ 2024-06-09 19:05

Only the hood and front fenders are International.

Looks like they started with a utilitarian military 6x6 chassis (Oshkosh M927 XLWB, maybe, or some version of AM General M35) and grafted on a more distinctive International front clip and the body of a school bus. The angular fenders of the original bodywork are visible behind the International's curvy ones, and the bodywork doesn't line up quite right at the firewall.

The front clip and the school bus body might have come from the same donor vehicle...

-- Last edit: 2024-06-09 19:08:37

mike962 DE

◊ 2024-06-09 19:16

so Made For Movie ?

CougarTim US

◊ 2024-06-09 19:23

I would say Oshkosh M927 XLWB with International Harvester K-Series front clip (assuming that is the correct chassis). It doesn't appear to have been made specifically for the movie because I've already found pictures dating to 2018: Link to "www.shutterstock.com"

mike962 DE

◊ 2024-06-09 19:55

^ sounds plausible

just why do you say Oshkoch and not AM General ? wouldn't they probably use an older surplus one as base vehicle ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2x4r0YjreA

also not sure but did Oshkoch actually build M939 series ? or rather just refurbished old ones ? :think:

-- Last edit: 2024-06-09 20:01:02

opal TH

◊ 2024-06-09 19:56

Or M928, Custom Made for now.

Minute 4:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYip8YobU_s

-- Last edit: 2024-06-09 20:21:41

CougarTim US

◊ 2024-06-09 20:12

I don't really have any reason to choose Oshkosh over AM General; it's not really my area of expertise. I just think it's more fun to say. :D

License plate is dated 1951, possibly just random decoration because I don't think this is registered for road use at all: Link to "images.squarespace-cdn.com"

-- Last edit: 2024-06-09 20:16:08

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