I wanted to subtitle this article "How I learned to stop worrying and love the NGDV", but the truth is that loved the NGDC from first sight, and the LLV before it, too. My love letter to an iconic vehicle and its soon-to-be-iconic cousin: https://www.engineeringforhumans.com/view-all-posts/postal-vehicles-function-over-form/
Postal vehicles: Function over form » Engineering for Humans
One of my favorite items in my small model collection is a 1:34 scale Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV) with sliding side doors, a roll-up rear hatch, and pull-back propulsion. The iconic vehicle has been plying our city streets for nearly 40 years, reliably delivering critical communiques, bills, checks, advertisements, Dear John letters, junk mail, […]