September 23, 2010

Top 10 Hummer Moments in History

#1. Desert Storm In Iraq

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1991 Jan Amerian troops attacked Iraq and people around the world saw the Hmmwv(High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) by Hummer the first time. Cars don’t like war, but people like oil.

#2. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s car

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When Schwarzenegger was one of the first owner of Hummer H1 in his Holleywood times. The tough and cool image of Schwarzenegger enhance Hummer’s communication. After that Mr.Schwarzenegger bought several units more for his governor election campaign.

#3. Hummer H2

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According to US tax law, owner of a tool-car above 6,000 pounds does not need to pay any tax. H1 was too expensive for normal people in Amerian and if a pickup with some luxury specifications called Hummer H2. People will buy it, after all it can save money.

#4. Hummer ambulance

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The Car of War can also serve peace purpose. In 2005 some volumteers work together US red cross and build a Hummer ambulance fleet.

#5. Hummer in Tranformer

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No more words about this.

#6. A wedding car in Chengdu China

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Hundreds of people were around the wedding car modified by a Hummer this May in Chengdu, a west provincial capital of China. Maybe local people don’t know what does this brand mean but one of them bought Hummer Company five months later.

#7. Solo dude with spiky hair

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As this decade wore on, people started to take a look around and see a few problems with Hummers. Like why, more often than not, is a three-ton vehicle being driven one-handed by a solo dude with spiky hair, a hockey jersey and a cell phone stuck to his ear? Even more sinister, some people felt the Hummer was a symbol for wretched excess and conspicuous consumption.

#8. Hammer is worse for the environment

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Speaking of backlash, a certain segment of society had it in for the Toyota Prius. So frothy and out of control was their animosity that they decided to claim that a Prius is actually worse for the environment than a Hummer H2. As it turned out, little could be farther from the truth

#9. Hummer branded products

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Oh yes, Hummer branded products. Hey, it works for Ferrari, Lamborghini, Jeep and Porsche... why not? Well, Hummer Cologne might be one reason

#10. Sale of fire arms

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If you can't beat 'em, shoot 'em. Or something like that. The actual story is that struggling Hummer dealers were desperate to sell anything, since people just aren't buying giant SUVs that get single digit MPGs during the worst recession since the Hooverville. Enter Lynch Hummer in Missouri, which combined the sale of fire arms with Hummers. A match made in Hell

1 Responses to “Top 10 Hummer Moments in History”

Anonymous said...
November 29, 2010 at 3:30 AM

No, actually, the dealership gave out guns as Hummer was being shut down, and the wanted to end with a bang.


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