need4speed Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Many of you have probably heard this before, but i thought it needed refreshing..... Just a quick note regarding shut lines on a Land Rover Defender . . . In the early 80's it was widely reported that Mitsubishi wanted to test the effectiveness of the door seals on the Shogun both to prevent water ingress during wading and to keep out the sand when entering the various desert races they had entered. All their measuring equipment proved inconclusive so they locked a cat into the vehicle and went away for a few hours. When they later returned the cat had suffocated, neatly proving that the air-tight security of the Sogun was satisfactory. Not wanting to be outdone the men-in-brown-overalls at Solihull decided to try the same experiment with the (then) new 90 and 110. A scraggy moggy was obtained and locked into a Land Rover fresh of the line. The engineers firstly ensured that all doors and windows were firmly closed then went to lunch. When they returned the cat had escaped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehaze Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I might have the 110 they used for the test!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 that's a ancient story, probably with no serious info to back it up, been used for lots of car jokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Still good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Has to be true.... Show me the cat!!! See.... It's gone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I don't have trouble with cats escaping...It's keeping them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSD Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I might have the 110 they used for the test!! The story is wrong, I'm certain it was a 109, that now belongs to FridgeFreezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 I don't have trouble with cats escaping...It's keeping them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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