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The Tornado Intercept Vehicle 1 (TIV 1) is a heavily modified 1997 Ford F-Series F-Super Duty cab & chassis truck used as a storm chasing platform and built by Sean Casey. [1] This heavily armored vehicle can drive into a weak to relatively strong tornado [citation needed] to film it and take measurements. Work began on the TIV in 2002 and took ...
Dominator 1 was modified from a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe that was used during the 2008 storm chasing season and debuted in the 2009 chase season. The modifications included adding bulletproof sheet metal and transparent Lexan armor to protect against flying debris near tornadoes, and an external roll cage and racing-style safety harnesses in case of a vehicle roll. [3]
TIV2 weighs in at 7 short tons (6,400 kg) and is a 4-wheel drive, 3 axle vehicle. It stands taller than the original TIV and is capable of going on mud and unpaved roads without the fear of getting stuck. The original TIV has 2-wheel drive and extremely low ground clearance that would cause it to get stuck on unpaved roads.
The Dominator is not a TIV. The TIV is a specific vehicle made to film with an IMAX camera. Removing Dominator info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.166.249.229 05:00, 17 December 2010 (UTC) You will need to provide better justification for removing a large amount of content.
- The decal sizing was changed from square to rectangular in 1994/1995 to be able to fit a similarly sized month sticker above the registration decal. - The sizing was again changed in some 2012/2013 and all 2014 registrations to a square "smart sticker" that now includes the month, plate number, and registration year on one decal.
For example, North Carolina previously issued separate month and year decals, but recently switched to a single sticker. [20] In others, such as Texas, the plate's validation is a decal displayed from the inside of the windshield. The colors of plate stickers and windshield decals often change annually, to support enforcement of registration ...
Consider the humble side-view mirror, once an optional add-on, now a safe-folding, lane-watching, self-defogging marvel of technology. And like the vehicles it's attached to, it's much bigger than ...
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