If you've ever wanted to own a vehicle that would survive a terrorist attack as severe as something that includes a nuclear bomb, your dreams have been answered by a Texas firm that makes filtration systems for specialty vehicles. Homeland Defense Vehicles will sell you the Bad Boy Heavy Muscle Truck, a converted Medium Tactical Vehicle built by Stewart & Stevenson for the US Army. The Texas firm is marketing the flat bed truck as a safe and secure recreational vehicle that sells for between $300,000 and $900,000.The all-wheel drive Bad Boy HMT is 6.3-m long, 3.0-m high and 2.4-m wide. The flat bed truck is equipped with a 275-hp diesel engine (which isn't much for a vehicle this heavy that reaches a top speed of around 120 km, but the fuel economy will be dire. The Bad Boy holds 218 litres of diesel and that allows you to travel 640 km, depending on how heavy the cargo is. The cab seats three adults, the payload is 2265 kg, and its 560-mm ground clearance allows the HMT to operate in water up to 1,520-mm deep. The security and safety systems include three infrared cameras, an in-motion satellite system, satellite phone and CB. The Central Tire Inflation System has settings for off road, mud and snow and keeps all tires inflated even if one has a quarter sized hole. The Bad Boy's bumpers, hand and roof rails are chrome, stainless steel accents run the length of the vehicle on each side and there are aluminum treadplates. The interior's upholstered with a mix of vinyl and leather and comes equipped with a Pioneer DVD, MP3 and CD Player, XM radio system, overhead TV monitor for rear seats, GPS, and more. One of the options is a cabin filtration system that's designed to protect occupants from nuclear fallout, biological contaminants and chemical agents. Home Defense Vehicles started selling the Bad Boy HMT earlier this month after it premiered at the Dallas Safari Club's annual conference. It takes six months for Stewart & Stevenson to build the HMT and then it's another six weeks for the conversion process. Home Defense predicts it will sell about 50 HMTs a year. For more information visit www.badboytrucks.com .
Survive nuclear war in this SUV