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Mil-Spec’s Latest Hummer Launch Edition Could Probably Eat a Tank

Be careful. It does bite.

By Tanner Garrity @tannergarrity
October 29, 2018 9:00 am EDT

Back in May, we first riffed on Mil-Spec Automotive’s spaceship-grade aluminum, hardtop H1. 

Memory serves us right, we likened the custom vehicle to a “Hummer going full Popeye.”

Lucky for all of us, Mil-Spec promised 12 hand-built units. And their latest launch edition, the #004, drops Popeye in the desert. 

h1 #004 (3 images)

Clad in a sandstorm exterior dubbed “Desert Tan,” the #004 takes its cue from Baja off-roaders, yet retains Mil-Spec’s trademark serving of beef with a 500-HP, Duramax diesel engine. You can choose from five different cab configurations — from a four-door hardtop pickup to a two-door hardtop extended bed pickup — and a bevy of exterior options, which includes heavy duty bumper mounts, tire racks and suspension packages. 

The interior, meanwhile, touts duck canvas, black leather and a no-frills dash that’ll look mighty fine against your best ticker. 

To build your own custom #004 (expect to pay at least $249K), head here. 

All images from Mil-Spec

Tanner Garrity

Tanner Garrity

Tanner Garrity is a senior editor at InsideHook, where he’s covered wellness, travel, sports and pop culture since 2017. Beyond the newsroom, he can usually be found running, skating, reading, writing fiction or playing tennis. He lives in Brooklyn.
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