Kaivaira H
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Don't know why I never thought of that tbh. Seabreachers are awesome. We could go on a whole other discussion about that if you wanted.
TIV1 coming out of retirement?
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Don't know why I never thought of that tbh. Seabreachers are awesome. We could go on a whole other discussion about that if you wanted.
Kaivaira H
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No, it always could. You could see it doing so a couple of times when Storm Chasers was on, for example, during the vehicle tour video posted on YouTube: Storm Chasers - Vehicle Tours: TIV1 - YouTube .
Thank you for the update Kevin and welcome aboard!Hey fellas, new guy here. Figured this would be a good thread to make my debut on since, while I've had a fascination with tornadoes for as long as I can remember, TIV 1 was what really got me into storm chasing. We can go more into my origin story later: what I want to do right now though is provide some updates on the old warhorse.
So quick recap for anyone who is still in the dark utterly clueless, which I don't completely blame you for since we haven't heard a whole lot from the Silver Ghost as I like to call her, since Storm Chasers ended. In 2019, Sean Casey sold TIV 2 on Craigslist to fellow chaser Ryan Shepard, who was actually a part of Team TIV and was involved in the making of the IMAX film, Tornado Alley. It's long since been refurbished and is now sponsored by the chaser group, Live Storm Chasers. Ryan remains the driver of the vehicle. As far as TIV 1 is concerned, Sean had left it on some guy's Liebenthal, Kansas farm for a number of years before hosting a scavenger hunt for it. Whoever found it first could keep it. Robert Clayton, a KSN Storm Tracker and member of the Chase One: Storm Chasing group was the lucky man, and he is the owner of the vehicle. I see some of you have watched his video touring the TIV and explaining some of his immediate + long-term plans for it, so I'll move on now to the most recent updates.
As of writing, the TIV is in storage at Augie's Repair & Towing in Hays. The plan is to give it a complete rebuild from the ground-up. Some of these details include a complete redesign of the interior, remaining rear-wheel drive, as well as replacing the hydraulic claws with spikes like on TIV 2, as I see some of you have noted. It's also planned to be repainted black, so I won't be able to call her the Silver Ghost anymore, unfortunately. Perhaps the most crucial aspect of her rebuilding is that she is planned to have a brand-new twin-turbo engine. Which kind may be used I'm not sure, although I would personally be down for the Cummins. From what I understand, it is the most powerful diesel engine on the market, and I've always been fond of combining the power of a Dodge Cummins with the durability of a Ford (because from what I also understand Ford trucks are more durable and long-lasting than a Dodge; correct me if I'm wrong). I look at it as the next Fair Play x Mahubah = Man o' War breeding type of thing, if any of you know anything about horse racing.
Unfortunately, this engine rebuild is also what is really screwing up the plans to get TIV 1 back up and running, as the parts needed for the engine are, according to Robert, currently unavailable. BUT, that doesn't seem to be getting in the way of the short-term plan. For right now, Robert plans to get just the necessary fixes on TIV 1 so it can run again in time for the next storm season. Basically a practice run.
And that's about it. I'll leave a link to the latest video about TIV 1's current status right after this. I'll also link Robert's Facebook post where he goes into even more detail about what's going on, if I can find it again. For now, my name is Kevin; hope I was of some service to this topic, and it's a pleasure to be here.
TIV 1 facts - YouTube
Jeff Wright
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Don't know why I never thought of that tbh. Seabreachers are awesome. We could go on a whole other discussion about that if you wanted.
You might even be lucky enough to to see fish entrained into the funnel that causes fish falls and other Fortean phenomena.
Gavin Nichols
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I can already imagine the Super cool looking photos of the TIV 1 with TIV 2 after rebuilding.
Anyone else thinking Ship of Theseus here? If the thing gets completely rebuilt from scratch, is it really the first TIV anymore?
Kaivaira H
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CHASE ONE: Storm Chasing | Facebook K, so, kind of a funny haha type of story. Facebook links? They suck. I was able to find the specific post from Clayton that I mentioned, but for some reason I'm unable to link it by itself rather than the whole page. Either Facebook lacks that feature, or I just don't know how to use it. Either way, it's there: you're gonna have to scroll down though to find it. It's dated October 17th, for reference.
Kaivaira H
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Never have tbh. Interesting thought, but I still don't. End of the day, the vehicle is just getting an interior remodeling (which I assume simply means new seats (Clayton did say so himself in his video for the driver's seat since he's kind of a hefty guy), possibly in a different arrangement compared to before), new anchors, ditching the big black door at the back which wasn't there when it was originally built, a new paint job and a new engine. I'd say it's mostly still the same, especially if the soul of the vehicle is still there, which, as far as I'm concerned, it is.
Kaivaira H
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He's still making films. Last I heard, he's working on three new projects: "Firefighters", "Saving our Seas", and "Surf or Die", the titles of which all should be pretty self-explanatory, but I'll leave a link to where I saw this. Sean Casey | Tourism Victoria
I wouldn't know much about his social media, since it seems he was most active on Facebook which I don't have, but someone mentioned earlier in this thread that he was talking with some guys online, and he mentioned how he bought a new Ram 3500 which would presumably become TIV 3. This was two years ago btw. So, maybe he's not actively posting, per say, but maybe he's been replying to or in private messages with other people? If Facebook has a similar feature to Twitter where you can check their posts and replies, maybe take a look at that if you haven't already.
Lastly, I can only assume he did the scavenger hunt for TIV 1 rather than outright selling it because, unlike TIV 2 which he had the whole time until he sold it, TIV 1 he just left on some guy's farm in Kansas and never went back for it. I don't know; guess it was just more fun that way.
Kaivaira H
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So you're the Warren that Phil linked on his website. That's cool.
I had no idea that there was a TIV built in the 90s. I looked on his site (like I originally said) and it mentioned how he built a "storm chase pursuit vehicle" for the May 1994 edition of the Car and Driver magazine. Never saw the actual article, but I did see a lot of pictures on his site of some Hummer truck that he and his wife were posing with. Was that it?
Jeff Wright
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Seabreachers won't have to woory about shingles at least.
I wonder if a waterspout might attract fish to the surface---the low causing stuff to bubble up that fish follow---there is your line of research.
I wonder if a waterspout might attract fish to the surface---the low causing stuff to bubble up that fish follow---there is your line of research.
Kaivaira H
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New update on TIV1's condition, in case anyone's still interested:
Chase K
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Definitely still needs some work.
Warren Faidley
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Hi, yes.
Phil built the first vehicle I know of that was fortified for chasing. I later modified my first Xterra with a roll cage, door panels and ballistic window coverings.
Warren Faidley
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My understanding is that many of the top chasers are going to go full-bore live on You Tube next year, some with multiple chase vehicles in the field, as Ryan does. For those new to chasing, this is a just an unfortunate reloading of the aggressive, competitive chasing we witnessed several years ago that lead to deaths. (I'll start a new thread on this).
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