Thorton Colby "Little Mule"

The Thorton Colby "Little Mule" is a modified version of the pickup truck Colby CX410, a vehicle manufactured by Thorton in.

Overview
The Colby Little Mule is a small and inexpensive but reasonably well equipped nomad truck. Quite fast (including across open desert), very tough, with extra reinforced armor and a CrystalDome holoprojection system. It drives well by comparison to many other cars, having an impressive handling.

Reaching its maximum speed can be difficult due to the vehicle's poor acceleration.

Database Entry

 * Nomads, as the name suggest, don't linger too long in any one place. They're constantly on the move and that means bringing their belongings with them. It comes as no wonder the truck-bed variant of the Colby has become so popular with them. Little Mule - that's what they call this Thorton Colby model. But beyond the name they also swap out the standard engines for stronger ones, add light armor to the body and install an environment projection system based on CrystalDome tech in the cabin.

Acquisition
Offered for sale by Dakota Smith for 49,000; you can retrieve it at the parking lot of the Sunset Motel in the Eastern Wastelands, Badlands.

Trivia

 * "Little Mule" is likely a reference to the 1982 Ford Bronco XLT that appears in the 1984 film Romancing the Stone - a black pickup nicknamed "Little Mule."