Thank you Jeff. I own won of those M-series vehicles and I could hardly
afford to buy it! Let alone a nice or even a fair WW2 Vehicle. Have they
gone out of sight. We owners of ALL SERIES of MV need to stick together or
we will lose our rights to own a MV of any year! Mark M-886 AMBULANCE
From: "JEFF HAIN-MATSON" <flmv@flmv.net>
To: "Military Vehicles List" <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] HR 4205
> Frank Robertson wrote:
>
> > I agree with David. Only problem with him is he drives and owns about 8
of
> > the wrong color green (post war) trucks. :)
> >
>
> I HOPE THE ABOVE WAS SAID IN JEST.
>
> HOWEVER, as a 20 year plus member of the mvpa, mvcc etc. I am rather tired
of
> the poor club attitude towards M-SERIES vehicles. I own both W.W.II and
M-SERIES
> vehicles and find the mvpa to be more of a W.W.II jeep collectors club
alot of
> the time. Older members seem to frown upon newer M-SERIES vehicles to the
point
> where there was a lot of discussion about an M170 winning this years best
of
> show at the national. This is to my knowledge only the 2nd time that an
M-SERIES
> vehicle has had the honor.
> M-SERIES vehicles (i.e. cucv's) are frowned upon for judging because they
are
> "converted civilian vehicles" BUT a 41 plymouth staff car is a great
W.W.II
> military vehicle. I just don't get it.
> If the club is truly interested in getting new members the club will have
to
> curb this attitude and realize several things:
>
> 1. people collect the vehicles of their youth.
> 2. not everybody can afford a W.W.II jeep, cckw, dodge, armor or other
flat OD
> painted vehicle.
> 3. M-SERIES vehicles represent some of the most affordable entry level
> collectable military vehicles at present.
>
> The above is especially true if we are to attract younger members!
>
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