As repatriated captured equipment, I could see how the
state department might feel that the US still holds
title to them.....
The US Navy has recently won a lawsuit against a
collector (Doug Champlin- Mesa, Arizona) that wanted
to salvage a Douglas TBD Devastator that has been
sitting at the bottom of the ocean since the war. This
could/would have been the ONLY remaining Devastator on
dry land in the world.
This collector has spent hundreds of thousands of US
dollars to find this aircraft (and pay attorneys to
fight the US Navy), so he won't give the navy the
location unless his expenses are covered. Instead,
this aircraft is doomed to further deteriorate until
it is no more.
Thank you US Navy for dedicating so much time and
effort to the worthy cause of preventing this
important historical artifact from ever being put on
display for future generations to appreciate. I'm sure
the veterans appreciate your efforts as well.....
Importation info on "Gray Market" cars from other than
Canada can be found here:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/gray0006.htm
I don't pretend to be able to interpret all this
however.... :-)
Value? $2,000+ for a runner depending on condition.
Maybe $8,500 for a nice restored one.
Brandon
--- LEEnCALIF@aol.com wrote:
> Wondering if the A2's in Saigon come under the Lend
> Lease 3rd party
> prohibition for resale? I can't understand why the
> US would even care if we
> brought some home. We lost those vehicles when the
> country fell... kinda like
> salvaging historical artifacts from a sunken ship in
> my opinion. But, then
> my logic and government logic do not necessarily
> coincide.
>
> Just thinking about it now, nothing going, but I do
> have the contacts over
> there and I know I can get enough to fill a
> container and bring them home if
> there was a market for them.
>
> Any opinion on the A2's? What do you think a fair
> price would be for one in
> good running shape and complete?
>
> Any DOT problems?
>
> Thanks in advance as always,
>
> Jack (vote for Bush) Lee
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