From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Sun Jul 13 2003 - 12:32:48 PDT
What it really comes down to is how much $ you have. When Dean Kruse
decided to open the WWII museum in Auburn, IN, I heard he ran into some red
tape getting stuff back into the US. How long did that last. Not long.
Mark Sauder, our esteemed Senator even asked for some millions of taxpayer
dollars to be given to Dean Kruse to help with his museum project. (Like
the guy didn't have enough money already?) Now if you want to get a WWII
vehicle back into the country that was a lend lease item, how much help do
you think you will get from your Senator?
Got $?
Dave
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:11:01 -0700 (PDT), Employee@MilVeh.com
<milveh@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Unfortunately, the Form 6 doesn't automatically allow
> U.S. manufactured significant military equipment to
> jeeps and trucks to be returned to the U.S.A. Now it
> does a fair job for us when it comes to obtaining other nations vehicles
> and armor, but not ours. U.S.
> vehicles out of country are almost impossible to
> import. Seems a treaty signed into law some 60 odd
> years ago prevents those U.S. vehicles and implements
> of war (that were surplused to other nations or sold
> privately) to be returned to the USA. (Look up Lend
> Lease Act)
>
> Under Lend-Lease, it does not matter as to the age of
> the item, who has it or why, the gov. authors really
> didn't care about that and could hardly even imagine
> why that would be an issue. Their job was to assist
> our automakers like Ford, Chrysler and GM by
> preventing the return of mass quantities of common ol
> jeeps and trucks. That is bad enough, but everything
> else was caught in the big gov. net they cast and you
> and I as little guys will get virtually nowhere with
> them. I've tried and tried over the years.
>
> My conclusion: The people controlling such things are
> mindless, robotic bureacrats and could care less about
> preservation of historic military vehicles or about
> this hobby or our livelyhood that may be connected to
> this importation. Sad, but true, ask Earl Tucker.
>
> Now, if you were a determined person and could afford
> the attornies, I suppose all that changes. You might
> be able to force the gov. to abide by ALL the laws,
> not just the ones they want to enforce, including the
> loop holes that would get you your vehicle. But, like
> I said for you and I, well, it would probably be
> easier and cheaper to mine the iron ore, pound out the
> metal and machine the parts than to deal with the
> government!
>
> It shouldn't be this way I know, and as a US taxpayer
> you paid for those mil vehicles, you ought to be able
> to reclaim them when the opportunity permits. Returning those old
> vehicles sure won't be taking
> profits away from our automakers, so there really
> isn't any need to the law anymore, except for those
> who are anti-gun, anti-military and see no reason why
> need to own such things.
>
> These archaic rules/laws and bad attitudes have hurt
> the collection and preservation of many historic U.S.
> vehicles and planes and thats a shame.
>
> The laws and the rules regarding such imports have
> been administered in the most unfair way possible and
> we have been powerless to do much about it for years. Just not enough
> people of influence in our corner. Even though this unfair situation
> represents a little
> freedom taken away, but people forget that losing any
> freedom, large or small, really affects everyone.
>
>
> Best of luck to you...sorry about getting on the soap
> box, but you struck a nerve! lol -Jack
>
> --- Cav43rdBn@aol.com wrote:
>> I know from reading that getting the Form 6's signed
>> to import US-made armor is practically an
>> impossibility
>> now. So we can't go off to southern BFE and bring
>> back
>> the Shermans or Stuarts that we'd like.
>> But if this is the case, how did several collectors
>> (and a few businesses) get the papers signed to
>> bring
>> in the M18 Hellcats and M36 Jacksons that have
>> appeared
>> in the last few years?
>> Favoritism? Amount of $$ in the collector's bank
>> acct?
>>
>> Please don't flame - just curious!! :-)
>>
>> J
>>
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-- Dave
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