From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 05:06:00 PST
Well, some people dare to be different...so when they have seen one of
everything...their mind goes into another mode. Such as a local fellow
that built a truck which had a regular pickup bed but had a Kenworth
(road tractor) cab. So prepare yourself Paul...maybe the next craze will
be a Huey duece or...a 50'limo duece. I'll let the others fill in their
cross breed list. Good subject, huh? Maybe we'll come up with the
ultimate military vehicle...or the wildest do nothing vehicle that
laughs the enemy into submission. Fred Martin
Paul A. Thomas wrote:
> Good point Fred ( well, not the garage one: I can barely get my Santa Fe
> into the garage! ) Many of our trucks are historical vehicles. Does
> anyone know if historical vehicles are exempt from things like toll
> charges on a bridge? Or does it simply mean your registration and
> probably insurance payments are lower?
>
>
> Paul
>
> ***************************************
>
> At 08:00 AM 12/2/2003, you wrote:
>
>> Also...going thru toll booths...they charge by the number of axles you
>> have...maybe it's a daily driver that he drives to work. How would it
>> do with a snow plow on it...it would get around parking lots easier.
>> Probably still weigh 8-9K...don't look like it would get thru a mud
>> run any better. Might fit in the family garage better...(how's that
>> Paul?)
>> Fred Martin
>>
>> Nigel Hay wrote:
>>
>>> Its all down to defence cuts i guess.......
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:19 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [MV] SWB 2.5 Tons
>>>
>>> Hi List...
>>> There is a guy in Sunnyvale, California who chopped his deuce down to
>>> a single rear axle. He keeps it in his side yard behind a fence near
>>> the following intersection:
>>>
>>> http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=6MAj3Op_0TrTHDPWrXD0erWTaXShPoN3sfWYweR
>>>
>>> jAPtaNqI-&csz=sunnyvale%2C+ca&country=us
>>> Anyone know him?
>>>
>>>> Well, Dave at Eastern Surplus has gone and done something I thought
>>>> would be kinda fun to do. It started with my thoughts on the Chevy
>>>> and Ford CMP HUPs. That's Canadian Military Pattern and Heavy Utility
>>>> Personel for those that don't speak the Commonwealth MV speak.
>>>>
>>>> Those look like: http://ipmslondon.tripod.com/museumreviews/id17.html
>>>> (scroll down to the Diamond T wrecker)
>>>>
>>>> Then I got to thinking that a 2.5 tonner modified by dumping a real
>>>> axle and shortening the chassis to make a North American Unimog would
>>>> be interesting. Mind you, this is just idle thoughts I have as I
>>>> drive my Honda Insight around Atlanta and drive past the morons in
>>>> their H2^h^hYukons.
>>>>
>>>> So, I'm looking at trucks today online and Lo, Dave at EAstern
>>>> Surplus has gone and made what I've been thinking of.
>>>> http://www.easternsurplus.net/180a.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I can't say I'm happy with the placement of the fuel tank, but its'
>>>> still a rather nice looking truck. Perhaps some kind of fuel tank
>>>> placement between the frame rails would work better. All it needs is
>>>> some kind of rear body over the back chassis (a crew cab setup and
>>>> small cargo area?), a tire mount on the end of the chassis and it'd
>>>> be set.
>>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jim "Ike" Newton
>>> o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban
>>> 6.2 Liter (378 CID) Turbo-Diesel Engine
>>> 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
>>> o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"
>>> 478 CID Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine
>>> Air Shift Front Axle
>>> 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
>>> See These Trucks at www.CUCV.NET
>>> Keyword Searching of 22,000 Electronic TMs at www.MILDOCS.com
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