From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Fri Dec 12 2003 - 09:53:45 PST
Actually I mind the price.
As this person seems to be a complete rube or exaggerator I have to wonder
how nice the truck really is?
And someone has already bid 6 Grand on it??
Two years ago I could buy a nice M543A2 for that.
Harumph!!
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At 08:04 PM 12/11/2003, you wrote:
>OK, now that we have all had a laugh over this...The part that ticks me off
>is the implied illegality of ownership. "Don't ask how we managed to steal
>one of these, etc". To the naive audience of Ebay, it plants the seed of
>uncertainty. The next time one of these toothless wonders sees one of us in
>our legally-obtained MV's, they might make the (wrong) assumption, and call
>the cops. I admit that it's a stretch, but we, collectively, don't need
>another round of official oversight by the donut squad.
>
>Or as a much smarter guy than me once said: "Constant vigilance is the price
>of freedom" (No, I don't remember who, maybe Churchill?)
>
>Arthur P. Bloom
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Kealey" <cwkealey@charter.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [MV] Ebay misrepresentation
>
>
> > I am aghast . . . mortified even that you would suggest such things as
> > this.
> >
> > Are you seriously trying to tell me that that big green truck in my yard
>is
> > not rare?
> >
> > How can that be?
> >
> > I just read it on Ebay . . . therefore it must be so, you guys are just
> > plain wrong and need to correct your thinking . . . oops, I think I just
>saw
> > another two or three go by. <grin>
> >
> > Bill K.
> > MVPA #24623
> > 1954 USMC M38A1
> > 1972 US Army M35A2 non-turbo w/winch
> > 1985 USAF M105A2
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 7:18 PM
> > Subject: [MV] Ebay misrepresentation
> >
> >
> > Check out this Ebay hype!
> > Rare Military 2 ½ Ton 1970 Truck M 35 A2
> >
> > That's right. Don't ask how but we got possession of an AMG M35A2 Truck
>but
> > we did. There are three components in this auction. The Truck, the snow
> > plow and the miliitary trailor which is approximately 9 foot. The snow
>plow
> > is a hydraulic Wausau. Wausau is the company that manufactures them for
>all
> > of the armed services. This is a Vietnam era military rig. The
>uniqueness
> > about this unit is it has just over 19,000 acutal miles and it has been
> > restored. The engine is a multifuel turbo diesel, meaning you can burn
> > gasoline and any type of diesel. The engine is full of Amsoil oil,
> > accompanied with an Amsoil air filter. The transmission is a 5 gear
>with
> > a duel split high-low (10 forward gears). Air locking differential.
> >
> > ...well...not exactly. I politely notified this seller of a few incorrect
> > phrases in his offering. I have not heard back, nor has he changed his
> > listing.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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