From: Glenn Shaw (mpmutt@mtaofnj.us)
Date: Fri Dec 03 2004 - 16:16:30 PST
Hi Art.
I do not recollect for sure now the list of bidders interested by I seem to
recall General Dynamics was involved. Not sure if AMG was in there also.
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: m35products [mailto:m35prod@optonline.net]
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 6:19 PM
To: Glenn Shaw; Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] M35A3 closed at $45,949.00
Who was / is S&S's competitor?
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Shaw" <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35A3 closed at $45,949.00
> Hi
> Actually the FMTV's are turning out to be a fine vehicle. The
> upgrades to cure some growing pains are now pretty much done with and
> the new ones coming out are all updated designs. The problems with
> them were all overblown in the media, fueled by S&S's competitors.
> Lots of polictics involved as ussual.
>
> Glenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Webster [mailto:james.webster@iomartdsl.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:42 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] M35A3 closed at $45,949.00
>
>
> Glenn Shaw wrote:
>
> > Hi Mike
> > They released it because they are getting rid of all deuces. Most
> > of the A3 program trucks have been given to the Iraqi Army already.
> > The US is replacing them with the S&S FMTV trucks. Even the deuce
> > parts at the depots are being dumped. All the deuces that are
> > deployed in the war are not coming back, they are turning them over
> > to Iraq. I have a buddy that is involved in the program, and the
> > remaining deuces still on a unit MTOE are slated for turn in and
> > replacement.
>
> Which brings up an interesting thought as the FMTV vehicles are all
> being withdrawn for rebuilding due to excessive wear & tear. Looks
> like its back to the donkey cart for a while... of course they could
> conscript all those M35 series in private hands in the the USA to fill
> the gap.
>
> ;-)
>
> TTFN
> Jim
>
>
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