From: flyn3nvt@adelphia.net
Date: Fri Mar 18 2005 - 04:01:16 PST
This is for those who are in the New England area. I too would like to trade a deuce for a M151 for equal value. I have a 1971 M35A2 w/w that I just painted last fall in semi gloss OD and is in accurate Vietnam Markings for a Transportation Unit in the Highlands. (541st trans co)
It currently in the put back together stage before the Winter hit me. It has a NOS canvas top and exhaust from the muffler on out. If she doesent go this spring, you can see her on her "for sale" tour at the Green Mountain Military Vehicle Club Rally in Northfield VT JULY 7-9 and Possibly at the Weare NH show.
Jeff in VT
---- "Mark J. Blair wrote:
> This may be a dumb question, given the relative values and desirability
> of the trucks in question, but I was wondering if there was anybody out
> there who's in or near southern California, and who might be interested
> in trading their running US military Jeep or MUTT for my running US
> military M35A2C 2.5-ton 6x6 "dropside" truck.
>
> I've asked this before, a month or three back I think, and I don't
> recall that I got any responses. I figured I'd try again, even though
> it's probably a long-shot.
>
> I would be interested in a running, not-too-modified truck in reasonably
> good shape. I would not be interested in a high-value parade-ready
> restoration; I'm strictly a "motor-pool" kind of guy, and the truck
> would be driven (but not abused) off-road. Things like missing
> non-critical parts or accessories, wrong wheels, etc. would not tend to
> concern me too much. Things like having the wrong kind of engine or
> tranny, changing the electrical system voltage, hacking out a tailgate,
> etc. would dramatically reduce my interest. In other words, I'm not
> looking for a complete show truck, but I don't want a hacked-up
> modification, either. The M38 and M38A1 interest me the most, but
> earlier Jeeps or later MUTTs, as well as other configurations, might
> also interest me.
>
> The truck that I am proposing to offer in trade is a running M35A2C
> dropside that's in pretty solid shape, but is no show truck. The paint
> job doesn't look too bad from 20 feet away. It doesn't have any major
> rust. The engine runs well and the brakes work. Its canvas cab top is
> probably around a year old (I installed it myself, but I don't remember
> exactly how long it's been). If I remember right, I installed a pair of
> civvy battery trays and hold-down brackets inside the original battery
> box, and I probably still have the original hold-down and J bolts for
> use with military 6TL batteries. Faults include a missing passenger
> seat-back, no troop seats or cargo area bows, and a couple of the gauges
> aren't working. I would consider fixing some of those issues (i.e.,
> repairing all of the gauges, stealing the seatback from one of my other
> trucks, but not adding troop seats or bows) as part of a trade deal. The
> truck has a clean California title, and is registered as "Planned
> Non-Operational". In other words, it has a clean title certificate but
> does not have license plates, since I've only been using it off-road.
>
> This particular truck is part of a small batch of GL trucks that I
> bought a while back with plans to sell all but one of the trucks to
> cover the cost of the one that I'd keep, and this is the one I planned
> to keep. So, I'd keep it rather than selling it for cash, but on the
> other hand I'd consider trading it to add some more diversity to my
> motor pool, and I've been having Jeep cravings lately. Incidentally, I
> still have one of the "to be sold" deuces left, but it's not currently
> in condition that I would consider to be a fair trade for a running truck.
>
> I live near Riverside, CA (that's in Southern CA, not too far from LA).
> My trucks live there, too.
>
> So, if one of y'all has too many Jeeps or MUTTs but not enough deuces,
> and might consider either a straight trade or a trade with some cash
> going one way or the other to cover the difference in value, then please
> contact me (preferrably off-list).
>
> Feel free to propose other crazy trades, too, but don't feel hurt if I
> say "no". I feel like getting a new toy, but not like spending a lot of
> cash or taking on a major restoration project. If you find yourself in
> the same boat, it might be fun to talk trucks a bit, even if we don't
> end up making a trade.
>
> Am I the only one who gets nutty ideas like this? :-)
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x@nf6x.net>
> Web page: http://www.nf6x.net/
> GnuPG public key available from my web page.
>
>
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