From: Dick (rertman@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat Mar 19 2005 - 02:46:30 PST
No worries:
I filled the 60-gallon tank on my Dodge/Cummins. It went well once the
escrow closed. ACK!
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu Ellis" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: 18 March, 2005 12:11
Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
>I choke now just filling the 1009's 27 gal tank.
>
> "Stu"
> Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
> MVPA #14790
> 1967 M151A1 Jeep
> 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1986 M1009 Blazer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Glenn Shaw
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:06 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
>
> Hi Stu
> I agree with you on this. Plus I think that the bottom is pretty much
> going
> to fall out of the large truck market as diesel starts edging up to 3.00 a
> gallon this summer. I was looking at a nice 923 but now plans have
> changed. Regular guys like us are going to be out of the ball park with
> the
> big stuff. It was fun having 4 deuces over the years but I am going to
> stick the the small 5/4 ton and down vehicles now.
>
> Glenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stu Ellis [mailto:stuinnh@mvnut.us]
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:24 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
>
>
> I think you will find a M151 is worth a lot more $ than a deuce. Last
> year
> I could have bought a ready to drive anywhere deuce (needed paint) for
> $2500
> at the Lowell, MA flea market put on by the MVMVC. I've seen Mutts in
> same
> condition go for $45-$6500. Rewelds are in the $5-$6000 I know also of a
> couple $8-$10,000 sales of Mutts in vg condition. The cheapest I have seen
> a
> Mutt go for without bad rust was $4000
>
> "Stu"
> Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
> MVPA #14790
> 1967 M151A1 Jeep
> 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1986 M1009 Blazer
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> Behalf
> Of flyn3nvt@adelphia.net
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:01 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
>
> 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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