Military Vehicles, March 1997,: Re: Gov't Surplus Veh's-M151, HMMV legality
Re: Gov't Surplus Veh's-M151, HMMV legality
Walter Keller (tokarev@earthlink.net)
Tue, 04 Mar 1997 22:57:25 -0500
ETIMOTHY1@aol.com wrote:
>
> Just an addition to your comments. Under the old rules (dont know if they are
> still in place) many state and local agencies received their vehicles from
> DRMO under Civil Defense or other programs which required they keep the
> vehicle for a specific period of time before they could sell it. I believe
> this was 7 years. This was done to prevent agencies from receiving the
> equipment, then turning around and selling it at auction to raise money.
> Also, as you said, if you dont have a form 97 on your vehicle, or a state
> title, you may be on thin ice. I recently purchased a M715 from the
> Washington State Game Dept. on sealed bid. They offered only a bill of sale
> and had no form 97. The vehicle even had U.S. Government plates on it! I
> asked them how they could sell something they did'nt even own and was met
> with a mumbled response. Before I paid the State, I insisted on a form 97.
> Since they had lost the paperwork on the truck (they had it for 20 years)
> they had to apply to GSA for a replacement form 97. It eventually worked
> out, but beware! I know of other people who have purchased untitled military
> equipment from local governments and never received any paperwork.
>
> Erik Timothy
> Federal Way, WA
>>
>>Erik,
>> We bought a 11/4 ton chevy pickup at auction at the local AFB and >>all we received was a offical bill of sale - good for applying for new
>>FL title.
>>Walter Keller