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I bought mine just last month! I blame one of my brothers for for it too, because he's the one that sent me a Government Liquidation link for 2 M35A3's going on auction 2 weeks prior here at Hill AFB just 10 miles north of me. I had no idea I could own one! So I dove in and did a ton a research to see how possible it would be with Utah laws and such. Turns out, not too impossible! The hard part is actually passing safety inspection because the places won't do it for the cap of $22.00, and I sure won't pay them a couple hours worth of labor to get into a rear drum brake.
I'd also like to thank everyone here and for this great website and treasure trove of information (albeit the vast majority of posters seem to be from back east!
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I paid ~$4000 for mine. It was a private sale and the previous owner said that's what he paid for it, and he had the Government Liquidation certificate to get a title.
We drove it 55 miles home. Well, I let my brother drive since I needed him and his wife to help me get it and my little truck home!
It's a 1972 AM General,
Odometer reads 19720 and 235 hours
Heater Kit
Winch
Air-shift transfer case
Manual transmission
Hard top (w/ a spot for the turret mount)
LDT-465-1C multi-fuel, w/ turbo
Bed side (some places could use new paint)
Bows (needs some work on them too) - No cover
What-ever military person worked on the truck before, did a sloppy job sand blasting it for sure, you can see over spray on the windows and lights and most of the surface of the truck is a bit rough. Still, it looks good though, even if a bit faded on the paint.
The former owner even fixed the park brake before he sold it to me and included a wiper motor (the driver's side motor was broken), a brand new front fender, and a new air filter (though the one in it looks pretty clean).
There's some rust, and the windshield frames will need replacing.
But it runs really good. It had bad a fuel leak that, so far, was just a loose primary fuel filter canister. It also has many little things that'll give me small projects to improve the truck, but nothing show stopping. Just the way I like it![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I'd also like to thank everyone here and for this great website and treasure trove of information (albeit the vast majority of posters seem to be from back east!
![Jumping :jumpin: :jumpin:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/hop.gif)
I paid ~$4000 for mine. It was a private sale and the previous owner said that's what he paid for it, and he had the Government Liquidation certificate to get a title.
We drove it 55 miles home. Well, I let my brother drive since I needed him and his wife to help me get it and my little truck home!
It's a 1972 AM General,
Odometer reads 19720 and 235 hours
Heater Kit
Winch
Air-shift transfer case
Manual transmission
Hard top (w/ a spot for the turret mount)
LDT-465-1C multi-fuel, w/ turbo
Bed side (some places could use new paint)
Bows (needs some work on them too) - No cover
What-ever military person worked on the truck before, did a sloppy job sand blasting it for sure, you can see over spray on the windows and lights and most of the surface of the truck is a bit rough. Still, it looks good though, even if a bit faded on the paint.
The former owner even fixed the park brake before he sold it to me and included a wiper motor (the driver's side motor was broken), a brand new front fender, and a new air filter (though the one in it looks pretty clean).
There's some rust, and the windshield frames will need replacing.
But it runs really good. It had bad a fuel leak that, so far, was just a loose primary fuel filter canister. It also has many little things that'll give me small projects to improve the truck, but nothing show stopping. Just the way I like it
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