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Cool. My comments weren't directed to your vehicle specifically, but USAF vehicles in general. ;) Cheers

One small clarification, which I don't think has been mentioned in the posts above (I read them, but may have missed it) - the 53 is usually the year model of the vehicle, but actually represents the year the USAF took that vehicle into inventory. Thus you could have, for example, a vehicle...

I gather they used a lot of Dodge parts, mainly WC stuff, so it is likely that engine. I have always wondered why so many Swiss military trucks (and some Italian) are right-hand drive. Cheers

Your Champ is now as famous as the tires on my M813! :razz: Now, if you could just find a shot of Jimmy Buffet driving the Champ... Cheers

Tim, I'll take these off your hands. Cheers

He assures me he won't mind. If you need the other engine, take it, that's what a "parts" truck is for. ;) There is a shop in Taylor (I know, that's a long way, but the LSMVPA Express can get it there for you) which is really good at rebuilding old generators/alternators. Might be worth...

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I've ridden in them before, but never on this side of the Atlantic. I only know of one other nearby in Texas (under restoration), and of one sighted at Mullins' show a few years back. I think you are the only one in the club to have Rolls Royce power. :jumpin: I have one of these (picture)...

SW, this one? Cleveland's little bitty brother. Cheers

Here are a few more I took in the museum in April 2012. I was visiting my older son before he deployed to Afghanistan, he and I thought it was a fascinating machine. Cheers

The C/C F is a clue, as that is a Marine Corps marking (Condition Code) for an obsolescent vehicle due for retirement, meaning if it had a major issue, it would not be repaired. It also used on non-standard items that don't have a parts support chain. When I visited my son's motor pool on Camp...

Thanks David. I may not have done a good job of it, but what I was trying to get across was that while there used to be something of a problem, in the years since, the MVPA have done a good job of embracing the M-series vehicles. I don't want anyone to take the quote above out of context, or...

How am I supposed to choose between those?!???!!?? :shrugs: Cheers

I think it interesting that there is such a big difference in numbers between Clinto's and mine, since I joined in mid-2001, only two years later. But I think MVPA was bigger then, around 12,000 active members. Are the numbers issued sequentially? I always thought they were. Unfortunately, I...

No worries, my friend, Colton represented your family well. He is a fine young man, and a very positive reflection on his upbringing. Cheers

Knowing why you drove those miles on Tuesday, I thank you. It meant a lot to me to see you there. And to the others you visited. Cheers

He is okay, just taking an internet break. One of our other members is in contact with him. He'll be back eventually, he sends his regards to all here in the meantime. Cheers

He's saying to put a peak in the middle of the trailer plywood so the water runs off better than it would on flat plywood, where it could tend to pool. Generally level ground should be fine, you just want to avoid having the plywood get horizontal again. Also, keep your tarps as tight as...

Or, if you want to stick with diesel, the 6.2 is a very good choice. Barrman and Sermis both have 6.2 powered trucks (M715 and M725 respectively), and are very happy with the setup. Some don't like that engine, some do. My now engineless M725 is headed that route, rather than installing the...

They really are similar, basically the same truck other than the bed. The box truck is a tad slower, but on 11.00s I think it is going to be closer to the upper 50s on speed. The decision for you will be what you like, and what you want to use it for. From experience, the M35 is more...