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When I first saw this post, I thought it was from last year. I had seen a post on the Midwest Military site where John had gone out to buy some stuff from a guy who had lost his entire military vehicle collection to a barn fire. Like this fire, there are photos of some very rare vehicles that...

Skinny Sounds good. Just give me a heads up so I can make sure I am home. One of the few, Frank USMC RET

Not laughing, as I do not want anyone to get in over there heads on a project. No body parts are being made now, you can still find engine parts easy as the engine was made for years. If you can pick parts off the trucks, you need to get on G503.com and go to the 2 1/2 forum. Ask there what...

Every CCKW would look great fully restored! When you find a CCKW that has been modified and made into a work truck, when they are park, it is for a reason....a $$$$ reason. I also forgot to add that the early CCKWs had a completely different brake systems from later ones. I just do not want the...

Bringing a CCKW back from the dead is not for the faint of heart. Parts are very hard to find, I think there is just one guy on our side of the world who sells parts. Keep in mind the CCKW series of trucks used TWO different drive trains (that is way you see some CCKWs with banjo axles, and...

Mine also has two seats, it was special ordered from Mules of America with the extra seat. They made a small bracket that bolts in using holes already in the bed. I did take the extra foot basket off, as I did not like the look. PM me later and I will get a photo of the bracket. One of the few...

Skinny If any of you head out to Morehead City, I am just down the road, you have to pass me to get there. Stop by, I have been a military vehicle collector since around 1975. I have a several military vehicles here, mainly WWII, to include armor, cannons, and motorcycles. I am building my own...

I got mine from Brent Mullins, very happy with it!! It went back together very nicely. Plus, Brent is a former Marine! As far as firing, that is no biggy for me. I have over 2 hundred guns in the collection here, and I do not shoot any of them. I have always shot expert rifle and pistol while in...

jdmcm You are right. I am putting together a M38A1C jeep now, it is not going to be a complete restoration. The body on this jeep is not perfect. The M38A1C jeep is a M38A1 jeep with a 106mm recoilless rifle mounted on it. The old owner put in the middle of the dash a big boat type kill switch...

CUCVLOVER Todays history lesson, the word Jeep has been owned by just about every car company that has folded......sad, because jeep is sold world wide! Willys Overland sold out to Kaiser in 1953, then Kaiser sold out to AMC in 1970. My first jeep in 1976 was a 1946 Willys CJ2A, my 2nd jeep a...

Last week end we got the back tailgate area of the M38A1 cut off. We used a cutting wheel, and a saw, the manual shows a soldier using a chisel! We also got the holes drilled for the tire mount in front of the passenger seat. A small note here, the spare tire holder, and brackets were the...

I have never heard of it being called a "Dragon" from any Marines. Every one I have talked to called it the Ontos. One of the few, Frank USMC RET

jdmcm I am on board with your statement, yes, modify to get it going it does not have to be a trailer queen, but the vehicle he was referring to is off the charts in his first post. I am sure, if Fred would have showed up at Brent Mullens with his M4A3E8 painted black, and a M60 mounted on the...

Welcome! I am just down the road from you in Newport, NC. Next time you go to MCAS Cherry Point, you will drive pass my house. If you are ever in the area stop by I have about 15 vehicles here (did a bunch of downsizing from 35), from armored halftracks on down to WWII motorcycles. Again...

Restore it, or pass it on to some one who will. They have been restored before. It is a 1950s vehicle made by a company that is out of business, so it will not be easy. It is a one of a kind vehicle that every Viet Nam age Marine recognizes, and has a soft spot in his heart for. Remember it is a...

The tubs have come along way. I have seen repro MB tubs back in the 1980s that the windshield bracket holes were in the wrong place. The worst one I saw, was a new repro tub the rear seat bracket on one side was a full inch higher than the one on the other side. I had a friend that had a rusty...

Yes, I have seen it several times on titles on vehicles sold in the 1940s, and up thought the 1960s. I have explained this to my DMV guy here. When it pops up he knows to look at the real serial number and record that one for the new title. Last year I had two antique military vehicle that had...

Thank God you live in Texas, that is about the turn radius of one. The bad: 1. weak cab, not designed as a soft top. as time goes on you will see the doors getting harder to shut. 2. rust in the cabs, again not a great designed cab. 3. very poor visibility over the hood that covers three acres...

Why don't you find a trailer for the M37, and haul the M931 around with it? The M37 can do anything!!! One of the few, Frank USMC RET

NOOOO, do not paint it blue......think about it!!! As a Marine you will wear a cover, looks cool, fits great, paint it blue, you get to wear a base ball cap...really???, and think of you language, you will have to change every thing, when you give an order, you have to throw in "please". Instead...