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Judging by that yellow-green paint that the military likes to paint airfield fire trucks, and the stuff in the bed, perhaps that might be a clue to its former job? And, yes, "off the shelf" civvy vehicles do get assigned registration numbers, though they tend to be quite different from the...

Yes, but I don't think it is going to be started and driven onto the trailer come recovery time. Besides, the NC trip was fun! (Of course, it was more fun for me, since I wasn't paying the bills, but...) Cheers

We completely missed that the arena spaces existed for at least the first day last time. Hopefully they'll do a better job of letting folks (who haven't been there before) know this time around. In general, I thought the folks who put on the last show there did a great job, looking forward to...

You know your Binders! I can do that with 60-70s Chevies, but not these. And I wouldn't trust what a lot of folks label their stuff (ie the '66 Travelall) on the internet. I "borrowed" that picture as a decent one that looked like the Travelall I remembered from NASCC and bear no...

I like that butt ugly nose! But I like M35A3s too, so .... :) Cheers

Here is the IHC from the same book. There are also Fords and Chevys. One of the sweetest IHCs I have seen was the mid-'60s Traveall 4x4 used at NAS Corpus Christi well into the '80s as the "Follow-Me" truck, even though yellow isn't my favourite vehicle colour. It was very similar to the one...

In Bart Vanderveen's 1972 edition of the Observer's Military Vehicles Directory (which I bought as a child back then!), on page336, I found the entry in the attached photo. The photo is one I took of the book page, but should be clear enough to see the info. Sorry, that's about as high tech as...

Around here, you'll probably be okay. I pulled the heater core out of the M813 because it was leaking, it is sitting on a corner of my bench waiting for me to fix it. I haven't missed it, and it was removed in 2005! The 813 does vent a whole lot more engine heat into the cab than a topless...

I had thunk they was the same event... :) But we have a car show next week. The excuse has been forced upon me! When I wasn't being all presidential, I didn't feel pressure to attend all the club events. Now... Cheers...R

Unfortunately, us Austin-area folk have the Vietnam commemoration event saturday. :( Y'all have fun. Cheers

I'm jealous, those are very cool trailers! Here are some pictures taken in my son's motor pool (authorized, and cleared for sharing) a few years ago. Hopefully some of the details might be useful to you. The one thing I would worry about is that tail-light wiring hanging out on the back, seems...

I recall that Dodge of my uncle's riding like a buckboard, it had some great springs! The red on his looked like it had been put on by a 5-year old with a sponge. You could see the Marine lettering on the doors under the red paint. Wish I could have gotten it from him, I'd still have it. :(...

There was a thread the other day on Ford trucks in the military. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?136429-Ford-mv-s The military used, and still uses, off the shelf civilian vehicles. They weren't military vehicles, per se, so would not have had M numbers, but would have been...

M275? It was a deuce tractor Cheers PS - added a couple of photos

Jay, thanks for posting the results of your search. A lot of questions get asked on here, but without the answer making it into the thread for future reference. Cheers

Well, I'm glad it was cheap. This was one of my "pig in a poke" uninspected purchases, and the first one that didn't really pan out. On close inspection, it was obvious that this trailer had been neglected for some time prior to auction. The various fittings to attach to the container were...

:) My daughter introduced me to his books a few years ago, I've now read all of them at least once. SQUEAK was apparently heard many times in and around this M715. Cheers

Thus far I have banged my head working on everything I own, and my Unimog and V100 have both forced me to get stiches in my scalp. The Unimog bite, I began to swing out from underneath and caught one of the jack points the Swiss ones have underneath. When I woke up (it knocked me senseless)...

The hardware in the burlap bags does look like the right stuff for the troop seats. I know the big sections don't look like the M715 ones I have in my storage shed (I have a set of seats for my own truck), but the stuff in the bags does. The oak pieces are very nice too, N Arizona already had...

Yes, Louie, this is Davey's project. He is contemplating Marine green with yellow lettering vs possibly MERDEC camo. He has a while to think about it while we get the mechanicals in shape. :) Pictures will be taken of all aspects as work progresses. The shop isn't complete yet, but I've set...