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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    Thanks for the suggestion, I will try to see if I can find some younger CUCV to compare to this one. the fact is that, as you can imagine, CUCV (and American cars in general) are not so common down here in Italy. Add to this that most if not all those available have been imported in an...
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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    I have met with Antonio (the owner of the CUCV) and this man is a real MV lover, he belong to SS way more than me :-) Anyway, the situation is as follow: 1) CUCV is in very good shape, very little rust in the under body, actualy only in the front wheelwell - driver side. 2) Engine changed with...
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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    thanks for the heads-up, I know that in Germany there are way more US cars than here but i have never been able to proper use my google-fu
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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    I am doing a massive search on that.. and I am in deep s**t.. besides some minor stuff that can be found here (oil filter, air filter, same grade different name oil) all the rest have to come from the US.. advantages is Euro vs. Dollar exchange rate.. killer will be the transport fee.. have to...
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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    The CUCV will not be my daily driver, i have a Golf td (company's car) and a Peugeot (personal car) but again the fear of a situation like that is what is keeping me at bay. I can read a mechanical drawings, i can read an electrical drawing but between that and being able to solve an issue.. as...
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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    i live in the middle of the Motor Valley: 90km to Ferrai Plant, 50 km to Maserati (even if now some are made in Turin) some 80km to Lambo, 65 to Pagani amd more or less the same to Ducati.. I grew up with car like this all around me.. Because they always test the baby on the street.. And the...
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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    help = scared me.. then yes, you helped me :-) but I have to admit that this is my biggest issue: I am totaly mechanically challenged. the reason why I sellected this particular vihicle it is because the actual owner is a professional that restore car, this is his personal CUCV and the car...
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    1983 CUCV m1009 - what to look for

    Hello everybody I don't post a lot mainly because I have more to read than to write. So said, this next Friday I will go and take a look at what will probably be my first Military Vehichle: as per the title it is a 1983 CUCV m1009. it have been registered for road use here in Italy in 1993, this...
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