2 M37s For Sale In South Florida

[MARCO1031]

I was just doing my usual search for military stuff on Craig's List and came across this:

2-M37-dodge military brush trucks

Maybe someone out there can scratch their OD itch getting these back into shape.

P.S. They are not mine and I have no idea who the person is that listed them.

 

[Ruppster]

Cool, only 140 miles south of me! Now if I only had a way to haul them back to Tampa.

Ruppster

 

[maddawg308]

Wish there were some pics there.....

 

[yetti96]

Yeah I saw this on there too recently. Not a ton of MVs on CL around here.

 

[Dodge man]

Anybody know what became of these M-37s? I replied to the ad but never got an answer and a couple of days later it disappeared. There are (were?) several M37s on CL in central Fl but they're all rusted out junk and the sellers are convinced they're worth every penny of $5,000.

 

[gonorth]

I did a nation wide search on Craigslist and saw these posted in other parts of the country. Usually a sure sign that the deal was a scam. If they replied they would have wanted you to send money via an ebay link that they give you. Then they will ship the truck(s) to you for your approval and ebay will give your money back if you don't like them. Problem is that the link won't really be ebay and you will never see your money or your trucks. Only way to fight these scams is to say that you want a friend in the town where they are to inspect them and pay cash on the spot. Then they either won't reply or they say they are already at the shipper and cannot be accessed.

Is this the ad you saw? It is in the Columbus area.

http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/1694229103.html

1 Dodge M-37 military powerwagon, Canadian version with arctic hard top and original 251 flathead 6 cyl that runs but smokes and starts hard.. This truck was licensed and insured and driven on the road until last fall. It will need brakes bled and batteries. Clear title included for this truck

1 Dodge M37 US powerwagon with original 230 flathead 6 cyl. it has home made hard top, motor stuck, sitting outside for 3 years. no title. the bed of this truck is filled with take off parts from a 3rd truck. No winches , still has original military markings on the truck.

2900 for it all.

 

[Dodge man]

No, that's not the same ad or description and the other ad had no pictures. Don't worry I'm too old and skeptical to fall for the tricks like you describe. My neighbor (Columbian) sold a couple of real POS jeeps on E-bay so I would NEVER buy or pay for a vehicle without looking at it CLOSELY first! My neighbor had a couple of people so mad that I fully expected them to come looking for him with guns! He quickly moved out of the area!

 

[gonorth]

Great, watch your back with anything not local or even if it is local. I was in FL in January and bought a skid steer, trailer, and attachments. I got good legit deals but there sure were a lot of scams posted for skid steers. Mostly in FL and TX. My brother in law and I had some fun stringing some of the scamers along. They give up quick enough. Another good piece of detective work is to google their email address or phone number.

 

[Dodge man]

I've seen a lot of scams by people that were local and you could look at their vehicles! I can't even imagine anyone would ever consider buying a vehicle over the internet without seeing it and thoroughly checking it out first. And the E-Greed sellers want you to send them a significant amount of money WITHIN 24 - 48 hours! Not a chance! I did buy my M37 through CL but I drove 5+ hours each way to check it out. Even then I missed a couple of things.