While we were up in Powder Springs Georgia looking over an M1010 that was for sale we came across this interesting WWII relic that I could not find a categorie for in the forum. The pictures tell part of the story. According to the person who owns this thing, it had a 400 Chevy transplant and was driven from California to its present resting spot where is is now a storage area for some Model T body parts. I think the AFKX is worth more than the model T stuff myself! I didn't ask the guy if he would sell it for some reason - after all, where would he store the Ford parts?
More photos that I could not get in the first post. Anyone know what this is worth about now? I have only seen things like this in Geographic magazines.
1985 M1008 w/'hyrail' gear, EX-Ft Stewart Railroad
1983 M915a1 'Rosie'
1980 MKT-75A
1979 M967 Refueling tanker
1970 M818 'Boxer' aka M818 of DEATH
1969 40ft USA Boxcar in OD green
1968 M101
1968 M270
19?? M543
1953 60ft Troop Train Kitchen car
1953 60ft 8 room Domitory car
1929 Plymouth 10 ton gas loco, EX-USN
Powder Springs is less than a hour from me, if your not going to buy it please send me the info as I know someone who will be very interested in it. Thanks
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Definitely a rare and exciting vehicle! If'n i'twere me, I'd be looking at offering a newer, larger school bus or some such as a replacement PLUS help him look for Ford parts at swap meets etc PLUS some cash if he wouldn't be insulted. Check the numbers, and I'll bet production of that GMC is a lot less than ol' Henry turned out! Maybe if you explain it that way, find info on the rarest comparison Ford, he might be amenable to helping to save this truck.
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I've got 80 some and they all fit in one garage.
Mostly 1/35 scale.
And the "toys-r-us" jingle doesn't work on model half-tracks, just so's ya know.
Jeez, quit yer griping, Guys! Ask yourself how rare a U.S. Army FWD COE radio truck, bus or whatever the heck this critter was compared to the CCKW's, M135,M211's M35A-'s, and figure that there's nothing on that body that can't be rebuilt with enough sheet metal and maybe a truck body company's rolling plant.....? We rebuild body parts all the time for trolleys and railroad cars from the 1940's back, and only a couple of pieces on here have compound curves. It doesn't look totally dead, and worse come to worse, you could graft more mechanical components in from a later M or civillian series vehicle to make it roadworthy (at worse), and you and I have seen worse projects get saved on here.
Just put in for stimus money and say its an anti-terrorist command vehicle from WWII- still useable with a good rehab.....
GMC Model AFKX-352
