Ridgerunner

Hi guys, a little over a year ago I purchased my first Deuce. When I bought it my only intention was to cut it up for the axles and drive shafts for my mud bogger, part out what I could to recoupe some money and scrap the rest. Little did I know at the time , how cool a Deuce was. The truck was in great shape and about 30 or so members here on SS got parts. I shipped alot of parts around the country on top of the ones that people stopped by to get. The only things left were the bare cab, steering column, steering box, air cleaner lid and the rear suspension ( there literally wasn't much left) While about half way into taking the truck apart I started to realize how simple but well built the truck was, and I really started to take a liking to the Deuce. By this time I had already sold alot of major parts off it, so the damage was already done and there was no going back.

Cutting up/parting out the old truck was one of my biggest regrets. Granted the axles are under my bogger now, but I wished I would have kept the Deuce. Since then I've had the "ITCH" to get another. And I had it bad.

My wife knows my feeling of wanting another Deuce, and found one for sale on the internet. So today (Valentines Day) we take a road trip and go look at it. It's a pretty good shape (No rust) 1970 M35A2 with 6871 miles on the ticker, front winch, whistler turbo, air-shift front axle, rear cover with all the bows and troop seats and an M105 trailer with a cover sides and bows.

Even though I technicaly owned a Deuce before, now I can officialy say I'm the proud onwer of a Deuce. I put money down and get to go back and pick it up Monday. I can't wait. I couldn't have done it with out the wife. (I think I'll keep her)

KaiserJeep715

Lol welcome to the 'club'! Can't wait for the pics!

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1971 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 W/O winch W/O whistler... (looking for a turbo for it!!)

1967 M715 W/W

scooter01922

They do kinda grow on ya. Glad you found what sounds like a nice truck

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Proud to own Builder77's former ride. R.I.P. Ethan
1970 M35A2C with hardtop and heater, no winch. Limited duty due to uh......something..TBD
Studebaker M108- home- uh...it did run...lol, resto pending.
Studebaker M35A1 with plow and LDS 427
Avatar= Pic taken minutes after landing from first SOLO
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papabear

Sounds like you got two keepers there ridgerunner...the deuce and the wife!!!!!!!!

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I put a picture of myself at age 20 on my mirror, the resemblance is...well...nonexistent!!

crazyplowboy

Yes keep the wife. Girls lie that are hard to come by.

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Cordell
1953 M35A2 Whistler "Duke"
19?? M105A2
1954 XM261 NIKE Guided Missile Trailer


"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty."

clinto

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1968 Baifield M274A5 Mule
1967 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 W/W w/dump conversion
1987 AM General USAF M35A2C w/w
1987 Turtle Mountain M105A2

colyork

Congrats!

dm22630

Cool story! Welcome to the "club"

Ridgerunner

It was kind of bitter sweet, On one hand I am finally getting a Deuce, (with a winch none the less) and on the outher hand, here's my wife happily signing the check for it and I hadn't even gotten her a card for Valentines Day.

Chevytruck

MV's are addicting... you just cant have one!

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Resident slacker... Still saving up for a truck...