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I am thinking of building an early war "tribute" gun truck and plan to start with a M35A2 deuce rather than a M54 5-ton. I visited the Army transportation museum at Ft Eustis a few years ago where I saw "Eve of Destruction". I recently bought two reference books about gun trucks, including the...
I just got done doing an oil change and filters on my 1971M109A3 van with the LDT465 multifuel engine. I bought the filters recommended in an earlier message (NAPA FIL 1133 for oil, 3511 and 3512 for fuel). Things were a bit off. As background, I bought the truck from Gov Liq at Ft Carson, CO...
This was the third year at the airshow and it just gets better every year. Kudos to the organization team and the women's aux that put together the meal plan. Truly a team effort! Downside is how do we top this next year? It will take another truly special effort.
Yes, it is an AM General model and I also found a 71 stamped in the rear axle housing so I guess I'll go with 1971. I bought this thru GL at Ft. Carson, CO and by the painted ID numbers, it went thru the Colorado Nat'l Guard and Camp George West in Golden, CO in October 2009. The last bumper...
AM General M109A3
I have a similar problem identifying the year of manufacture for my newly aquired M109A3. I bought it thru GL but they don't know the year, nor do any of the people I talked to at AM Gerneral. The VIN number is 0532-10849 and the USA tab on the dash is 04B67271. The stock #...