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Let's give the M151 a run this time.

Mine is hard to start at times also. It has a brand new drivetrain, electronic ignition, carb, etc. I think I need to fiddle with the timing a bit because when it's warm it fires up on the first turn over. One thing we learned is to be very easy on the accelerator when starting. M151s have a...

I would like to nominate my 1958 M37. My dad and I have finished the restoration, and are pretty happy with the results!

She was indeed at Aberdeen. Here's a pic from the other side.

I didn't think the day would come, but it did. I sold the Deuce and moved on to a new project. I'm going to miss my big girl, but now I have a MUTT to play with for a while. I just hope the new owner will show her the care and attention that I did. Right after I first got her home. Five years...

Thanks everyone. We've had a great time getting it back in shape. Now if we could just find a winch to put back on it....

After finally getting the radiator back in we finished up the paint job, including new stars and markings. The unit markings reflect my father's service in Vietnam. I wasn't sure about how the paint was going to go, but for our first real paint job, I think she turned out pretty good. Another...

It's been a while since my last update, but everything is finished up! When we first started, we sent the radiator out for rebuild. While we were waiting for it to come back we decided that the old girl needed a new coat of paint. After finishing up the paint on the back of the cab and frame, we...

We got the floor from vintagepowerwagons.com. They have remanufactured factory spec floors made for the M37. I don't know if they would have anything for the M715. Jim

It was a take off part that we sourced through Vintage Power Wagons. He put us in touch with Ryan Greenvelt out of Vermont. We got a few hard to find things from him.

And then we got into the frame crossmember. That took some effort. We cut out the old crossmember and surveyed the damage. We ended up straightening the frame from the fuel tank support back, including the fuel tank support crossmember. We put in the replacement crossmember and applied large...

Here's another set. We have replaced the front crossmember with a new fabricated piece; fully bolted in and welded the entire floor; fitted the new headboard and bolted it in; and fixed a pretty sizable rust hole in the front side support. Here are some pics of that work.

Here are another round of pics. We got all of the old support angles cut out and the areas cleaned up, and the bad parts of the toolbox cut out and replaced. We got new stock fabbed up, cut, and ready to go back together. We got one side of the new floor put down to line everything up. Things...

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'Tis that time of year at my place. The time when winter slumbering plans are awakened by a few warmer days and the approach of Spring. Of course today being the first day of Spring, it's snowing. But that give me time to post pics of our M37 bed rebuild. We've been working on the M37 for a...

Usually we skip May because of Aberdeen, and then pick up the second Saturday in June. Hopefully I can make it next month!

Aberdeen is always a good time! It's great to spend time with friends that you don't get to see as much as you'd like to. There's plenty to see and buy! I'll be bringing both trucks up on Wednesday.

We'll be there Wednesday afternoon/evening until Friday evening with the deuce and M37. I may have a couple things to sell, but more stuff to buy! I'll definitely frosty beverages to drink…. :beer:

I got an email from Bill, the city employee tasked with clearing the lot. He said that the truck situation has been settled, and the vehicles will be removed by someone who will take care of them. I don't know who it is, but I know there were a few contacts sent out from the MVPA. I was just one...

From what I was told, the city has no record of the vehicles, and has never had ownership. It could have been a simple deal where a city employee from 40 years ago had access to the lot, and someone was looking for a place to park the vehicles. Over the years people have retired, quit, died...