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t120r, very nice rig..pretty 'artsy' first pic...! Do you have any photos or drawings on how your interior is set up? Do your solar panels provide enough power to keep your batteries up also? Water tank and hot water.. Other camper-type 'amenities that you have adapted..?
Mike
if you can find a copy of this book, its a great resource on Army Boats:
http://www.amazon.com/U-S-Army-Ships-Watercraft-World/dp/0870217666/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1205172936&sr=11-1
Used to have a copy..
Mike
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“A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have...
M20 in New Hampshire.. 1/2
Mentioned above as a Craigslist item, same vehicle just ended on an ebay auction:
20 bids, last @ $9200, reserve not met:
Military M20 Armored Personell Carrier
Vehicle Description
You are bidding on a 1943 Military M20 APC (armored personell carrier) With it's...
1990 DA-1500 OSHKOSH ARFF
ebay auction ended 4 July 08, one bid @ $50K..Sold
Vehicle Description:
You are bidding on a beautiful 1990 DA-1500 OSHKOSH ARFF with a 1500 gallon water tank, 220 gallon foam, and 250 lbs of dry kem. Equipped with a 6V92TA Detroit Allison engine with automatic...
here's a link that gives trailer info and height, width and length limits:
http://www.roadkingtrailers.com/brakelaws.htm
Mike
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“Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.”
Dag Hammarskjold
Wisconsin DMV
wasn't there a problem with the "Pinz' guys along this same line, re: no reg for ex-mil vehicles?
Here's a couple of links you may be already aware of.. I noticed in the 'fees' section, they do mention 'trucks - less than 26K in weight in some instances or greater than 8K in...
RE: Re: RE: Re: Deuce Guntruck
I know this is an old thread but I like to file info as close to the topic as possible for later 'search' possibilities...
I just watched a program on Discovery's Military Channel which featured good info and video of gun trucks in Vietnam among other vehicles...
IHC FFN-3 crash truck @ Barstow Truck
early 40's IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck (correct?) @ Barstow Truck Parts & Equipment..
http://www.mylittlesalesman.com/frontend/dealers/linkout/listingdetail.aspx?pos=6&adv=2252295c-c36a-44c5-83da-cbf2a6b02066&item=256500&ind=2
any further spec's and info on...
1943 CHEVROLET MILITARY FIRE TRUCK
ebay auction ended unknown if sold @ $6K start price: 30 June 2008
"1943 CHEVROLET MILITARY FIRE TRUCK NATIONAL SHOW WINNER
Vehicle Description2001 MVPA National Award winner at the military vehicle show at Fort Lee, Virginia, Combat Class. I have had this...
1943 GMC 2.5 (2-1/2) duce half 1/3 Exterior /running gear
a military fire truck researcher friend of mine commented on this truck:
"This was a rebuild of a GMC CCKW 6x6 from a cargo truck into a CLASS 530 fire truck mounting on the front bumper a Darley F-500 (500 GPM @ 120 PSI) centrifugal...
CMP
M135CDN, whats the diff between the #11 and #12 cab's? The original pic looks like the Army Motors cover pic to me which is labeled #11..
http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/softskin/early.html
http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/softskin/specs.html
Mike
Front Cover of Spring 2008 (#123) Army Motors:
"1941 C30 Chevrolet of Canada CMP #11 Cab. This rare CMP, owned by Terry Johns #321, Florissant, Missouri, carries the markings of the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps (RCOC), 5th Canadian Armoured Division. The red bumper plate indicates an...