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How much of a fan????? All 3 trucks were in the markings of the 541st!!! Two of them were marked up as Gun Trucks before they were made into one. "The Mafia" and "assassians"
Dont forget this version! Tho this was early paint job for the truck. King of the Roads was a differnt truck all together. She was around in 69-70.
Also since I am a big fan of the 541st, I will post a pic of the company sign!!!
M1075, what unit was your dad with in Vietnam???? It ok to foreward these pics to a couple of guys? One of them may be a crewmember on "Kings" I have met 3 guys that have crewed that truck. Its a good pic of her.
Westy.........you should have asked me, I would have told you. Tho...
Yes, the B1 Trans has syncro's. You can tell the difference by the top of the trans if its a B1. When I get home I will post pics of mine.(rounded top)
M37B1 had the spare mounted on the drivers door from the factory. To where a stock 50's truck was in the bed. BUT, that does not mean...
As for the rumor of any types surviving in VN. None are known to exist other than "Eve". During the pull out, all existing gun truck were turned over to ARVN forces and some Vets that I had talked to had witnessed many of them get stripped of their guns and steel and used them as regular...
You are missing.
Ace of Spades M54
Uncle Meat M54
Black Widow M54
Wild Thing M54
Malfunction (M37)
Psychotic reaction M35
Iron Butterfly M35 In the UK
Squatter Swatter M35
I think I got them all that were not mentioned
How bad is the tub really???? Did you get any pics???? I am really starting to get to know these little beasts. Tho this one is kicking my ass financially.
Another big question, has the tub been cut???? If it has not, then it could be saved. There are plenty of cut ones out there...
My exp is try and move it so it does not sit on the same spot on the tires every couple of weeks and atleast once a month, take it on a 5 mile jaunt to let it get all warmed up. But in VT in the summer, I never had that problem, always somewhere to go, it was just the matter of which one...