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One other thing I've noticed is the USAF used enamel based paint for their 3 color camouflage instead of CARC on some of their trucks. Does anyone know what color shade they used. The brown looks more orangish and the green looks more like a forest green than a 383. Here's a video of what I'm...
My '88 M35A2C started it's like as a USAF truck but ended it's service as a USA truck. I can still make out the US Air Force on the doors of the truck. The Army simply rattle canned over the markings.
Yes, in fact at least '85 plus are all USAF contract trucks. I'm not sure if the contract went any earlier than that but I have seen early '80's USAF contract trucks as well.
Hey there, if you do a search for insurance you'll get all kinds of hits. Check out the threads as several guys have listed their insurance companies, rates, Pros/Cons with different insurances. You can go with a antique/collectable car insurance company like Haggerty, Gulfway, etc. However...
No PTO on the truck unless it is winched (tranny PTO) or is a contract fuel truck (Transfer case PTO). The trucks did not come standard with a PTO unless there was something there for it to power. Now you can add any PTO you want to these trucks, that's no problem.
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