Yes, I'm looking for my first. Never knew it could be so easy to get them.
snakehunter- that's exactly the way it happened to me. Like you, I too wondered why nobody was bidding on such cool stuff (then I found how to read dates).
Whether or not it is easy could be debated, but I have bought a couple trucks since January from GL (bidding was easy)- but I still don't have them. Waiting on the EUC process (that's the hard part, along with location/pick-up issues).
You're shop sounds awesome...
I almost bought an M35A3 for my first truck, but having spent some time at the parts counter of some local suppliers of deuce parts, I'm glad I didn't. (just my opinion, based on some difficulties of getting a few unique parts). I'm starting out with M35A2's. I may get an A3 someday- and they are VERY cool, but the A2's have a lot of benefits to make it a good choice for your first MV.
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