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Hating the guy with common sense is easier than apologizing for the rash and bitter statements they have made.
As to 'saving the truck because someone may need a part' that is a noble statement. I wish I could have save the dozen+ trucks I have gotten parts off becuase I knew at some point someone would need a bracket or minor part.
But the costs involved are much to high (hauling back home being the largest expense in acquiring a CCKW). WHo here is going to pay $1000+ for a hulk, then $2500 to haul it home because someone might need a $100 used fender?
I bought and hauled an H1 from FL to PA. Put over $2200 into the transaction. I figured that an H1 was uncommon enough to save. Well, the parts supply for H1 is almost nill. And it sat for 3 years. I finally DID sell the frame and dump portion from the cab back (I torch cut the frame right behind the cab). So I still have a rear bogey than the font cab portion rusting away. How many people are looking for axles? Or springs? Some things just don't break. In the end the ONLY valuable part was the hoist subframe and even then I could only get $500 for it.
DO I think that someone needs M27 parts? Probably. Is someone going to pay enough for it to break even on the transaction? No. You might get lucky and find a buyer an hour or two away, but if any shipping is involved you can EASILY DOUBLE what you already have into it.
So, while its nice to circle the wagons and save every CCKW out there, its simply a pipe dream to do so. And even if someone does, what is the result? It rusts away in a different field?
I've spoken to 'the big three' CCKW vendors... and they all agree when they tell me that there is no money in hoarding chassis in hopes for parting them out. The parts that people need are rarely on them, and even if they are their sale price never covers the expense.
So, bottom line... do what you want. Do I think you can restore it? NO. DO I think you can profit from the sale of its parts? NO. Is it sad that an agreeably rare truck might become paper clips? YES.
And we still have no idea what it looks like... or now even if its an M27 at all. Could be just a farmer mod that bolted a lift of some sort on the back.