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April will be kind of crowded with stuff to do - but I'll hold that weekend open, in case DBIV comes off. Getting together locally with a smaller group of MV's will still be way better than working my way down the "honey-do" list! I noticed yesterday that the Goat has sprung a couple of leaks...

Very cool - I wish I could copy code at that speed. My daughter pointed out that the "texter" didn't seem to be equipped with the "proper" phone for texting - and I did note that the ham was using a paddle instead of a straight key - but this one is a classic. Of course, the most important...

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So.. I guess this means "Dirtbag" is a no-go? Is the Tehachapi event advertised somewhere on this site, or on another website? The April date will be kind of close to my recovery time from a week at Moab anyway, and Tehachapi is so close that I might not even have to trailer my Goat in. June is...

Your installation looks like it's very clean and functional. The plates on several of my trucks are mounted similarly to yours - over the mud flaps - so I might copy your idea. I probably will avoid the series lamp connection though, and just use 28V S.C. bayonet lamps. The dual-filament BA15S...

I have a few pieces from a WC-52 that I'm going to finally put up for sale either on "E-Pay", here in the classifieds, or on the Dodge Power Wagon site. Trouble is - I could use a little guidance as to what a fair price (or opening bid price) would be. I did pretty well selling the front end...

I believe this situation to be very common - along with the false sense of high $ value that can happen to an owner, if too many people show some minor interest in buying his "yard art". I know of a number of interesting military vehicles around here, that have been "stuck" for years rotting...

What kind of "crap" were you and John selling? This year I bought some radio mounts and antenna brackets, Jeep parts, jerry can gaskets (verboten in California), winch parts, a HMMWV/Goat jack, and a bunch of various odds and ends at both the swap meet and at the auction.

Welcome to you, Castle Bravo. Did you make the Papago MV show in Phoenix at the end of January? The local club in your area, the AMVCC, seemed to me to be fairly active - and the guys I met there were both friendly and helpful. Maybe someone in that group can help steer you towards a decent...

Of course - the Pythons picked up on a lot of British history - and put it into their work. I have DVD copies of everything they recorded, and that's part of my standard fare in the rare instances I have to relax in front of the tele. Let us know how the auction goes with the Deuce - and if...

Nah - too much ice and snow on that one! Seriously - good luck in your bidding - and may you win only the good ones, and lose all the auctions on trucks that are dogs! BTW - is your handle "Biggles" related to your name - or do you happen to be a Monty Python fan?

I am always pleased and amazed at these kind of questions. Out here in "Kalifornia", this would not even be an issue. Any vehicle that dares to touch the roadway with its tires needs to have had all registration fees (soon to double) previously paid - as well as an inspection by the CHP and...

My Gama Goat was a USMC vehicle - early PDO out of Camp Pendleton, CA - and even though I don't have any information that it was in 'Nam during the war, I suspect there is a chance it might have been, since I've seen photos of several Goats with serial numbers within 10 of mine that were there...

I'm thinking the top one you describe is an M35A2 - not an M25A2? $5K sounds kind of high for a Deuce to me - but it can certainly cost a bunch of $ to bring a truck up from "almost roadworthy" to registerable, running condition. I'm not trying to skirt around your "good deal" question - but...

Howdy, Rick - living just north of Sacramento, you're fairly well-placed to take advantage of several DMRO auction sites in California and Nevada - as well as NorCal, SoCal, and Central Cal private sales. My son and I have made the run up to your area several times over the past few years to...

What's a "pergo" floor? I like your idea for the camper - but I'm not sure which would cost more here in the desert - wood for a wood stove, or propane? I do burn scrap wood, and "squaw wood" that has washed down from the mountains onto the desert over the past 200 years or so - but firewood...

You NEED a Deuce to properly tow your military trailers. Sorry - but they will look silly behind a Ford F350. And BTW - nothing will tow your Deuce as well as a Deuce... One important word of advice - Never line up your military toys all in a row - they will always look to your wife exactly...

I guess I was real lucky - I bought my M105A2 trailer from them during the period that the SF-97 just came with the vehicle. That was the only MV I ever bought directly from GL - Now, I stick to parts / equipment only. BTW - they did get back with me around 3 years after the auction closing - to...

If it's an S-280 varient, like it appears to be, it should be 87 x 147 inches - and should fit.

I don't want to be a spoilsport, or to badmouth anyone - but I have experienced several events where this wasn't necessarily so. Sometimes, after the auction closes, it is re-opened for mysterious reasons. Occasionally, the apparent High Bidder is informed that they "were outbid", a day or so...