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I think everyone is getting hung up on the flyability aspect.
I think the OP is simply asking what the value would be of a bird for static display and if there's anything he should look for. I'd assume by that he means flaws that might limit it's resellability (as a display piece) later on...
Somebody else in this thread said the same thing, but I'll say it too. I don't really want an M109, until I see guys like you, maccus, zout, etc do these amazing builds.
You've done a ton of work and it's an amazing ride.
You NEED to bring this thing to Ga. and park it next to Rayzer's...
Our '55 had a Red River Army Depot rebuild tag on the fuel pump from '73, but otherwise I had no clue how long it was in. I was behind several other civilian owners so I never found out when it got out.
You won't get a Mule and a 151 in the deuce bed. One or the other. Put the 151 in...
Al, I forgot to ask this last night, but is that CARC on your tub? If so, that Jeep must have been one of the last ones to get surplussed. I thought most of the A1's were gone from even Guard and Reserve units by the mid-Eighties.
I ended up selling it to a friend of mine. My original plan...
Welcome to the site, the axles and frame look great!
willfreeman is right-www.willysmjeeps.com is a great resource.
The M38A1 is my favorite Jeep.
You should come down to the Ga Rally in October (see link below for info).
That's awesome-you have something that 99.9% of MV owners don't: The experience of having your own MV used with an active military unit. That's just plain awesome.
Most of us don't even know where our trucks served-you were there with it!
I think he's saying the nearest 151 to yours in his database was a unit built approximately 89 units before yours.
And that although his 151 is very near yours in terms of serial # (vin), it's registration # is quite far off.
So when he says "not sure how definite your #s are" I'd assume he...
You are thinking of this:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?101483-2013-VIN-INFO-Thread
The all knowing Carnac may have the envelope containing some info about your vehicle.
Make sure to read the first post carefully and format your request in the preferred style.
I just spent a few minutes looking and didn't find any definitive threads...................
There's this one: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?29433-M151-Identification
But it isn't really complete
Some articles from around the web:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M151_MUTT...
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