How Old Was Your MV When You Got It

[CMPPhil]

Hi All

Been reading through the various threads about members New To Them MVs and it started me thinking how old are these MVs when they enter the hobby? The trucks not the people. Has the age of MVs when they are surplussed gotten younger or older?

Lets keep the responses simple - Vehicle, year built, year you got it, truck age?

Cheers Phil

 

[NDT]

M38A1, 1953, surplused 1970s, acquired 1980, age in 2021: 68
M135, 1951, surplused late 1970s, acquired 1982, age in 2021: 70

 

[Welder1]

M38A1, 1953, surplused 1970s, acquired 1980, age in 2021: 68
M135, 1951, surplused late 1970s, acquired 1982, age in 2021: 70

I have an M35A2 1971 model surplus out 2014 I got it in 2016

 

[nayrbrellim]

M939A1 (bobbed), 1989, 2019, in 2021 she is 32 yrs young

I acquired her from an ad on craigslist

 

[runk]

M35A2 (as updated through the years), late 1952 or early 1953 build (with 1970 and early 1990s rebuilds), 2009 surplus purchase, 69 years old (57 years in service !!)

 

[dmetalmiki]

vehicle........declared manufactured..........bought...........Yonks!
M62......................1959....................................1989.............yep.
M54a2..................1956...................................1990..............yep
M45530cTFFT....1956....................................1989.............yep
DT 980.................1943....................................2020.............not long.
OT 65 Fug G.......1967.....................................2020.............not long
Kraz 255B...........1968.....................................2021.............not long

Ford Jeep.............1942........AGHHHH!!.......19...............(Heck!)..........5..........2!!
.................................................'Kin....'YONKS!',,n yonks..n yonks....n.....n..n...n..

 

[SCM35A2]

I have two trucks...
1964 M35A2 that I got back in 2016
1991 M923A2/5ton I got in 2019

 

[cobra5]

Vehicle - M35A2C
Year Built - 1989
Surplused - 2012
Years in Service - 23
Year Purchased - 2012
Years Owned - 9

 

[frank8003]

1969 M35A2 was built for me When I was 21
I acquired Her when I was 59

 

[CMPPhil]

The trucks are hold there age well, better than the owner.

 

[Robo McDuff]

M51 A2, official rebuild 1973, real year of manufacturing 1965
Until 1986 with the 386 Eng. Brigade New Hampshire
Sometime sfter that shipped to Europe to POMS depot Ter Apel, Netherlands
Surplussed 1999-2000
Bought by me 2010, with 3,000 miles and 300 hours on the counter.
Transported to the Czech Republic in 2012, awaiting final restoration.

 

[Soupermike]

My M37 was 64 in 2018

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

M1008 (German Licence declare it as GMC Truck/Coach USA CD30903 LKW offener Kasten) 1.11.1985 US Army Germany with 45000 Miles and some bumps of rough using but out of bullet holes => 10.10.1996 bought and now 36 years old and since 25 years in our hand

Gone in a long time storage of 15 Years in 2005 with 165000 Miles. Between 1996 und 2005 daily in Use. Got a complete technical overhaul in 2020 for come up on the road again. Still waiting on the bodywork and finish.

In runing condition has the Truck now an increase in value of 420% to the price we had payed in 1996 and which we could got today if we would sold the Truck in Germany.

 

[71DeuceAK]

1986 M928A1, acquired/had since 2018; 35 years old now. Currently in pieces, but I believe it still counts.

 

[FloridaAKM]

1987 M35A2C Purchased 2014
1996 LMTV M-1081 Purchased 2018
1985 M35A2C Purchased 2019

 

[HDN]

I'll add mine.

AM General M35A3, S/N 500246

Built 1995
Spent time with Company B 316th Adjutant General at WYT5Y4 (not sure where that was), R/N PS220
Auctioned from Fort Drum in August 2010
First private owner sold it in November 2010
Second private owner sold it to me in October 2019

Although the truck was built from recycled M35s, the ID tags on it say it's 26 years old.

 

[pmramsey]

1965 M54A1 5-ton Mack rebuilt 1975
Cab off rebuild again 2015-16

I am the first civilian owner.

 

[Aussie Bloke]

G'day everyone,....


M35A2C Built 1959 Surplussed 1970-71 I acquired my Deuce 7/1/2015 (3rd civilian owner).

Deuce is 62yrs old.



Aussie.

 

[dochunt]

CUCV born in 1984 so it is 37 y.o., I purchased second hand July 2021,

 

[Mullaney]

My M936 is a 1984. I am not certain, but I think I am the third possibly 4th owner since the Gov auctioned it off.
That makes her 37 years old. I could say my truck is just as cute as a button, but that doesn't really compute