Brian H.
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Hello Everyone,
My name is Brian Hicks, I am 23 years of age (24 on the 22nd) and I was fascinated by the M35A2 as a kid, as well as the 5 ton Variant for three reasons. 1. Living in the old Camp Butner, I used to see the trucks run up and down the roads all the time going to and from the Maintenance Facility at the end of my street (not actually on my street, but close enough) 2. The movie Tremors 2 has a Deuce which played a fairly large role. 3. In Butner, the Fire Station had a 5 Ton Studebaker built Tanker which was in active service until 2003 when it was replaced by a new tanker and I was in the Explorers when I was a Teen and I loved the truck.
As I grew older, I lost interest in the trucks, but recently in the past couple years my interest has re-grown, partially because of The Maintenance Post/Armory putting several different MVs that have been rebuilt on display on the side of A st, including the aforementioned 5 Ton tanker, still sporting it's Red and Silver paint job. My interest became high as of recent as the company I work with is using an abandone lot in Cary, NC as a lay-down yard and there is an M818 on the property that has been abandoned, Supposedly a house moving company owns it, but obviously they do not care for the truck as it has apparently been sitting up for at the very least 2 years. The truck has been vandalized, but it's still mostly there. I have included pictures of the truck. She's really rough, but I think it could be restored, or would make a great parts truck.
Thank You, Brian
My name is Brian Hicks, I am 23 years of age (24 on the 22nd) and I was fascinated by the M35A2 as a kid, as well as the 5 ton Variant for three reasons. 1. Living in the old Camp Butner, I used to see the trucks run up and down the roads all the time going to and from the Maintenance Facility at the end of my street (not actually on my street, but close enough) 2. The movie Tremors 2 has a Deuce which played a fairly large role. 3. In Butner, the Fire Station had a 5 Ton Studebaker built Tanker which was in active service until 2003 when it was replaced by a new tanker and I was in the Explorers when I was a Teen and I loved the truck.
As I grew older, I lost interest in the trucks, but recently in the past couple years my interest has re-grown, partially because of The Maintenance Post/Armory putting several different MVs that have been rebuilt on display on the side of A st, including the aforementioned 5 Ton tanker, still sporting it's Red and Silver paint job. My interest became high as of recent as the company I work with is using an abandone lot in Cary, NC as a lay-down yard and there is an M818 on the property that has been abandoned, Supposedly a house moving company owns it, but obviously they do not care for the truck as it has apparently been sitting up for at the very least 2 years. The truck has been vandalized, but it's still mostly there. I have included pictures of the truck. She's really rough, but I think it could be restored, or would make a great parts truck.
Thank You, Brian
