Absolutely! Today was my first day driving a deuce and I fell IN LOVE with the truck. It just hugged the ground and it moved around so easy, I’m so glad I decided for this truck it felt like a horse that would just take you over stuff and wanted to just go!
I just got home it was a looong day driving to LA and dealing with their traffic to see these trucks. I hate cities, especially Los Angeles, but it was worth it to drive two deuces.
I should of known that being in LA both these trucks were going to end up being hollywood trucks
Checked out this bobbed deuce ($10000) was originally the deuce used on the Duck Dynasty tv show. Engine started on the third try, couldnt find any rust whatsoever, owner has been wrenching MVs for 15 years and says all I need to take it on trips is a spare tire. According to him the vehicle is all original military spec parts except for the bobbing, so no spin on oil filters for example.
While running I kept hearing a clicking noise from what I believe was the air regulator right behind the gauges it just wouldn’t shut off but the brakes were feeling ok. The owner said he’d fix that before the sale. I’m not an expert but if that is fixed, from what I could tell the only flaws were that the windows never fully sealed (they shut and opened but full of seams) and it needs a spare tire.
I wanted a truck that has been regularly put through long drives but this one since the tv show 10 years ago, has never been driven extensively however.
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This second one belonged to a guy who has supplied MVs for movies and TV shows for years, he bought two deuces and three 5 tons 15 years ago and has maintained them himself ever since. He is selling out his collection and also had a british army tank, and one other tank.
He had this great story that one of his 5 tons was sent to Hawaii for a Godzilla movie shoot, and the film crew accidentally dropped a huge movie prop on the truck destroying the cargo bed and he had that replaced
He had a 5 ton for $14000 and another one with a communications box he wanted $19000 for, I however went to check out the M35A2.
The deuce ($11,000) seemed to drive flawlessly. The engine started immediately and it was a cold start from 2 weeks. He would take it on long drives occasionally to different film shoots. It looks much more original than the first one and had some minor rust on some of the engine parts, and some bad rust on the hard top, so would need a new one.
It also has some old looking hoses in the engine compartment but he’s including a box with a whole new set of hoses.
From my non expert eyes the only flaws I could see were one leaking wheel well on one of the inner rear wheels (not bad but needs to be addressed), rusted hard top, and fuel gauge would work intermittently.
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). I also believe I have space for it in my budget.
