The coolest thing happened...

[kendelrio]

So, I posted pics of my 5 ton on a local truck club fb page and gave a little history of the truck (that it belonged to a combat support hospital.)

A local man messaged me and asked which unit, so I sent him pics of the front bumper.

He was in that unit with my truck! He just came by and visited and told me stories about the truck and its time in Desert Storm.

He was thrilled to see the truck and kind of in awe at the shape its in, loved the color and add ons (convoy lights etc)...

He's going to reach out to some other members of his unit and see of any of them still have maintenance records etc from the truck.

Mr. Terry and Big Bertha

 

[Mullaney]

So, I posted pics of my 5 ton on a local truck club fb page and gave a little history of the truck (that it belonged to a combat support hospital.)

A local man messaged me and asked which unit, so I sent him pics of the front bumper.

He was in that unit with my truck! He just came by and visited and told me stories about the truck and its time in Desert Storm.

He was thrilled to see the truck and kind of in awe at the shape its in, loved the color and add ons (convotly lights etc)...

He's going to reach out to some other members of his unit and see of any of them still have Mai tenancy records etc from the truck.

Mr. Terry and Big Bertha
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That is GREAT!
Getting to meet with one of your truck's passengers or driver is SUPER COOL!

 

[ldmack3]

How cool is that!

 

[DaneGer21]

So, I posted pics of my 5 ton on a local truck club fb page and gave a little history of the truck (that it belonged to a combat support hospital.)

A local man messaged me and asked which unit, so I sent him pics of the front bumper.

He was in that unit with my truck! He just came by and visited and told me stories about the truck and its time in Desert Storm.

He was thrilled to see the truck and kind of in awe at the shape its in, loved the color and add ons (convotly lights etc)...

He's going to reach out to some other members of his unit and see of any of them still have Mai tenancy records etc from the truck.

Mr. Terry and Big Bertha
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What color black is that? Paint code?

Thanks!

 

[kendelrio]

What color black is that? Paint code?

Thanks!

Sherwin Williams Everlast exterior, flat base 4, Tricorn Black.

And 5 tons that color have been trademarked by Big Bertha Incorporated LTD all rights reserved....

 

[M35fan]

Awesome, Ken! I'll bet you're one of very few people to get that chance.

 

[KS_Patriot]

It's the stories like this that'll keep me with Steel Soldiers, even though I may never acquire an MV.

 

[dmetalmiki]

Sometimes 'stuff we served with' turns up in sales...
I am so fortunate (so is the truck!).
That I retrieved an M45 530C TFFT form an airbase were we used to go look at one of the older fire trucks in service.
Latterly disposed by tranfer to the RASC, ( royal army service corps ).
I bought it at British disposal site.
I rebuilt over many years...My son added a turbo..goes and sounds like a train..(Nay, two trains!).
It is 110% functional.
It is the fastest and most powerful truck in my fleet.
(( diving tha truck at speed through..town or village..((( Is better than....( ohhhh you guessed it..S..))))))!.

 

[BKubu]

I believe CARNAC also acquired an M35A2 from a unit with which he served.

 

[US6x4]

That's a great story. I would love to run into to someone who served with my truck and get some first hand knowledge of its history and hear their stories. The closest I've come to that is meeting a guy at a car show whose MOS and training was to drive M813s at the same base (I think) that my truck came from.

 

[dmetalmiki]

I just reviewed this post..and you know what?..I get tingles up the spine and more than a little eeee moti eee o' nal watching the video again..and again..and..