Would have been a great score for you.
At least you got to work on it.
Indeed, and it was very neat. Considering it's vintage, the thing was incredibly advanced. It makes many later 2.5 ton trucks seem primitive.
8 wheel drive, full torsion bar independent suspension, selectable through power diffs, (you could "depower" a diff unit, and still run drive to the next in line) power steering, power brakes, automatic transmission, and amphibious with little to no prep.
Wishing I could have seen it through to the end, but circumstances prevented it, and myself and the owner parted on very good terms.
