At 11:09 AM 4/15/01 -0600, you wrote:
>ALL production of the M35 series vehicles stopped in the late 70's. After
>that...all MWO'd vehicles had the date of the MWO added to it's "new" data
>plate...BUT- "only" at certain rebuild facilities. Not all facilities
>re-dated the new plates..some had no date at all !! Ours only dated a small
>tag attached to the seat (drivers) visible as the door was opened. Some DRMO
>types use this date as date of manufacture. Real smart people there.. AMG
>began a turn in program of the A2's for re-building into the A3's...BUT - it
>was so expensive, that it was decided to make the A3 from scratch..was a
>whole lot more economical. Made more sense too..Finally a good thought form
>a contractor and Purchasing folks.. Gene
>
Not hardly, all the A3's that came into Oregon had to spend a great deal of
time in
GS maintenance before being issued to units. One IIRC never was issued it
was in such
poor condition.
SSG Paul D. Carrier
Readiness NCO (63H & 45K)
Det 2 Co. B 145 SPT BN
Camp Withycombe, Clackamas OR
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