RE: [MV] Cool truck on Ebay (update)

From: John Werner (j_werner@pacbell.net)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 23:11:19 PST


Got to agree with you Dave, I would give my right nut for that truck. Don't
have the $$ or the room right now.
jw

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Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 5:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [MV] Cool truck on Ebay (update)

Cool truck....not an expert on vehicles this recent, but think this is one
of
the pre-production prototypes built by Tactical Truck (no, not Jeff
Symanski,
but the joint venture of GM and Bowen-McLaughlin-York) to try to win the
FMTV
contract (which of course Stewart and Stevenson won). With the VIN number
of
3 that supports my position. While the engine and tranny are stock items,
many other pieces would be one-off and a real bear to replicate.
Nevertheless, it is certainly worthy of preservation....wouldn't one of you
guys like to have Ford GP #3? I'd like to have the pre-production prototype
of the big deuce Studebaker built to unsuccessfully compete with the Reo
M-35...but alas it appears to have been scrapped long ago.

My .02,
David Doyle



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