From: 42Ford GPW (ilovejeeps@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 13 2003 - 14:57:51 PST
I go to Puebla regularly and have never seen a thing, except a '50's
PowerWagon.
>From: Bill Chambers <bchambers@hoovers.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] Vehicles in Mexico
>Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:32:49 -0600
>
>We met with one of the Mexican Generals that came to an open house at Camp
>Mabry (National Guard HQ) in Austin, TX.
>He informed us that the Mexican Govt has lots of WW2 vintage vehicles
>floating around. Some run, some just site in cannibal fields.
>But, the Presidential Guard still drive Stuart Tanks in parades, these are
>immaculate and well kept up, as they are show pieces of power. Anyone ever
>do any exploring south of the border?
>Bill
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: GOTAM35 [mailto:gotam35@sc.rr.com]
>Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:06 PM
>To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
>Subject: [MV] Vehicles in France?
>
>
>Hello everyone. I was talking to a guy I know that went to Normandy a few
>years back with his grand dad as part of a D-Day celebration. His Grand
>father was a D-Day veteran. He told me they went to a big shed or barn of
>some kind that was full of WW2 jeeps, Sherman tanks and other stuff. He
>claims the dude that took them there told him the stuff was left there
>after
>the war and that the French government owns it. He also told me he got to
>drive a jeep that I assume had been restored and was not part of the stored
>stuff. The stuff was in Caen.
>
>Here's the question. Does such piles of Armour really exist and is it
>possible to get some of it. My friend said he really wants a jeep, so
>there's hope I can infest him with OD fever.
>
>I will interrogate, I mean question him further on this matter as time
>permits. I got all light headed just thinking of all that booty.
>
>Joe Trapp
>
>
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