From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Wed Jan 19 2005 - 17:57:17 PST
Steve,
If you find the contact info I would like to try to contact them and ask if
they allow visitors, since its not that far away from me.
Thanks,
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen L Dussetschleger" <dussetschleger@juno.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Looking for Russian trks for a movie in New Orleans Area
> There are literally hundreds a bit a way from you. Just north of Gulfport
> Mississippi, on the west side of the highway leading north outa Gulfport
> there is a lot that is full of postwar Zil, Rober, & other Eastern Bloc
> trucks. . Fella bought about a thousoand v over there after the fall of
> the all. Had some shipped to Gulfpost & ohters all the way to
> California. Then the chitski hit the fanski. EPA apparently told him no
> way. They have aircooled diesel engines & CAN NEVER hit the road. Not
> event to be sold at all. Every year they have to be inventoried.
> Apparently they have been able only to get rid of a few, mostly to Army
> bases for target practice or such. Cool trucks, some look like WWII
> Dodge's. Some are van types, soem tractors, but mostly cargo trucks. I
> eman there musta been over 200 there in teh weeds, growing mold. A lot
> had a central tire inflation system. They even had trailers FULL of
> spare parts there. What a waste.
> Now, maybe as a film deal you coudl get some....
> Dunno. SOMEWHERE I have contact info for the owners. Last time I went
> by there I lucked out & the gate was open & one of the employee's of the
> company was there.
> Good luck, Steve
>
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