From: Stu Ellis (stuinnh@mvnut.us)
Date: Fri Mar 18 2005 - 16:21:21 PST
I was answering his question on why Mutts are more expensive. I wasn't
picking on deuces. As my wife has gleamed from my MV collecting, the bigger
the vehicle, the bigger the hole to through money into.
"Stu"
Southern New Hampshire, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
MVPA #14790
1967 M151A1 Jeep
1964 M416 Trailer
1986 M1009 Blazer
-----Original Message-----
From: Sonny Heath [mailto:sonny@defuniak.com]
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:06 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List; Stu Ellis
Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
All this may be true but what the heck can they do? Nothing other than
carry four people maybe. I had an uncut restored M151 and I sold it and
have NEVER regretted it for one moment. It all depends on what you want. I
wouldn't trade my M35A2C for an M151. Maybe some other Jeep but not one of
those.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu Ellis" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
> Well, Mutts are crushed or cut before being released. Deuces are not. No
> more Mutts coming. Plenty of deuces. Have you seen the price of diesel
> lately? Mutts use much less fuel and go 65mph.
>
> "Stu"
> Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
> MVPA #14790
> 1967 M151A1 Jeep
> 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1986 M1009 Blazer
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick [mailto:rertman@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:47 AM
> To: Stu Ellis
> Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
>
> Thanks for the info, Stu. Are MUTTs so rare that they bring such a high
> price while deuces seem to be a dime a dozen?
>
> I have a '74 M151A2 in fairly nice condition and thinking of swapping
> it for Mark's deuce. I saw pix of the deuce and it'll need paint and who
> knows what else? Mark and I are both hams and us hams tend to be
> pretty straight up with each other. So, we shall see what we shall see.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stu Ellis" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 18 March, 2005 04:24
> Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
>
>
> >I think you will find a M151 is worth a lot more $ than a deuce. Last
year
> > I could have bought a ready to drive anywhere deuce (needed paint) for
> > $2500
> > at the Lowell, MA flea market put on by the MVMVC. I've seen Mutts in
> > same
> > condition go for $45-$6500. Rewelds are in the $5-$6000 I know also of
a
> > couple $8-$10,000 sales of Mutts in vg condition.
> > The cheapest I have seen a Mutt go for without bad rust was $4000
> >
> > "Stu"
> > Southern New Hampshire, USA
> > "Live Free Or Die"
> >
> > MVPA #14790
> > 1967 M151A1 Jeep
> > 1964 M416 Trailer
> > 1986 M1009 Blazer
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> > Behalf
> > Of flyn3nvt@adelphia.net
> > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:01 AM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce/MUTT trade?/For Sale
> >
> > This is for those who are in the New England area. I too would like to
> > trade a deuce for a M151 for equal value. I have a 1971 M35A2 w/w that
I
> > just painted last fall in semi gloss OD and is in accurate Vietnam
> > Markings
> > for a Transportation Unit in the Highlands. (541st trans co)
> >
> > It currently in the put back together stage before the Winter hit me.
It
> > has a NOS canvas top and exhaust from the muffler on out. If she
doesent
> > go
> > this spring, you can see her on her "for sale" tour at the Green
Mountain
> > Military Vehicle Club Rally in Northfield VT JULY 7-9 and Possibly at
the
> > Weare NH show.
> >
> > Jeff in VT
> >
> >
> >
> > ---- "Mark J. Blair wrote:
> >> This may be a dumb question, given the relative values and desirability
> >> of the trucks in question, but I was wondering if there was anybody out
> >> there who's in or near southern California, and who might be interested
> >> in trading their running US military Jeep or MUTT for my running US
> >> military M35A2C 2.5-ton 6x6 "dropside" truck.
> >>
> >> I've asked this before, a month or three back I think, and I don't
> >> recall that I got any responses. I figured I'd try again, even though
> >> it's probably a long-shot.
> >>
> >> I would be interested in a running, not-too-modified truck in
reasonably
> >> good shape. I would not be interested in a high-value parade-ready
> >> restoration; I'm strictly a "motor-pool" kind of guy, and the truck
> >> would be driven (but not abused) off-road. Things like missing
> >> non-critical parts or accessories, wrong wheels, etc. would not tend to
> >> concern me too much. Things like having the wrong kind of engine or
> >> tranny, changing the electrical system voltage, hacking out a tailgate,
> >> etc. would dramatically reduce my interest. In other words, I'm not
> >> looking for a complete show truck, but I don't want a hacked-up
> >> modification, either. The M38 and M38A1 interest me the most, but
> >> earlier Jeeps or later MUTTs, as well as other configurations, might
> >> also interest me.
> >>
> >> The truck that I am proposing to offer in trade is a running M35A2C
> >> dropside that's in pretty solid shape, but is no show truck. The paint
> >> job doesn't look too bad from 20 feet away. It doesn't have any major
> >> rust. The engine runs well and the brakes work. Its canvas cab top is
> >> probably around a year old (I installed it myself, but I don't remember
> >> exactly how long it's been). If I remember right, I installed a pair of
> >> civvy battery trays and hold-down brackets inside the original battery
> >> box, and I probably still have the original hold-down and J bolts for
> >> use with military 6TL batteries. Faults include a missing passenger
> >> seat-back, no troop seats or cargo area bows, and a couple of the
gauges
> >> aren't working. I would consider fixing some of those issues (i.e.,
> >> repairing all of the gauges, stealing the seatback from one of my other
> >> trucks, but not adding troop seats or bows) as part of a trade deal.
The
> >> truck has a clean California title, and is registered as "Planned
> >> Non-Operational". In other words, it has a clean title certificate but
> >> does not have license plates, since I've only been using it off-road.
> >>
> >> This particular truck is part of a small batch of GL trucks that I
> >> bought a while back with plans to sell all but one of the trucks to
> >> cover the cost of the one that I'd keep, and this is the one I planned
> >> to keep. So, I'd keep it rather than selling it for cash, but on the
> >> other hand I'd consider trading it to add some more diversity to my
> >> motor pool, and I've been having Jeep cravings lately. Incidentally, I
> >> still have one of the "to be sold" deuces left, but it's not currently
> >> in condition that I would consider to be a fair trade for a running
> >> truck.
> >>
> >> I live near Riverside, CA (that's in Southern CA, not too far from LA).
> >> My trucks live there, too.
> >>
> >> So, if one of y'all has too many Jeeps or MUTTs but not enough deuces,
> >> and might consider either a straight trade or a trade with some cash
> >> going one way or the other to cover the difference in value, then
please
> >> contact me (preferrably off-list).
> >>
> >> Feel free to propose other crazy trades, too, but don't feel hurt if I
> >> say "no". I feel like getting a new toy, but not like spending a lot of
> >> cash or taking on a major restoration project. If you find yourself in
> >> the same boat, it might be fun to talk trucks a bit, even if we don't
> >> end up making a trade.
> >>
> >> Am I the only one who gets nutty ideas like this? :-)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x@nf6x.net>
> >> Web page: http://www.nf6x.net/
> >> GnuPG public key available from my web page.
> >>
> >>
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