Military Vehicles, December 1996,: RE: Military Vehicle Vendors and Parts Sources

RE: Military Vehicle Vendors and Parts Sources

Frank Robertson (Oneshot@msn.com)
Fri, 20 Dec 96 01:46:56 UT

Then you haven't tried MVPA we have a local group of apx 35 people local with
everything from M20 armored car, White scout car CCKW's Dodge weapons,
Harley's. Indian's, Staff car, Tons of Jeeps.....The fun is getting together
with someone who understands what you are doing , and why. We have got to
gather for 1 air show and a couple of WW2 remembrances this year. I would not
miss the friendship for anything....

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From: owner-MIL-VEH@skylee.com on behalf of rick
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 1996 1:03 AM
To: military vehicles mailing list
Subject: Re: Military Vehicle Vendors and Parts Sources

MAJ wrote:
>
> I am surprised at the number of members of this list that appear to be
> military vehicle owners/restorers and also appear to be neither members
> of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association nor subscribers to the
> Military Vehicle Magazine. I personally don't know how you could ever
> own, much less restore a vehicle without at least one of these. Both
> have important information on "how-to, etc" and sources of more
> information as well as parts.
>
> MVPA is a membership in an organization with the sole purpose of
> preserving historic military vehicles. They publish two periodicals of
> interest to anyone dealing with any military vehicle WWI to present day.
> First is Army Motors which includes only articles on military vehicles and
> such, no advertising. The second is Supply Line which deals with all
> sorts of advertising by private individuals selling, wanting to buy,
> services, etc. It also has just about every serious vendor in the military
> vehicle business, be it complete restored vehicles, vehicles for
> restoration or only parts. It also included small interesting articles.
>
> Military Vehicle Magazine is a bi-monthly publication which has military
> vehicle related articles. They include stories on museums, vehicle rallies,
> restorations, how-to tips, and interviews with different vendors. They
> also include about every imaginable ad you could ever want or need.
>
> In an attempt to answer many of the questions on "Where Can I Find...." I
> have simply lifted some information on both from their respective
> webpages. At the bottom of this message are included addresses,
> phone numbers, E-Mail addresses, and websites. Contact them to get a
> membership or subscription. I personally have both.
>
> I think this list is both informative and enjoyable, however, I don't think
it
> will ever substitute for one of the above organizations. If you are
> depending on this list for where to get parts or such, you are missing out
> on the vast majority of sources. Maybe a good purpose of this list might
> be to discuss the vendors that are reputable and those that are not. We
> might all be able to help one another save a dollar by comparing known
> prices of different vendors. I know of some vendors that are much
> higher than others, but they sometimes have parts others never have.
> Some guys are simply flakes you likely don't want to deal with. I know
> I've run into a few and wish I had been forewarned. Unfortunately, it is
> after the fact that someone else has told be, "Don't bother with him, he
> will never do anything for you," or "His stuff is junk, don't buy it."
>
> I greatly enjoy this list, but I think it is time we take it to a higher
level. I
> know I have gotten some really good info off the list. I am also guilty of
> asking the "Where can I get...." question myself so I am not claiming
> innocence. Its just that I don't think we have scratched the surface on
> the potential of this list. Consider MVPA and Mil Veh Magazine as critical
> parts or manuals for your restoration. You don't try to do a restoration
> without any manuals do you?
>
> I'll get off my soapbox now, without apologies!
>
> Military Vehicle Preservation Association
>
> MVPA
> PO Box 520378
> Independence, MO USA 64052-0378
> 1-800-365-5798
> Tel: (816) 737-5111; Fax: (816) 737-5423
>
> E-mail: mvpa@aol.com
> http://users.aol.com/supplyline/mvpa/mvpa.html
>
> MVPA Membership Rates:
> $30 for Second Class and $45 for First Class mailing of publications to
> individual members.
> Canadian Memberships are $US35 ($CAN45) for Second Class and
> $US50 for First Class.
> Overseas Memberships are $43.
> Associate Memberships (for businesses) are $65.
> Life Memberships are $400, $US500 outside the United States.
> Associate Life Memberships are $5,000.
>
> Memberships are for one calendar year and are payable in US funds by
> cash, check, money order,
> VISA or MasterCard.
>
> Military Vehicle Magazine
>
> Military Vehicles
> 12-W1 Indian Head Road
> Morristown, NJ 07960.
> E-mail: MVehicle@aol.com
> http://members.aol.com/mvehicle/home.htm
>
> U.S. Canada Europe Asia
>
> 1 Yr. (6 Issues) $18 $28 $31 $31
>
> 2 Yrs. (12 Issues) $29 $49 $54 $54
>
> 1 Yr. (Airmail) $36 $38 $56 $72
>
> 2 Yr. (Airmail) $65 $69 $105 $137

In my personal experience I find military vehicles magazine to be the
better of the two choice. But thats my opinion.
Rick