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Bubba in the CF
https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?...1&sf=ferm-clos
It appears that Bubba works in the CF as well. I suspect this is a mock vehicle to represent enemy force? Just needs a DShK in the back and an ISIS flag
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Nice paint job.....
...from a kindergarden for 4 y.o.
Cheers
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada |
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"Sir, I'm a Vehicle Technician, not a painter..."
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While it could have been a vehicle tech who did that (we did have a few special needs guys in the trade, as most trades do), it could just as easily have been the user. I woudl lean away from a vehicle tech, since most of them know the repercussions of such sloppy work.
I have seen similar terrible paintjobs from reserve units when they did not like the shiny lincoln commercial green that their support vehicle came in. |
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Rob, do you agree that this is an opposition force mockup for training purposes?
Only thin I see that would be more realistic would have been choosing a Toyota over the Ford although I have seen plenty of pics of Fords in Iraq and Syria.
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3RD Echelon Wksp 1968 M274A5 Mule Baifield USMC 1966 M274A2 Mule BMY USMC 1958 M274 Mule Willys US Army 1970 M38A1 CDN3 70-08715 1 CSR 1981 MANAC 3/4T CDN trailer 1943 Converto Airborne Trailer 1983 M1009 CUCV RT-524, PRC-77s, and trucks and stuff and more stuff and and....... OMVA, MVPA, G503, Steel Soldiers |
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Can't agree or disagree, although I suppose it could represent a "technical". Normally those were Toyota helix models though.
The vehicle is quite old for a DND commercial light truck. The DND has a policy of releasing trucks within 4 years and a certain mileage if I recall correctly...same for the autos. There is a far better return for the dollar, and a far lower overall maintenance cost. There were reports stating that units who thought they were saving anything by keeping the commercial vehicles for a year or two longer were actually costing the system. So to see a 12/13 year old vehicle for sale with a craptastic paint-job really defies the fleet policy. |
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And all that for a minimum $5500 bid.
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3RD Echelon Wksp 1968 M274A5 Mule Baifield USMC 1966 M274A2 Mule BMY USMC 1958 M274 Mule Willys US Army 1970 M38A1 CDN3 70-08715 1 CSR 1981 MANAC 3/4T CDN trailer 1943 Converto Airborne Trailer 1983 M1009 CUCV RT-524, PRC-77s, and trucks and stuff and more stuff and and....... OMVA, MVPA, G503, Steel Soldiers |
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But as the folks say, what provenance to show that it is a genuine, as used by the CF paint scheme, somewhere, sometime for some reason, the exception that proves the rule.
The photo is the smoking gun. Love it. Robin
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I saw a photo recently which came out of Syria of a F250 in service with ISIS rebels. What made it particularly interesting was the fact that the name, number and address of the ex-plumbing outfit that previously owned it was still painted on the doors. (Texas, USA) I guess the ex owner was suing the dealership and questions have arisen as to how and why used American trucks were ending up in the conflict in Syria. Someone was buying them at auction in the USA and shipping them overseas...
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Wouldn't the plate number provide some history?
David |
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