surplus army vehicles

[Casey B]

Plus who knew we'd have this...the internet to talk to this many people at once. This is why the art of restoring surplus vehicles has gone through the roof ...re the ad on Ebay for the M113!!! It looks very nice but it will not sell in that depressed economy unless it tickles the fancy of someone who has the disposible income to buy it. I too remember the old gas sations that had an M37 for a tow truck slash wrecker. The windows usually broken out and it was never locked! Now never mind there are no wreckers...there are fewer gas staions now than ever!
This is a hobby if you will, equivalent to owning a boat. Yes it would be nice to own a boat that never needed servicng or work done to the engine or weathering for winter storage or the spring time warmup...the batteries boosted, the fuel cleaned and preserved...wait that's what we do! The internet has made it possible for so many more persons to get into the hobby that the old word of mouth that led you to that holy grail of finds is no longer as prevelent. Anyone can go and find a vehicle and buy one now IF they have the means. Thus there will be fewer vehicles to find now. The vehicles we now own will be like the war birds of the by gone era and be transferred from hand to hand unless they are wrecked for parts or destroyed by accidents and slowly they too will fade to museums that can scaresely afford to open the doors...A V Roe in Ontario?
Well I guess when I have had enough of this I hopefully will be able to sell my things to someone like us who actually gives a damn about the past and the furture as well.
Forums like this help to preserve the hobby and the vehicles we do know about...there are more out there...like treasure waiting to be discovered! So Like Clive Cussler says...
" Get up off the couch and go and search for the hidden Treasure!" hahaha
There's my two bits worth with change to boot!