XM-708

[JimC]

How many remain?

[tbone1004]

Garbee has one in Raleigh. other than that I have no idea...

[vtdeucedriver]

There are two in vt. Paging Ed!

[JimC]

This is from memory -- don't hold me to it.
I think 192 were built.
About fifteen years ago 11 were left, with a few of those being in Europe.
About 5-6 years ago, someone bought one of the American ones, pulled the dump bed off and scrapped it, replacing it with a 37 bed, leaving ten. I don't know what has happened to the count since then.

[xm708]

I have a xm708 here in VT
I sold one xm708 to a gentleman in NY . This is one that the bed sold off of and the bed is now in Kansas.
I know of a cab and chassis in NH that the kid put the bed on a 1980 chevy truck and won't sell the chassis
There are supposedly 2 in Lousiana in the weeds somewhere and warren duchesne has tried to buy but guy wont sell
I know there is still another one here in VT that is still functional.
Cabell Garbee has one in NC
There is one on display at FORT HOOD.

1. MINE
2.NY STATE
3.NH NOT COMPLETE
4.LOUSIANA (1)
5.lOUISIANA 1
6. Vermont (1)
7. Cabell Garbee (1)
8. Fort Hood TX (1)
9. Guy on I hate mud forum has one in a tractor trailer box (1)
10. Tennesee (1)
11. Ohio (1) sold by sam werner and bought by ben Bryant.
12. Ohio (1) brought to Tennessee to go possibly in museam
13. Ohio (1) sold by ben Bryant years ago..
14. Kodiak Alaska military museum (1) now saved and going to Fairbanks thanks Isaac....


That's the 14 I know of gotta be more than that history book says 198 made and said most went to Vietnam but who knows...

[JimC]

10) Tennessee Mine (1)

Missing tailgate
Needs new front differential
Needs top canvas
Needs front bumper repair

Wish I could attach a picture

[xm708]

Jim

send me your pic and I will try to attach it..

xm708(at)myfairpoint.net

[T. Highway]

JimC,

Upload your picture(s) to the PICS part of the forum here, then I can help you attach it.

Bert

[JimC]

Bert Thanks, but my phones won't let ms log into the pics section. Keep telling me my password is wrong.

[xm708]

here is jims truck... wow that was fun to edit and post !!!

[vtdeucedriver]

Damn! Should have tried harder Ed!

[JimC]

Thanks, XM-708.
Much appreciated.
That's Moonbeam 2. Yes, I know the front driver's side Firestone Super All-Traction is mounted backwards -- it's actually temporarily borrowed off the front passenger side of Moonbeam1, which can be seen sitting in the background. Photo taken out back of my hangar at the airport while in the process of relocating the trucks.

708 also has a picture (not posted) of Moonbeam3, my 1946 Piper J3 parked on the sandbar just south of the Mississippi River Bridge at Helena, Arkansas with me leaning on the wingtip (I love that plane). J3's are wonderful off-road transportation, great on sand because of their balloon tires. Used 3 and 1 for years doing Search and Rescue on the Mississippi and White Rivers.

Again, thanks.

[xm708]

don't like it jeff or too small ?

[vtdeucedriver]

don't like it jeff or too small ?

Meaning I should have tried harder for the one that was recently forsale locally.

[vtdeucedriver]

Thanks, XM-708.
Much appreciated.
That's Moonbeam 2. Yes, I know the front driver's side Firestone Super All-Traction is mounted backwards -- it's actually temporarily borrowed off the front passenger side of Moonbeam1, which can be seen sitting in the background. Photo taken out back of my hangar at the airport while in the process of relocating the trucks.

708 also has a picture (not posted) of Moonbeam3, my 1946 Piper J3 parked on the sandbar just south of the Mississippi River Bridge at Helena, Arkansas with me leaning on the wingtip (I love that plane). J3's are wonderful off-road transportation, great on sand because of their balloon tires. Used 3 and 1 for years doing Search and Rescue on the Mississippi and White Rivers.

Again, thanks.

Feel free to learn how to post pics by posting ones of the J-3!! Former j-3,j-5, PA-11/18 mechanic here with a 19 month old girl named Piper