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Sad Day

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:46 am
by BILL L
Well, I sold my 1954 Marine Corp truck and a transport truck picked it up this morning at 6:30am. I got my asking price,and I added 4 extra tires and rims to the deal. It is heading to California, bad news is is ending up in Japan. Some owner of a company in Japan bought the truck through a broker (I think)
1 nice truck and 1 yard beater gone, now I have to sell my 1987 Olds 442. The herd is getting smaller, well,maybe, I just got a 2015 Yukon XL to fill the empty barn space.

Re: Sad Day

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:02 am
by 52 M-42
Wow! Your truck is going to a collector in Japan? That is amazing. Japan has some very strict auto laws. I wonder what hoops he had to jump through to import it. :shock:

Glad you got your asking price. These trucks must be getting so old they are starting to attract the "collectors".

I still just think of them as cheap and simple 4X4s. Times change.

52 M-42

Re: Sad Day

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:36 pm
by Monkey Man
Sorry to hear it is gone, glad to hear you got what you wanted for it....
You're always welcome to drive mine if you're ever down this way :-)

MM

Re: Sad Day

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:16 pm
by BILL L
I still have 2 more M-37's, a M-38, a 1970 W-200 Powerwagon and a 442. Plenty to keep me busy.
The other M37 went to some owner of a company in Japan, he had a broker do all the work. Actually I had the truck and the payment for about 6 weeks before it was picked up. Age, health and a new grandson, it is time to down size. I wish someone would come down here and buy some of the hard to ship parts, gas tanks, front fenders, doors, bed sides and more.

Re: Sad Day

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:06 pm
by Cal_Gary
That had to be tough to let it go-I don't know how I'll face up to that eventuality myself since I've been getting mine in shape for the past 10 years....
Gary