Red Ball MV Meet 2015
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:28 pm
Hi Guys,
Just got back from the Red Ball meet in Gilbert PA. I just love PA, especially up north by the Water Gap and in the Poconos. Weather yesterday was superb, low 80's, sunny and no humidity. Today the fog didn't lift until I was leaving, but it was nice not having the sun beating down on ya for a few hours.
Well.......I think it's official......M37 parts are getting rare as hen's teeth. There were only 2 guys with more than 2 or 3 M37 parts, and both were people who restored one years ago and needed to clean out the garage at the wife's request.......so they were selling their leftovers. Both of them told me to swing buy at the end of the day, as they weren't taking their parts back home. I guess the misses would be waiting for them in the driveway with the old frying pan in hand. I had to pass on both offers, I didn't have room in my car for the big stuff they were trying to get rid of. I did end up getting a bunch of stuff, but I really had to dig hard to find it......most of it people had mis-marked or didn't have any idea what it was.
MV parts in general seem to be getting less and less, with more uniforms, helmets, radios, and military trinkets taking their place. Not sure what's really going on, but it's not looking good. M35 and 151 parts seem to dominate what's being sold, with WWII jeeps a close second. The other M-series vehicles seem non-existent. That pretty much wraps up the MV meet season in my part of the country.......so we'll see how things go next Spring.
later,
bob
PS.......I've got no pics to post as there were only 2 M37s there and they were the same 2 I posted pics of last year. Sorry.
Just got back from the Red Ball meet in Gilbert PA. I just love PA, especially up north by the Water Gap and in the Poconos. Weather yesterday was superb, low 80's, sunny and no humidity. Today the fog didn't lift until I was leaving, but it was nice not having the sun beating down on ya for a few hours.
Well.......I think it's official......M37 parts are getting rare as hen's teeth. There were only 2 guys with more than 2 or 3 M37 parts, and both were people who restored one years ago and needed to clean out the garage at the wife's request.......so they were selling their leftovers. Both of them told me to swing buy at the end of the day, as they weren't taking their parts back home. I guess the misses would be waiting for them in the driveway with the old frying pan in hand. I had to pass on both offers, I didn't have room in my car for the big stuff they were trying to get rid of. I did end up getting a bunch of stuff, but I really had to dig hard to find it......most of it people had mis-marked or didn't have any idea what it was.
MV parts in general seem to be getting less and less, with more uniforms, helmets, radios, and military trinkets taking their place. Not sure what's really going on, but it's not looking good. M35 and 151 parts seem to dominate what's being sold, with WWII jeeps a close second. The other M-series vehicles seem non-existent. That pretty much wraps up the MV meet season in my part of the country.......so we'll see how things go next Spring.
later,
bob
PS.......I've got no pics to post as there were only 2 M37s there and they were the same 2 I posted pics of last year. Sorry.