Thanks; and a short story


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Posted by Mark(thunder) on Monday, February 19, 2001 at 10:43PM :

I stumbled into the WW2 Dodge forum and then into this one about 6 months ago searching for parts to fix up a WC51 and a WC1 we (the family and I) purchased last year. We are new to old Dodges, though I was around a couple M37s for a while, courtesy of Uncle, in that hot tropical country 30 something years ago.

My grandmaw told me to listen and learn, and boy have I! I am pretty impressed with the quality of folks that stop by here. And wanted to say thanks to Joe for running a top quality site.

Thanks to those that post leads for machines here too. And like everyone else has, thats the start of a story: About a month ago someone posted a phone number for a military truck from an agriculture paper. I waited some time then, and not needing another truck(!!), called. The farmer had an early 1941 WC half ton closed cab parked in a tractor shed that he said he had been trying to sell for 5-6 months. I couldn't make it the next day, so made a date for the day after. We showed up and wouldn't you know it, he sold it the night before. My wife said not to look at it, but we did anyway and both got a heartake. I have never seen a better rig outside of a museum. That thing had seen some life as a working truck, but was cherry down to the original knobs and unworn seat. I grew up on a farm and nothing stays "new", but this truck was. It was original and untouched, as issued. Only modification was a flat bed replacing the box and the battery moved to the engine compartment. (sold for $1,200.00)

Someone said here a couple weeks ago that when things are ment to be, they will be. I gotta believe that the person that got that truck was ment to have it and will appreciate it even more than we would have!

Mark



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