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hi folks i was wondering if there is much interest in the 1980s cucvees

i am asking as i have had a normal chevy blazer with a v8 diesel in the past and i liked it very much and now i have heard of one thats a military one not sure if its a pick up or blazer

it needs the rear axle rebuilding so may not be too dear

all info and opinions very welcome

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so no one is interested or i smell bad :cool2: or is there no interest in the 1980s

i am sure i am wrong but it almost seems that it is too recent history to be worth while unless its british landys or tracked british armour

and i think if thats the case its a bit sad

 

feel free to flame me but i am struggling to understand how things work

after all there is only so much ww2 or other major conflict stuff to go around

 

i am sorry if this post is ofensive in any way

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All military vehicles are of interest , I know things like military base vehicles are being saved and restored by collectors including fire trucks, ambulances , staff cars , buses and CUCV's . I d say go for it , get and save it . while common now they will be rarer and more expensive in the future. Besides they have reliable drive trains parts are plentiful and they travel at modern highway speeds .

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so no one is interested or i smell bad :cool2: or is there no interest in the 1980s

i am sure i am wrong but it almost seems that it is too recent history to be worth while unless its british landys or tracked british armour

and i think if thats the case its a bit sad

 

feel free to flame me but i am struggling to understand how things work

after all there is only so much ww2 or other major conflict stuff to go around

 

i am sorry if this post is ofensive in any way

 

I don't think that it is for any of the reasons you mention that you have not had the response you were hoping for. From my experience forum members are not generally biased in the way you suggest but perhaps nobody has seen your post who has experience of these vehicles That is certainly true in my case and although I have seen several vehicles at shows and spoken to their owners I certainly couldn't give any advice on them. Since the forum covers a very wide spectrum I'm sure someone will be able to help you in due course.

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Degsy is right, the reason why people on here are talking about ww2 vehicles, Land Rovers and British armour is because that is what people have. The only experience I have of CUCVs is seeing them very occasionaly at shows or reading about them on the mil-veh mailing list before this forum came along. That might be your best bet as I'm pretty sure nobody on the forum has one!

 

http://www.mil-veh.org/

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I would try Marltrax for parts. They had a load of parts for the M1008 and the M1009. You could even try some of the american breakers in "classic american" magazine.

 

Rest assured that once up and running they will go on for ever. And you have the same lump as fitted to the Hummer:thumbsup:

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Sorry Bubba - I read your original post just after you'd put it up but I don't know anything about the CUCV so I kept quiet - I do know I've always liked the look of them & I have seen a couple in preservation - there used to be a show in this part of the world called Power of The Past which always had a good mv section , one of the best in the area - and I'm sure there were at least two there year on year .

 

Some years ago my girlfriend told me about an American truck parked up in somebody's front garden which she used to see on her way to work each morning . Turned out to be a Dodge W200 crew cab when I went to look and in great condition , also turned out the owner had just died and it had been sold to a car dealer the day before . I must have been past that side road hundreds of times all the time it had been there . :argh:

I did track the dealer down eventually but he didn't want to sell it & the next time I saw the truck it had been civvfied & went out of the area shortly after .

 

I say if you fancy it , go for it .

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thanks for the positive in put chaps i do understand that the amount of reply will be based on the number of folks who have owned or had mates who own the vehicle in question

there is such a wealth of colective knowledge on here it comes almost as a surprise when there is no replys

for myself i am trying to find a vehicle that is a bit out of the mainstream

and aforadable [wife four kids and not such a good job]

without wanting to sound anti it seems i could throw a rock in any direction from my house and hit a landy owner hence my rare jeeps

i did ask about my one jeep and as to weather it could be cloned into a

replica of a rare 80s military jeep i dint get any replys on that so i asumed possibly wrongly that it was a silent stiupid boy pike

sorry folks for any ofence

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For us n the Netherlands there is a good reason for not being to much interested..

Road taxes! For a vehicle that weight we'd pay a lot of money just for owning it roadlegal. Also insurance.

Then imagine driving it at european fuelprices...

 

I do like the looks of them though.

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hi i have a 83 6.2 ex usaf blazer had it about ten years got a couple of friends with same and pick ups.never had any problems getting parts normaly from american auto parts run of mill stuff comes next day.last year i did 20000 miles between mots and had one uj fail so i recon they are good strong reliable trucks which laugh in the face of series landrovers of same era when it comes to power comfort and looks.

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I had a m1008 and it was jacked up/ riding on hummer tyres and looked great! Ian Hughes still uses it daily and has several and i think had a couple of cheap projects for sale see Hughes movie supplies on milweb.

Basically you get a very cheap hummer with a M1008/9 (uses same engine/box V8 diesel 3 spd auto) but with a far better drive and as twice as usefull..... bargain me thinks!!!

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Bubba

Did you ever get your M1008 or M1009?

 

I have had an ex Mildenhall M1008 for about 8 years now and would not be without it!

It`s not in perfect condition but it is original and is usualy reliable, except the gearbox has failed recently!!!

 

I would love a Blazer, the pickup is a usefull tool but a bit low geared.

I have thought of a Blazer with a 6.5 turbo and 4 speed box (ex Tavern maybe?) as a project, hmm.

 

Any other M1008/9 owners out there?

Regards Iain

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There is also a guy Aldershot way, I dont have his details right now but will try to find them. Also LMC truck in the USA are very good. Most UK based US vehicle specialists should be able to help with the standard bits, i ordered a pitman arm from a dealer in Glasgow it arrived next day from the midlands! The US car specialists operate a network and it seems to work well. If you want any details I can look it out.

Cheers

iain

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I have a M1009 K5 - Served with SFOR and still retains the markings.

 

No pictures as I'm at work but I will post them soon.

 

I had it up for sale last year at £3750 with a years MOT and tax. Didn't get any interest but in truth I didn't try that hard to sell it.

 

I think it's a great machine - loads of room and a lot quicker and certainly quieter than the M1008. My M1009 will happily fly up the motorway at 70mph and for a 6.2 diesel it's not bad of fuel either.

 

Markheliops

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