Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject: M 715
Is a M715 considered a M series jeep? Yes I did, I bought one. And now that it is home,I can't answer the "why did you buy that? " The more I look at it,I still can't explain why,it isn't even green,it's orange. But in my defense as a young boy orange was my favorite color,so maybe that's why. How many jeeps are too many????
It was privately repatriated from Germany, where I assume it had served our Nato forces, then maybe been sold locally as surplus. I wonder if yours has a similar history for the orange paint. A German municipal department perhaps?
I know you all get sick of hearing me say this but.......... the Military Aid prgram gave hundreds of rebuilt M715s to Greece and a few are now surfacing from there.
CAMO in Austria have a quantity of the 'better' ones for sale at HUGE prices though completely shagged out they are relatively rust free and I don't know about you but I'd sooner work on the mechanical bits than the body work.
Most of the ex US 715s in Western Europe simply rusted away, I would say they are even rarer than M38s, this side of the pond anyway.
All the best,
Dave
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