I am actually seriously thinking of buying an almost completely original restored WWII DUKW with a COI for 30pax for only $30k!
Either somebody else buy this thing or please call 911 and get me committed somewhere! I am rapidly going mad here and insanity is not far off!
Human cargo…nuff said…
Just send me the 30K$ and you will forget all about that thing.
Damn I see a beach assault on KP coming in the future there’s gonna be lungs and livers everywhere…
Where you gonna run it? I’ll come drive it on my time off … No problem dealing with human cargoes!
But we’re talking about a WWII DUKW here! The vehicle that moved a vast quantity of cargo off of Liberty ships anchored right off Normandy ashore straight to the front in many cases. This is a vehicle of great historic value and very rare as well.
you don’t find these anymore and certainly not for only $30k…the COI is just a way to maybe help pay for the thing.
And all you need is a 5 Ton On Land license…couldn’t help myself…
If you decide to go for it make sure that you do a through inspection. I have seen a couple of these 4sale down here in FLA and they were real pieces of shit. They had been used in the tourist trade and had been rode hard and put up wet way too many times.
[QUOTE=mtskier;84807]And all you need is a 5 Ton On Land license…couldn’t help myself…[/QUOTE]
Well if you carry paying customers on the road I think you need a CDL for a bus.
[QUOTE=Tugs;84810]If you decide to go for it make sure that you do a through inspection. I have seen a couple of these 4sale down here in FLA and they were real pieces of shit. They had been used in the tourist trade and had been rode hard and put up wet way too many times.[/QUOTE]
I agree entirely except this one is on the opposite side of the country from me so getting there is a reach. There is a very well documented set of photos onthis websitewhich the seller has put together.
[QUOTE=c.captain;84778]I am actually seriously thinking of buying an almost completely original restored WWII DUKW with a COI for 30pax for only $30k!
Either somebody else buy this thing or please call 911 and get me committed somewhere! I am rapidly going mad here and insanity is not far off![/QUOTE]
Why not smoke your corn cob pipe and listen to sounds from South Pacific?
[QUOTE=Sweat-n-Grease;84841]Why not smoke your corn cob pipe and listen to sounds from South Pacific?[/QUOTE]
Oh well, as they say about the best laid plans of mice and men(not sure which I would qualify as?), the deal to buy this piece of WWII history has collapsed. The seller would not agree to my terms and on top of that I found out that the COI had been expired for so many years that there is no way the USCG would just reissue one. I am certain it would have to do a full blown process including plan review and stability to get it back which would obviously run into a buttload of $$$.
Of course, for $30K it is worth it still as a collector’s vehicle and still could be used as a 6pax boat. Still I found the seller in the end (who professed to be desperate) was a bit of an asshole to deal with…so eff him and the duck he rode in on!
The good news is I still have the c.captain command and control mobile waiting for her diesel and the c.captain stealthmobile waiting for fresh black paint! Still it would have been awesome to have the c.captain land & sea assaultmobile heavily armed with cannon and machineguns…
ah, the insurrections we could have started with a battle fleet such as that. KP would crumble under such an overwhelming onslaught!
Next time…
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Richard Grere’s gerbil. 
You are both a pain in the ass…
[QUOTE=rigdvr;84859]Richard Grere’s gerbil. 
You are both a pain in the ass…[/QUOTE]
I say, we have a comedian in the house again tonight ladies and germs…
ya’ know rig, I think this here video is quite appropriate in light of our “pointed” relationship…
I swear to God that Foghorn is absolutely hilarious and I can watch these old toons over and over and never not bust a gut laughing! Someday, our gCaptain overlords might take this ability for me to post photos and videos to the forum and then where will all you sorry assed blokes be?
yum, dum, doo, dah, dah, de, dah, doo,DO DAH! DO DAH!
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