M38 military jeep
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During R&R from the gunline in Vietnam we were at the SRF in Subic Bay and our host was a US maintenance and repair vessel. The engineer of this very nice vessel invited us to dinner at the Air Station O club. He arrived to take us there in the most immaculate Jeep I have ever set eyes on. Don't ask me what model it was coz I haven't a clue.
"Where did you get this little beauty," I asked. "Oh I picked it up off a scrap heap near Da Nang and my boys patched her up a bit," he replied.
Next up, "Hang on Guys we need some gas." We duly proceeded to the motor pool and gassed up. Out came a guy with a clipboard and wrote down this huge number stencilled on each side of the bonnet......USNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Our gracious host was presented with said clipboard which he signed with a flourish and a smile as we drove away.
"Why are you smiling?" I asked.
"Hey man by the time the computer figures this jeep doesn't exist - we've sailed." ;D
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Bob
"Where did you get this little beauty," I asked. "Oh I picked it up off a scrap heap near Da Nang and my boys patched her up a bit," he replied.
Next up, "Hang on Guys we need some gas." We duly proceeded to the motor pool and gassed up. Out came a guy with a clipboard and wrote down this huge number stencilled on each side of the bonnet......USNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Our gracious host was presented with said clipboard which he signed with a flourish and a smile as we drove away.
"Why are you smiling?" I asked.
"Hey man by the time the computer figures this jeep doesn't exist - we've sailed." ;D
Best Regards
Bob
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