[chris vickery]

On that note, Rob, I must agree.
I hope it goes up in value at auction to where he needs it to be.
I have noticed that as unique as Cmp trucks are, they are relatively cheap here in Canada even in restored and operating order as compared to other hmvs.
I am not sure whether this is the culture of us few collector types here or just the plain and simple fact that the American type hmvs are more sought after and have a higher degree of collectability and sell quick.
I suppose US vehicles have an appeal on either side of the border hence a larger target market.
Proof that "rare" doesn't neccessarly mean "valuable" as everybody is led to believe.
There were over 750,000 Jeeps produced yet they average $15000+ restored yet trying to get $10K for a low production, oddball vehicle is very difficult.
Furthermore, Canadians as a whole are very thrifty in spending on our toys and the current economic situation in the USA does not help.
While Americans tend to have more liquid capital to spend on things, the fact is that down south hobbies and extras are second to life- mortgages, bank loans, groceries etc.
There will always be the wealthy, to whom economic downturns have little to no effect; to the middle class man who likes to spend his extra cash on his hobby, well frankly right now for many there simply is no extra there.