1942 Dodge 2 ton WWII Troop Carrier

[Bob Carriere]

.... and price is relative to how horny you are for the vehicle....

Some of life's realities.....

They don't make CMP any more...

The fewer they become the higher the price.

It's 2011..... I cannot expect to purchase a rolling frame with engine for $300 like in the early 2000.

When you see some of the rusted out hulks antique car collectors purchase and totally restore.... some of our overlooked CMPs are very complete and worth doing....

Two cases come to mind....

Some funny individuals ( they are all funny iof they come from TO)tried selling a beat up old F8 with the engine in a cardboard box for years with no success...... suddenly some lost soul from the US of A decided to pay big bucks and haul it home to Arizona (or far remote area) of all places...... now all of us sane Canucks felt it was not worth the effort...... the poor guy did not know it could not be done...

Well he now has a fully running F8 that will be shown around for years.... and the poor guy was not a mechanic and his handicapped.....and he did it....
The reality is we were more handicapped than him....

Second situation..... guy near Ottawa tried to sell a cab 13 Ford (poor guy did not know no one wants Fords)..... tried repeatedly..... asking $650....turned down $400.... reposted... no luck... he puts it on Ebay and sells it in a few days for $1600......

Last reality about our hobby..... if you do it for the money you are fooling yourself.... in fact even trying to break even is a pipe dream....

Being part of the older "hippy" generation I like to believe we do it for love...LOVE is everything.....

Last weekend I knelt inside a HUP for over 3 hours trying to get the engine to run..... cold, bent over I had to stand up to stretch and relieve muscle cramps..... at one point one of the guy said.... are we having fun yet......?

Hell yes...... you could not pay me enough money for me to to do this for a living..... but for the love of it....YES !!!!

Geez my poor knees are still sore from the pattern on the diamond plate not to mention Artee Writus.....

So what do I do tonite...... spent 2.5 hours outside recovering an excellent 261 engine and froze my tushee....... but I loved it....LOVED IT !!!!!

Boob
..... yes slightly insane!!!

[Marauder_Pilot]

Bob, that 261 for sale? I'm going to probably need one come summer.

[Grant Bowker]

Actually, Bob was along on the recovery as co-pilot and technical advisor. The 261 is mine, not for sale at the moment unless you are feeling rather generous. But I now have a late style 235 that the 261 has made redundant. Keep watching - you never know what will appear, I found the 261 on Kijiji listed as "1961 Pontiac 261". I hope you can find an engine close to you to keep shipping costs down. The 261 seemed like a bargain to me for $400 including a cast iron powerglide transmission. It was complete from fan to transmission output, included air cleaner, starter and generator. Without testing I don't know the conditionfor sure, but the previous owner removed it last fall to convert to a V-8 and said he was happy with it except that the V-8 had pretty much been given to him and he wanted to make the car more like what he'd driven when younger.

[Bob Carriere]

... there was a 261 for sale in BC in the last 2 months on Kijiji

Grab them while you can....

Fully rebuilt 261 are avaialble at around $2600 US on Ebay..... done locally can cost $3600 CDN.

Shop around...... 235 are more plentiful...... best bet is to network with Hot Rod clubs..... most of their members will buy a prestine Chebby with a 6 cyl. and replace it with a V 8....... such engines are usually cheaper to buy as they are castaway......

Bob

[jeff davis]

I have an erly 235 out of a 1954 Chev pickup on my Shop Floor for $200 bucks near Vancouver B.C
was out of a Soon to be Hot rod
Jeff