M135

[rob love]

Very nice.

One of the rarest items I ever saw on the duece was the rear view mirror in the cab. I had actually never seen one until I worked in Penhold for the summer, and had to move the 2 dueces from their compund for disposal. One of them had a tiny rear view mirror in the cab which was a whopping 4" long by about 2 inches high. Rediculously small, I could see why they had all been removed over the years.

Towards the end, metal fatigue was setting in on these trucks. Seemed like everytime you would take one on a roadtest, either a differential would self destruct, or an axle shaft would break. Add to that the joys of changing the 12 wheel cylinders frequently, and forever replacing cracked manifolds. Transmissions were a common failing item as well. Still, I must say I had a fondness for them, and always appreciated the similarities (and improvements) of the MLVW replacement.