[rotorwrench]

When the SUMB trucks & parts were surplused out by the French military, they were probably relatively inexpensive to folks in the European comunity. The ones here in the USA had to come a long way to get over here. They were never inexpensive this far west. It seems like a fellow brought a large load of them them into Houston, TX. I think the load was sold to Halibrand and then on to San Fransisco Flathead. Each time they changed hands they just got more expensive. Most of them would have stayed in the European comunity if this hadn't happened.