A Duck For Sale!!!

[OutOfStep]

We used to ride these things in the Wisconsin Dells when I was a kid, I've always wanted one. Think I could convince the wife that we should sell the house and move into the duck?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1945-GMC-DUKW-3...Z6576899723QQcategoryZ585QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[TwistedCU]

Hey it's already got a winch and on board air!

 

[bchcky]

i see those driving around all the time.




http://www.bostonducktours.com/

 

[TerryMason]

They've got them around DC to (minus the machine gun). They are about the coolest things I've ever seen,

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

We rode in them this past summer at Wisc. Dells. Be a riot to own one.

 

[bchcky]

ducks with my beautiful city in the background!

the lady that started the boston duck tours company is more than set for life. she bought up all the ducks she could find, and converted them into the rediculous money-grossing tour company she runs today.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

There must be a lot of them out there as there's probably a few 100 at Wisconsin Dells. They even had a Duck boneyard with dozens lying on thier side, stripped of misc. parts to keep the others, er, afloat.

The one in the Ebay auction looks very complete and original, but the price?

 

[judge09]

Well considering it has machine guns I think you should buy it right now. That would be so much fun cruising around the lake on the weekend.

 

[wm69]

We had one in Hot Springs that sank a few years ago (sightseeing duck) and a few people drowned. Lots of lawsuits from that one.
Another guy had a BUNCH of these things he fixed up and used for duck (waterfowl) hunting on the Mississippi river. He had about 4-5 working ones and about twice that many for parts.

Not too long ago someone posted a link to another evilbay auction where the seller was claiming to have the ONLY running dukw in existance. Dang things are everywhere but I'm sure some poor sap believed the story and bought it....