Anyone register a decommissioned military vehicle?  Information on registration process for any former military vehicle is OK, but specifically anything large like a 6x6 5 ton, something in the M939 category or similar?  What types of challenges did you face?  RV category?  Special vehicle?  DOT requirement?  Personal, farm or business use?  Any special safety inspection considerations?  Any ideas or tips appreciated.   I figured I would start making some calls come Monday, but thought I might search for any information over the long weekend. 

Mahalo,
Surf

Maybe these folks can help the local branch of the MVPA Military Vehicle Preservation Association. I think if I am not mistaken these are the same guys who have the military vehicles parked in the NBC for the gun shows.

http://www.mvpa.org/home/local-clubs/find-an-affiliate/#HAWAII
 
Hawaii

President: Jeffrey Wang: #23499: wagj003@hawaii.rr.com
Honolulu, HI – (808) 392-7673

Newsletter Editor: Colin Chang: #34117 – changc017@hawaii.rr.com
Honolulu, HI – (808) 735-2291

Thanks for the info.  Will try sending an email!

Your welcome the funny thing is I was just looking at refurbished Deuce and a Half trucks on the mainland like a night ago.

I think some 2aHI members are also members of the MVPA.

What is really gonna get you is the reg fees, they are based on weight and those trucks are freakishly heavy!  That and the price of tires, hell just trying to find new tires is gonna be a bitch and a half and your probably gonna have to special freight them to Hawaii...  Good luck with insurance too, you might need to get it directly from the Hawaii joint under writing program which is gonna charge you over 2k a year! 


Bottom line is that if you got enough money, anything is possible. 

Hell if you are rich enough, you can buy a fken tank!  and crush things with it...

 

You can check out DRMO (Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service) which is the central disposal / turn in of government property on the island.  You may find parts "tires" for your decommissioned vehicle.  If you check the their website they should have regularly scheduled auction of equipment with pictures.  They used to be located at barbers point but recently have moved some of its operations to pearl harbor.  Sorry don't have web link but a simple Google search will bring it up.  "DRMO Hawaii".....   

I'm friends with one of those military vehicle nuts.  He owns a duece-and-a-half and a jeep, maybe an ambulance.  Anyway, he told me once that he didn't pay regular registration fees, which would have been prohibitively expensive.  Because his vehicles were all old, they were classified differently.  I don't remember the word he used, but IIRC, they were the same as antique cars.

Hell if you are rich enough, you can buy a fken tank!  and crush things with it...

I want to crush shit.

crush magazines?

These trucks are not that much if you live on the mainland.

http://www.bigbugouttrucks.com/