[OG68]

Originally Posted by CAROLE-O

Back in the Vietnam wars days, a soldier could order a new car through a Goverment program. It could be delivered to Hawaii for his his 30 day annual leave. He could then have it shipped back to the states for about $80.

This was still going on when I was in Fallujah, Iraq 19 years ago. Only it wasn't a government program. You could order your car through a broker at the local MCX at a discount. It would be delivered to your hometown dealer when you rotated back to the states. Motorcycles were included too. IIRC, Harley had their own sales representative that floated between the bases. .

[north]

My 69 400HO bird convertible was ordered in a similar fashion by its original owner in nov 68. He was stationed in Germany and ordered the car at a German GM dealership. He took delivery at Boas Pontiac in San Fran a few months later when he went back to civilian life. I’ve got all the paperwork, looks like he paid about 20% off sticker. Better than the typical 10-15% you could squeeze out of a dealer back then.

Originally Posted by OG68

This was still going on when I was in Fallujah, Iraq 19 years ago. Only it wasn't a government program. You could order your car through a broker at the local MCX at a discount. It would be delivered to your hometown dealer when you rotated back to the states. Motorcycles were included too. IIRC, Harley had their own sales representative that floated between the bases. .