Gliders

[DOSZORROS]

I have been out of circulation for some time because of travel limitations. Going back to David's thread on GLIDER KITS, I would like to comment on the following without exposing anything about age.

50 years ago, when I was in the trucking business, gliders were a means of getting a "new truck" for a used price. A glider kit consisted of a manufacturer's frame, cab, front axle without running gear. There were significant tax advantages as the "new truck" was titled from the old truck and you did not have to pay excise tax or whatever the local jurisdiction called their form of extortion.

I grew up in the logging industry and I knew one individual that had a nearly new Kenworth logging truck titled as a 1937 Dodge. This state had a severe excise tax based on vehicle year and value and 1937 Dodges did not have a lot of value.

Since then, many states have required glider kits to be retitled as new trucks removing this advantage. That is why glider kits have been become relatively unknown.

My sermon for the day.