THE SCUD FOR SALE ON EBAY

Jan 21 2005

By Jo Riley

A SCUD missile complete with launcher truck is up for sale on internet auction
site eBay.

But evil geniuses and James Bond villains need not apply - it can't be fired
any more.

The Scud's owner hopes to flog the launcher and missile for .22,500 to a
Hollywood film company.

And if that doesn't work, he reckons the 33-foot, 10-ton truck would be
perfect for a 4X4 nut who really thinks big.

Richard Moore's ad on eBay says: 'It's the biggest SUV you'll find. It makes a
Humvee look like a Dinky toy.'

But he adds: 'Please don't ask about the fuel economy! You'd have to reset the
pump several times to fill its three tanks.'

The launcher has been repaired and repainted and only has 2200 miles on the
clock.

Saddam Hussein used such trucks to fire Scuds at Israel and Saudi Arabia durin
g the first Gulf War in 1991. But Richard, of March, Cambridgeshire, believes
his model came from Ukraine.

Richard, a former classic cars salesman, now specialises in selling old Soviet
trucks. And he is confident of making a killing on the titanium and
fibre--glass Scud launcher.

He said: 'A film company in Hollywood has enquired about this truck, but no
money has been transferred yet.

'I sell to all sorts. One man wanted a truck so his choir could sing in the
back.'

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