ESTATE OF BRUCE BAILEY OF BUTLER TN, DECEASED W/ADDITIONS
Lot 27B:
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THE VW TRIKE IS REGISTERED AS A 1968 HOME BUILT TRIKE. IT WAS BUILT BY MARSHALL MOSER AND HIS BROTHER REED. MARSHALL WAS AN U.S. MARINE STATIONED IN VIETNAM IN 1966-1967, HE WAS A HELICOPTER DOOR GUNNER FLYING MISSIONS AGAINST THE VIET CONG. ON ONE MISSION HIS HELICOPTER WAS DROPPING OFF TROOPS, WHEN A CONG MACHINE GUNNER OPENED FIRE AND STRUCK MARSHALL WITH 6 ROUNDS IN HIS LEG AND BODY. HE HAS BEEN DISABLED BUT HAS LIVED AN ACTIVE LIFE CONSIDERING HIS DISABILITIES AND INJURIES. HE BUILT THIS BIKE IN TRIBUTE TO ALL THAT GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THIS WAR. THE TRIKE HAS A 1600CC DUAL PORT VW MOTOR WITH A 4 SPEED AND REVERSE TRANSMISSION. THE PAIN IS MAINE BLUE AND RED AND THE MURALS DEPICT MARSHALL BEING UNLOADED FROM HIS HELICOPTER (THE UGLY ANGEL) AFTER BEING SHOT. HE (MARSHALL) IS BEING TAKEN TO A FIELD HOSPITAL AS HELICOPTERS FLY COVER OVERHEAD. THE WICKER BACKSEAT REPRESENTS A RICKSHAW AS USED IN VIETNAM. RUNS AND DRIVES AS IT SHOULD. MILEAGE – 20,347
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