Hey everyone, this is my first post and I have a question about M715’s. I have an opportunity to buy a 1967 M715 and I just want to get an idea of what I’m getting into. I do all the work on my own vehicles, but I wouldn’t say I’m incredibly mechanically knowledgeable. Everything I’ve learned has been through forums, YouTube, google, and Haynes manuals. The vehicles I’ve worked on were a 1990 Jeep Wrangler 4.2, 1990 Ford Bronco 5.8, and my current truck 1994 Ford F-150 4.9. I have almost no electrical knowledge besides installing a trailer light plug to my truck, fixing damaged wires, and changing battery cables. Things I’ve done are valve cover gasket, rear main seal, oil pan gasket, side panel gasket, new radiator, flush cooling system, intake manifold gasket, drum brakes, rotors, and brake pads.

So with all of that said, I was considering buying a 1967 M715. Would I be in over my head as far as maintenance or things that it may need done? It has some rust on the body so I might need to buy a little welder and learn how to fix that. The guy said it has the original engine and trans, but says the engine needs a new distributor to run. He said the engine is a 238 tornado i6. After reading on this forum for a bit I asked him if it was the original 24v system or the 12v, he said 12v. The 24v/12v thing has me slightly confused as to what distributor I would even need. I’m not trying to restore it to mint condition, but would like to cruise around on trails with it. Thanks