Hello Hanno,
Indeed, I am very grateful to Stuart Kirkham for going out of his way to get this information for me... It has been a year for me trying to come up with accurate verifiable information and it is not easy! As for the specifics of this particular wheel, there seems to be some confusion... I cannot exactly say at this time who manufactured this 16" (8 Bolt) split wheel, (English, Canadian, or Australian) but we know it is indeed 16" X ?? and it exists... I just find it hard to believe that no one else has come forward with any more detailed photos of it to nail it down once and for all...
All I am trying to do is to come up with something very close to it, still working on it as an option using the backspaces from the 16" solid wheels I had made recently... The tires could be the Goodyear (R-3) 9.50-16, but ideally it would be the 10.50-16 (R-3) style tire that I'm trying to bring forward also... I will check the specs for your Simex tires, thank you...
As for my truck, I initially wanted to recreate a truck similar to TE-HAI (T9) but I quickly realized that it would be a shame to cut such a nice cab; secondly, it was beyond my resources/means to remove my existing rear box and recreate the new one exactly as that truck in the IWM... Combined with that, the extreme difficulty in getting all the necessary information or measurements/templates to make it happen... Going at it alone, it would take me years! On the plus side, I have finally been able to figure out the sand channels which will be a nice addition to the truck. Next are the front sand mat brackets, they may take some time but it will happen... Then I will have to find someone to make the mats, properly...
Back to your question, the type I have recreated is loosely based on a early LRDP vehicle that could have been used by anyone... Certainly not a fighting vehicle! I have seen many different early trucks with different configurations, so I thought that having a rear canvas and troop seats could be believable enough for now... At least it is the right color, the fenders are widened and have decent wheels... Somewhat of a decent start for a single effort... Someday I hope to come close to the IWM vehicle. In the meantime, I hope to make the 2 piece wheels and 10.50-16 sand tires a reality...
I certainly would appreciate any suggestions you may have to improve the project... Thank you.
