Slatt
I found a slatt grill MB years ago up at Wodonga. Rubbing back the bonnet revealed the blue number W-2032670 and a US white star up near the hinge . The DOD was 12-31 1941. Also visible were Australian numbers , applied over the later layers of green paint.
The Jeep had a hard life, the chassis was fractured in many places. Solid plastic OD green steering wheel , no glove box, early solid wheels. The body tub had many cracks , I have never seen another jeep with so many stress fractures in it, as if this jeep had been driven over a chassis bending test track for years on end.
I read recently, somebody has found MB 1XXXX5 the Fifth MB off the line. November 1941.
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1940 cab 11 C8
1940 Morris-Commercial PU
1941 Morris-Commercial CS8
1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.)
1942-45 Jeep salad
Last edited by Mike K; 27-05-23 at 05:09.
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