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Originally Posted by Mike Cecil
I'm guessing that a proportion of that is spares disposed of to traders at the end of WW2, and now being "repurchased" to keep the small number of jeeps still in service, mobile.
Mike
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Yes, I believe that was the case. Looks like, at wars end, there was a bit of a frenzied rush to get rid of the many tons of spare parts. But, later on, the govt. accountants must have realised that they had sold off too much of the spares stock.
But there would also have been the need to replenish the normal wear and tear stuff - perishables. Canvas deteriorates with time and ignition points wear out. Some of us can remember those post-war CMP door side curtains that were around !