GM plant(s)
Hi David, thanks for the references. Fascinating...
Djokjakarta and Surakarta are indeed close to each other. Nevertheless, it was still a 200 kilometer train and/or truckride to/from Tjilatjap port. (that's a lot for a Dutchman, but not a lot at all if you are from a bigger country...)
But now I have some new questions (sorry). You say:
"the simulated bamboo-camouflaged plant was apparently near the airbase at Surakarta manned apparently mostly by Australians, and that at Malang manned mostly by Americans"
Were there two GM plants by that time?
And David, if you allow me...
The 750 trucks ordered by KNIL after May 1940 were probably 1941 model year production. Is this the type that looked like the MS we discussed earlier? And what types were produced at the Wonosari plant in 1942?
Do you also have any data referring to GM Java light truck production, such as Chevrolet ambulances, light AA trucks as well as the number and types of GM chassis that were converted to overvalwagen APC's?
If I am asking to much just say so, but especially the subject regarding armoured GM overvalwagens is my prime research topic at the moment. If these overvalwagens (at least a 130 were built afaik) were indeed converted at the GM plant at Priok in 1940 we should all add a chapter to GM history dealing with armoured car/apc production. I mean, if the chassis was GM, the engine was as well as the production facility, why should these not be called GM armoured cars?
If you agree, I can start a new thread about these at the MLU armoured forum page.
Kind regards,
Nuyt
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