Two new pages of Western Desert images

[Bill Murray]

David:
I am going back a few days here, but as I understood your post, the Egyptian agents did in fact import US chassis/chassis cab.
I have little knowledge of the whole subject of exports from the US vis a vis Canada but my understanding is that if vehicles manufactured in Canada were exported to the then Empire countries there was little if any import tax levied. If on the other hand the vehicles came from the US they were fairly heavily taxed.

Further, it has always been my belief that RHD American vehicles were the responsibility of their Canadian subsidiaries and only LHD vehicles were shipped from US plants or CKD/PKD operations.

I suppose there could be some exceptions with very low volume producers but in the main I think my theory is correct.

So, to the Egyptian vehicles we are talking about here, is/was this some sort of special arrangement or did the Egyptian agents routinely import LHD vehicles from the US to be used for either civilian or military use. I am aware, of course, of the impressed vehicle situation that existed there at that time.

Would love to see pics of such vehicles if you have them or links to other sites dealing with the subject of vehicles used by Empire Forces that were sourced from Egypt or any other country in that geographic area.
Your fellow researcher.
Bill