Looking for Canadian M151A2 Pictures....

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by armybuck041

Now, if I could just resist the urge to drive it in the winter

Just curious as to why you went with the personalized (and expensive) plates vice the historical vehicle plates?

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Just curious as to why you went with the personalized (and expensive) plates vice the historical vehicle plates?

Those are "regular" Ontario Plates.

I was going to look at Historic Plates down the road. I wasn't sure about the process, so I decided to wait.

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by armybuck041

Those are "regular" Ontario Plates.

I was going to look at Historic Plates down the road. I wasn't sure about the process, so I decided to wait.

I'm laughing at myself...I thought they were personalized (Bete = beast in French, 831 a military occupational code...I think). The MTO website used to have the historical plate application guide, but I think the bureaucrats have been at it again. Best bet is to drop into the local MTO office.

Nice work on the vehicle.

[Scott Bentley]

I'm just putting in the last few touches before I drive it to the OMVA meet in Oshawa.

Finished up the Comms install. Fired it up, everything is humming away as it should. The C-2299 Box switched back and forth between sets. All in all, i'm really happy with the Radio bits. Big thanks to Eric B for giving me a nudge to have a look into Radios.

Anyway, here are some pictures of where it is today. This is not what i'd call a restoration, but rather a simple rebuild after a long period of barn life. I'd like you folks to be very critical if you see something that is out of line (aside from the paint). These were long gone before I put on a Uniform, and most were crushed, so I can only go by the photos you guys have graciously uploaded for me, as I have yet to see a properly restored one in the flesh.

For what its worth, i'm shooting for the 1985 time frame. The other bits like the Cam Net, Stove and Naptha Can etc will be added before I hit the road.

Here goes:

[rob love]

You are missing all the rear corner reflectors (except for the spare tire plate) and your fire extinguisher is pointing the wrong way. You also need the "turn radio off before stasrting or stopping the engine" decal. The old CFAO 36-6 seatbelt decal was common as well.

I don't think I ever saw the boxes for the radios until the Iltis came out. That may have varied between units I suppose, but the ones I recall were always mounted just like you have.

Nice job BTW.

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by rob love

You are missing all the rear corner reflectors (except for the spare tire plate) and your fire extinguisher is pointing the wrong way. You also need the "turn radio off before stasrting or stopping the engine" decal. The old CFAO 36-6 seatbelt decal was common as well.

I don't think I ever saw the boxes for the radios until the Iltis came out. That may have varied between units I suppose, but the ones I recall were always mounted just like you have.

Nice job BTW.

Thanks Rob,

I'll have to spin the Extinguisher around. I had the Bracket before the Extinguisher, you can see the result

WRT the Reflectors. You got me thinking on that again. There were no holes at all in both corners for the round Reflectors. The only holes were from what I assume was the old Antenna Mount on the Driver side as you mentioned in a different post. Is it possible that it had none, or possibly some sort of a stick on like the Iltis? I know from pictures, they originally shipped with the stick on reflectors, but i've never seen any after the Cam paint.

The other Stickers... I'd kill to get my hands on both of those you mentioned. They seem to be the only uniquely Canadian Stickers consistently on these things, and the MSE folks dont seem to be plastering them into vehicles like they used to. My Windshield Frame actually had one of the "Turn Radios Off....." Stickers, but it was beaten beyond taping over it and saving it. I did see a Ziebart Sticker on another MUTT, but I can live without it, as it seemed more like company advertising than driver info.

Thanks for the tips.

[rob love]

I have the "turn radios off" stickers. Mine are the rectangular orange ones rather than the long yellow ones used earlier in service.

The original reflectors were the 3M stick ons. There was a mod instruction to replace them with the regular screw on reflectors when stock of the stick ons ran out, but they never did run out. In fact, the same NSN for one of them was used on the Iltis if I recall, and the other one was used on some military trailer. Good news is I think I have both of those too. Of the 30 Jeeps I bought, I think only one had the screw on reflectors.....the mod was rarely done.

I was going to mention the ziebart sticker, bit it was one of those things that got torn off or painted over by the drivers. There is also a decal on the roll cages (kitchen kraft or something like that) that was usually missing. I have one of those out in the shed somewhere too...I just saw it yesterday. One last decal that was on all the mutts was the US "A good driver always..." These are available in the US from various suppliers, but they were also either painted over or scratched off by the drivers. Seems like a lot of the drivers liked scratching off the "US Property" portion of the main data plate as well.