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Nice find, reminded me of my find on a farm and tucked away. I look forward to following your restoration on MLU and I hope you post lot's of photos for us "Jeep"" lovers. I note your MB Jeep done up as a LRDG vehicle. That is what I did with mine. See Attached photo. The tail light does look wrong as it should have the blackout light, the reflector also looks different to what I have seen, see attached photo. I have not heard of the sticker you refer to. Good luck with the new project. Cheers Tony
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Hi Warren
Sorry mate forgot the photo of the lights in the last post. Cheers Tony ![]()
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Nice find, and with the hallmarks of a post-war operated 'Truck 1/4 ton' - the two bolt heads in the lower windscreen frame right side being a good indicator (no pun intended....)
Now what about the nomenclature plates and the chassis number? Are the former still fitted and what do they tell you (ie us)? What is the GPW chassis number and the engine number, please? Mike C |
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Hi Warren,
As Mike says, signs of post war use. The reflector looks like the usual die cast local replacement and will probably have D/I\D cast on the rim. The tail lights I have seen on old civvy vehicles, the Army seemed to be more inclined to use the Heller lights with full diameter lens, no bezel as a replacement. I suppose it depends when they were replaced and by whom. Those lights would have pre-dated the Hellers Dave
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LRDG and SAS are very interesting configurations but here in Canada the biggest problem is that we cannot get the Vickers G.O. guns (aka Vickers "K" Guns - deactivated or replicas) and in Canada we not are allowed to make replicas, even out of plastic and wood!
Ironically if they would make them in AirSoft - those would be legal! I had a 1942 Willys MB-BRT and was tempted to restore it as a desert vehicle but all I could get would be deactivated Brens, Browning M2HB and Browning Mk. II .303 aircraft guns (the Brownings are few and far between here). I did look for the original markings but only a few partial numbers from the USA and British WD number remained. :-( I had so hoped to find an intersting history. There was a hole for a General's staff flag in the leading edge centre of the hood (bonnet to our UK friends). In the end I sold the MB-BRT, bought a Ferret Scout Car, sold that, bought another Welbike Mk. II ... you know how it goes. Colin Quote:
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