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WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.................................................... :cry: actually there are 2 or 3 pics of Dodges armed with 30 and or 50 cal mounts the most famous one being of an M36 ring mount mounted on one over the passenger seat by a 3rd armored Field artillery regiment Dodge...WC also dont beleive all you read regarding the WC55 a very "few" were used post DDay in the ETO and Italy and even more unmodified ones were used by the USMC in the pacific against the lightly armed Japenese tanks as late as 1944. Yes thanks Bodge....my "55" was the 98th one off the production line and still retained most of its early features......:-( but she is still in this country and still going STRONG.....:-) Regards Me

BUGGER.....!!!!!!! :cry: wrong way round... lifted from the Gee tonight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "mystery" box really is not...several old posts about the codes and what they mean can be found....it is not a number The reason the first 16,000 MBs did not have the place to stamp the complete model type in is that the first contract for 16,000 was, at the time in 1941 when it was awarded, perhaps going to be the only one.... and they were mostly all Army delivered..... no need to differentiate contract models on the only?, (first) run If your box has QMC (early Quartermaster contracts) or ORD (after late DEC 42/JAN 43 and later Ordnance contract), you basically have an Army only MB. Slats won't have an "ORD" code if original. RUS, CHN, BRT, CDN were some codes for foreign military sales....there were several others.... NOM is USMC and maybe Navy...folks other than me know better ask Mark Tombleson... some did not get a contract code stamp...an exception to the general rule as to what is known at this time... do a search in the old g503 posts I think.... Oh no Steve i will talk 8th USAAF all day and all night mate..i grew up with it...my father is the UK president of the 8th AF Historical Society mum and dad are wartime children that are very active in the vet world with the mighty 8th vets....of various groups. Regards Lloyd

Hi again Steve not "knocking" you at all mate.....i understand totally what you are saying... ORD came first........then QMC sometime just before the end of slat grill production ORD was Ordnance department procurement order number.....and then QMC was Quartermaster Corps Procurement the BRT and other designations were for foreign contract Jeeps.... Hope this helps Regards Lloyd

Looking GOOOOOOOOD Jack mate ! one quick question though in the last pic Why have you hung it outside to dry ?............... :wink: Set "o" bar treads and shes a GOOD UN Regards as ever Lloyd

Steve depending on how "anal" you want to be mate.....for a 42MB like mine you have the WRONG data plate..those are mid to late 44 data plates for info bud...check out http://www.dataplates4u.com tells you all you need to know Regards as ever Lloyd

Me me me me me...ooh ooh ooh ooh sir sir sir sir !!!!! i did sir......:-) waving his arm inanley in the air..... Regards Lloyd

Steve didnt you get a temp plate with the data plate set ? You didn get the Robert DeRuyter ones didnt you ? Regards Lloyd

HI Damian Tell you what they are early Jeeps...because i tracked my original serial number to within 50 and that is 2084536-S so they have to be earlier than my 31-03-42 Dod MB...... The upside down bumperettes seems to be a USAAF "thing" also Bet they didnt have a carbibne holder on the windshield either.....Mine was a USAAF Jeep 42-45 before being surplussed..... Glad she is now done regards Lloyd

Great Job Steve ....looking good as you know 1941 slat grills and early 1942 Jeeps never had the B/O lights fitted from factory...mine didnt and mine is March 1942 a LOT were retro fitted in the field so that picture may indicate an early production Jeep Regards Lloyd

Rowan use what they used M1 shoe impregnate...do an ebay search for it.I have a tin and its great stuff. Then dub it off and you have supple water repellent boots.... Regards Lloyd

WC ...check the bulkhead fuel strainer...a common place for rust to be incurred into the fuel system..... also check for evidence that the old armored fuel lines are not perishing inside and putting small amounts of rubber into the fuel system....i had that once on my WC52....a piece of rubber in the inlet to the carb restricting fuel flow and yes severe reain can drip between the hood and onto the main bulkhead junction block causing a short....but that sounds more like battery cables rubbing on the retaining clamp Hope this helps Regards Lloyd

Hi Rowan here ya go mate...also i might know a source for some more.......:-) http://cgi.ebay.com/41ST-INFANTRY-REGIMENT-DI_W0QQitemZ6605544795QQcategoryZ4724QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Regards Lloyd

Matt he must have been a transferee then because only the 2nd and 3rd Armored retained the heavy armored unit status having its own generic recon unit...NOT cavalry recon unit or mechanised cavalry attached sub unit.....these guys in all the other 14 armored units recon outfits were generically CAVALRY not ARMOR troops. its not WRONG to see an armored infantryman wearing blue piping its just not technically "correct"... know what i mean. You are correct in saying that attached units medics ,signals and artillery and engineers ALL wore their correct piped garrison caps EXCEPT for the 2nd and 3rd Armored divisions.....it gets quite complicated sometimes....:-) Regards Lloyd

ARMORED PIPING mate for ARMORED INFANTRY........Honest . and you could wear a 41st DI on yer garrison cap also. Regards Lloyd.

As Lloyd ducks for cover here...Colin my ol mate you are not "quite " right here on this issue. 100% right on the uniform regs of the era.......but the Transportation Corps was made of majority white and the Quartermaster Transportation Corps was majority colored...I.e Red Ball express. The Transportation Corps was more responsible for the MOVEMENT of supplies and stores whereas the QM trucking companies were responsible for the actual transportation of the goods with me so far.................. :wink: The Transportaion Corps also had Railway Companies/ Stevedore Companies,Port Battalions etc.... they also wore ar Red and Gold armband with either T.C> USA or Transportation Corps ...USA on it..... but as Colin correctly says the standard GI issue uniform was worn... Sidearms possibly if you were at a forward base area. And as for the TC-MTS on the very rare arm patch......that actually stands for TRANSPORT COMPANY (IES)......MOTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE not TRANSPORTATION CORPS....:-( INCOMING Regards Lloyd

Colin spoke with Nick tonight...that GMC of yours looks GREAT...... vetted you,passed you for inspection,FALL IN PRIVATE......:-) youre IN Glad to have ya along buddy Regards Lloyd

Sound start Ian..the trouble is doing AIRBORNE is that there are a lot of stitch nazis around that will point and laugh from a distance if you look way off base. Getting the "look" right is a great start. With and M43 jacket on you can accuratley portray anything from Holland to Germany. Anything you need to know give us a shout Regards Lloyd

Hi Ian...distance from arc on 101st patch to shoulder seam......is 1/2" then a further 1/2 " from bottom tip of patch to tip or point of rank chevrons. 101st didnt generally use arm flags more often for Holland they used arm bands....the 82nd used flags. Now that is generic rather than indiidual specific........ but for 1st Sgt stripes the flag posistion was known to have been sewn over the tip of the stripes. Hope thius helps mate Regards Lloyd

Me and the Girlfriend were there along with 2 out of our 3 "little uns"......spent £140 on Small Jeep parts and Militaria and some cracking WW2 copy postcards......:-) Colin ...hows the snatch block ????? Spent more time gassing than looking at stalls.................. :cry: So i bet i missed a bargain or two........ Regards Lloyd

Hi Mazungumagic...i used to have a WC55 converted to a WC52 its chassis number was 81529098...the 97th one off the production line as production started at 81529001 Yes they would have the same T214 engine block....or Rowan check the water thru pipe in the engine and make sure thats not blocked forcing water out where it shouldnt.Does your WC51 run hot ? Whats your chassis number buddy as there isnt many true 55s left Regards Lloyd

Matt host the picture please ..i am intregued now..... I personally think French.......trrops Regards Lloyd

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO not Baldrick...silly...... :shock: Tony Robinson used to own Robinsons Garage in Burton Latimer near Kettering.....that was my first ever jeep ride and remember him telling me the history of his jeep. Will try to locate a picture or its current whereabouts Regards Lloyd

Thanks Tim and Chris.......i appreciate the advice i will contact roadsure very soon. Regards as ever Lloyd

Hello Chris how the devil are ya mate...... Thanks for that....so Roadsure take your pictures as gospel its as simple as that ?? Thanks for the advice mate Regards Lloyd (from the grim south)....:-)

Tim thanks for the advice i am insured with Footman James......but what i need to do is re value the £7K pile of scrap i brought to the £10K restored MB that i have now...... who actually verifies the "new" value for insurance purposes? regards Lloyd