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Congrats, Jack! Cheers, Hanno

Joris, van harte gefeliciteerd! Groet, Hanno

Hi Matt, great idea! A White 704S survives in the Netherlands - see http://www.armymotorcars.com/html/w_2.html. It was discovered in and rescued from a French scrapyard, and then restored by a Dutch collector. Once you start looking for these rarities you will find more than you initially envisaged. Ever heard of a Dodge WK-60? Remains of two have surfaced and are being used to restore one to running condition. Cheers, Hanno

MLU member Kuno has been researching them, those trucks are still where they were on 31 January 1941 - as far as he can ascertain this is the only undisturbed battlesite of the whole desert war of WW2. . . "historic artefacts" indeed! Hanno

No at all Rick, the pics are worth seeing by HMVF members too (should have posted the link here as well). Hanno

Great pics, thanks for posting them here! Also see http://www.warandpeaceshow.co.uk/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,19/?g2_itemId=58561 Regards, Hanno

Sorry, couple days too late, but van harte gefeliciteerd Adrian! Cheers, Hanno

Chevrolet Canada CMP C60L 3-ton truck, complete with cargo body - always worth rescuing! Hanno

See http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showgallery.php?cat=772&page=2 for some pictures of this Grant's recovery.

The Churchill MkIV AVRE at Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy, laid buried under a road until 1976. Remains of a Tiger tank were recovered from under a French road not too long ago. Makes you wonder how many tanks are still buried right under your car's tyres?!?!? H.

I'd say he was plane stupid H.

Andy, rik242, John, Thanks for your replies! Hanno

Sorry, I was referring to the 4x2 15-cwt CS8. H.

Or, they were suckers for following instructions literally - see Crooked white star on Maple Leaf Up. Cheers, Hanno

Cedric, thanks for all this interesting background info. You surely are a man with a mission. Keep those Sisu´s rolling! MilWeb gives great coverage. Reportedly, the best on the internet. Your ad will be printed in Classic Military Vehicles magazine too. Hanno

Indeed, those are PU8 8-cwt's. H.

Thanks for the tips, Richard! No of course I'm not dropping CMPs But, I've always fancied the 15-cwt class of trucks, and I am looking for small to medium-sized vehicle I can take on longer road journeys. I reckon a 15-cwt 4x2 is ideal for this purpose, but the CMP Ford and Chevrolet 11 and 12 cab (13 cab is no option, as I already have one) are too small for me. The Bedford and Morris-Commercial 15-cwt truck do not have a spare wheel and tool box behind the cab like CMPs have, so there's some extra space behind the driver's seat. Have sat in a Morris-Commercial, it should be possible to make me fit, but I'm a bit wary of M-C's because of the availability of spares. Have briefly checked a Bedford, but I did not have anough time to properly check if I'd fit reasonably comfortably. Hence my question here. Any long legged owner/driver's experiences are welcome! All for now, thanks, Hanno

Thanks Tony! Hanno

Thanks, another suggestion someone made was to get on the early MW's with aero screens as I'd be looking over the top of the wind screen any way

Hi all, I am contemplating the purchase of a Bedford MW 15-cwt truck. I have been informed spares availability is quite good, so I'm not worried about that. However, I am 6'6" tall, and have a problem fitting in many WW2 army trucks. Can anyone with Bedford MW experience tell me if I would have problems fitting behind the wheel? From pictures I see they have space left behind the driver's seat, so I'm hoping I can adjust the seat back far enough to create legroom. Thanks, Hanno

Interesting link, thanks! Hanno

N.O.S., Search for "Mutual Defense Assistance Program" (MDAP). In a nutshell: te Marshall Plan was for economic aid, the MDAP for military aid. See this link for some more info. Hope this helps, Hanno

Zelda? You mean Zelt armour, maybe?!? As in tent!?! :-D Hanno

John, I see you frequent the Maple Leaf Up Forum. Please note the source http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/ when using these pictures. Regards, Hanno

You´re right Adrian, it´s a Marmon-Herrington CTLS-4TAY a.k.a. Light Tank T16. I have a data plate in Chinese off one of these. My interest in these tanks was sparked by the fact these were used in combat by the Netherlands East Indies Army in 1942. Together with a handful of Vickers-Carden-Loyd Commercial Light Tanks Model 1936, these were the only tanks ever to be used in combat by Dutch forces. Cheers, Hanno http://www.geocities.com/marmonherrington