mvdepot Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Well we have started the long restoration for our new WC9 Ambulance !!,we took delivery of here in August this year i think she had a nice trip from California to North Yorkshire !. There had been some rather impressive mods on this one V8 motor fitted ! uprated rear springs with air assisted dampers and best off all a two speed overdrive fitted inbetween the normal tranny and the back axle ! she must have gained a few mph !! and all on standard brakes EEeeekk .We are hoping to get her somwhere near completion in a year or so !!! (hoping) if anyone out there has any bits and pieces i might want drop me a line im hoping to put more pics on each month !!,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 go for it boy! Well worth the work!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdepot Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Down to bare bones now !!,does any one know of any more WC9s in the UK ?? i would like to take a look at one as i need to make some of the boxes in the back end !!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Very nice, did it come with any history of it's service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) The only other WC9 in the UK I know of lives near Andover, it was restored originally many years ago by my Brother, it was never civilianised so has all its interior intact Edited November 20, 2011 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdepot Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 We have started to strip the paint off and the original paint is still there!! found the medical insignia ,the cross on the side and the blue hood numbers so far ! apart from that all i know is that it was owned by a film company in california for a lot of years hence the mods .She is out of the first batch of 1/2 ton ambulances 211 out of 275 according to the dodge bible DOD march 1941 !.Nick it would be great if we could get down to measure up at sompoint !! and would make life alot easier! cheers Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) ! apart from that all i know is that it was owned by a film company in california for a lot of years hence the mods .Adam I wonder then if your ambulance could possibly be the same WC9 used in the opening titles of TV series "MASH" will try and find a name and contact number for the present owner of the one in Andover Edited November 20, 2011 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdepot Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Well it had been re painted in military colours at some point !! about 10 layers up LOL, any info would be great thanks !! Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdepot Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Finaly got some time to get the frame axles and springs shot blasted ,they turned out very good hoping to get her back to rolling chassi in the next few moths !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdepot Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Had to get it all into red oxide asap ! the air is so damp at the moment it all goes rusty again in hours !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy63 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 hello i have a wc 27 ambulance,i bought it in USA last year and she is now in uk in a friend home waiting i collect it wc 9 and wc 27 are near the same. mine is near than complete,missing some internal parts but mostly complete. You have all internal parts ? best wishes willy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samc88 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Is this the same type of Ambulance that was in M*A*S*H? It looks very similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdepot Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yes the 9 and the 27 are very similar ,think mine was made on the first production run in early 41 !,most of the internals were missing and the motor and gearbox had been removed but i have aquired most of the parts now ,need some front seats etc .These type of ambulances were used quite a lot in Mash which is funny you would think that there would be more 3/4 tons avaiable at that time !,mine was owned and used by a film company for many years thats why it had been alterd so much on the body ,im hoping to have a good year on it and maybe take to France next year for the 70th !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdepot Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Well got the WC9 gearbox stripped down at last ! it looked in quite bad condition but after a few hours cleaning and wire brushing it came up ok ! i will replace all the bearings though !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayer1957 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 nice ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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