mcspool Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Who can ID this jeep?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 these came from the Swiss army , and were sold by the well known Van Dam company in Holland. Militarized CJ Jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 these came from the Swiss army , and were sold by the well known Van Dam company in Holland. Militarized CJ Jeep. Nope, sorry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Not a clue Hanno Is it ugly enough to be NEKAF or the like? :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Not a clue Hanno Is it ugly enough to be NEKAF or the like? :angel: Nope, the NEKAF was a license built M38A1 with some local parts like batteries and tyres. I had never heard / seen it before either, but here's a clue: "Camel Trophy". And oh, being license-built is a clue too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c101 comando Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Its a ford jeep built in brazil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Its a ford jeep built in brazil Yes, can you list the model number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ford U-50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ford U-50 Yes, ten points to Mr Farrant too! Or would that be Mr. Google? I never heard or seen this variant before, until I ran across one for sale in Belgium. Did you know this was the original Camel Trophy Vehicle?!? :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Yes, ten points to Mr Farrant too! Or would that be Mr. Google? the Camel clue helped :embarrassed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 the Camel clue helped :embarrassed: Ah, in that case the full points go to c101 comando.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ah, in that case the full points go to c101 comando.... Oh, so I don't win a banana then :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 New purchase then Hanno Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c101 comando Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Re exact model I was under the impresion that the bulk were all ford do brazil cj5 universal as ford had bought up the willys operation I think the army may have called them cj5 rad There was a good model range for the civiy market too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c101 comando Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I see from re reading thread its a u50 I have a keen intrest in the licence built operations so did actualy know a bit about it Top marks for efective googling would seem fair as its still a bit obscure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 (edited) New purchase then Hanno Ha ha Pete old mate, trying to catch me red handed with a j-thingy as well, eh?!? No, too much work in relation to its relevance for me. Interesting to find out a HMV I never heard of before, it isn't even listed in Bart Vanderveen's books, mind you :shocked: Also intrigued by how a vehicle built in South America for South America ended up in Belgium. Edited May 25, 2013 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Re exact model I was under the impresion that the bulk were all ford do brazil cj5 universal as ford had bought up the willys operation I think the army may have called them cj5 rad There was a good model range for the civiy market too What do you mean by "bought up"? I do know Kaiser-Frazer took over Willys-Overland in 1953, and that Kaiser sold licences to many car makers. But I did not know they sold a licence to Ford in Brazil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 these came from the Swiss army , and were sold by the well known Van Dam company in Holland. Militarized CJ Jeep. Indeed the Swiss bought militarized CJ jeeps from Willys, right from shortly after WW2, as did the Dutch Army, the Belgians, and a whole host of other nations. Here are some details where the militarized CJ-5 differed from the M38A1: Battery box in the cowl, Jeep stampings on cowl sides: Rear tailgate: View on the dash: hand brake under the dash to the left of the steering wheel; note small fuel filler: Difficult to see, but front springs have only five leaves: Rear springs have twelve leaves: Chassis serial and engine numbers, year of manufacture: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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