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  1. msgjd

    MEP-802A on GSAauctions.gov in PA , 50 bucks so far, 5 days left

    https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/315016
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    1952 IHC gasser M54 cargo in New Hampshire on GSAauctions.gov .. $550 so far, Fire dept turn-in .. 2 days left !!

    https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/314841
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    ONLY 1 Day Left ! .. Airframe, Huey, UH1H, 1-each, OD .. GSA auction in rhode island

    https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/302001
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    M35a3 yes, A3, at GSA auction in NC , 14 days left , and has one $100 bid to date

    https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/299390
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    nice clean 1953 M62 wrecker (gasser) on GSA in nebraska being sold for scrap

    $500 opening bid, no bidders as of this posting , ends 13SEP24 ... has its share of issues but very clean truck on the cheap IHC s/n #3306 , blt 21sep53 https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/298930
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    WW-2 NOS new in box , quantity ten Civil Defense Helmets auction on Municibid

    A must-have for anyone with CD vehicles or CD interests :: online auction period 12-26aug24 ,, Rutland, MA Set-of-10-Civilian-Helmets-1940s
  7. msgjd

    The Parts Difference Between Upper-Quadrant / Lower-Quadrant Headlights Is ...

    Nothing more than the positioning of the existing OEM parts. Referencing the M39-series 5-Ton gassers (M139, M51, M52, M54, M62 etc) , there are early-mid 1950's online gov't pictures featuring new gassers with upper-quadrant headlights.. This was quite surprising to me since I had previously...
  8. msgjd

    Today's Deuce Project

    This work has been on the back burner since 2008 .. Subject matter is a M49C tanker body and i just finished replacing all seals and bearings in the distribution pump .. Hand-made new gaskets with a large roll of FelPro gasket material I've had for a long time and obtained a new chunk of...
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    what the M880/890 "WHEELS" parts manual tells us

    My manual is dated Apr78 .. On the first descriptive page it lists the production of M880/890's from 1975 to 1977, all on a 1975-dated gov't contract .. The parts listings indicate 1975, 76, 77 where parts are different between the years , such as grilles, lower valances, radiator supports...
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    Which way do M49C Dispersing Pump Vanes go in the slots ?

    I had two M49C's but sold the tank off one of them thus I no longer have another pump to look at.. My TM doesn't show enough detail.. The pump is made by Jackson and has differently-designed vanes than the superceded replacement, the latter made for the newer Blackmer-built version .. The old...
  11. msgjd

    unusual 1940's MB hardtop assy

    All are of the same jeep .. Note rivets and other features, doesn't fit so well around the lower front door openings .. Perhaps homemade? What do you think? Below: Apparently dad needs to check spare tire lugnuts .. Pranksters at the shop! Saar kaserne, Munich 1947 below: Murch and...
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    dodge WC- 4x4? or 6x6?

    My father with a dodge in 1947.. Solln area of Munich, Bavaria.. The patch is "ETO-Advanced Base.." At this point of his 3 years there, he was with "HQ & Supply Troop" and no longer wore a 2nd Constabulary Bde patch. Note the high-top canvas , he was hauling food packages for an orphanage...
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    random jeep crew pics, 1945-48 Bavaria

    my father took these Archer, Ichkoff, and unknown .. All had served under the 3rd army during the push into Germany... They were retained for occupation duty Below: Saar Kaserne motor pool, Munchen .. Name is Kawahara, 50/50 japanese-hawaiian.. Enlisted in Hawaii , sent to ETO ...
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    Dad's Ford GPW jeep .. Spring 1947.. Solln district, Munchen

    "Public Relations Patrol," southern outskirts of Munich , Solln.. He and another fella were accompanying a Willys MB crew distributing Ritz crackers .. (see my Willys MB post in this forum) .. His jeep has a white cloth concealing many boxes of crackers and whatnot, like the other jeep...
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    Willys MB introducing Ritz crackers to German kids, Munchen outskirts, 1947

    My father took this of a couple of his pals in spring 1947.. All were former Cav troopers under the 4th Armor prior to war's end.. They were detained to form the Constabulary occupation force while most everyone else went home.. In early 1947 they were still running in pairs (or more) with...
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    trying to confirm location in bavaria. (Solved ! TY !)

    2nd Constabulary Brigade in Bavaria in 1947 .. My father worked out of the DTO (distict transport office) outside Munchen at the former Wehrmacht Saar Kaserne (later, Jensen barracks) , as well as at the RTO (regional transport office) established at Garmisch near the southern "Frontier" area...
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    WC-something and roadside "burial?" piles , Bavaria, early 1946

    one of my dad's ETO pics.. They were heading out somewhere , from Garmisch ... Below pic is noted as the site of an encounter the 4th Armor Div had the year prior.. I have to wonder what is buried under all those dirt piles along the road.. (horses? wagons?).. Anything steel would've...
  18. msgjd

    M39-series gas (and diesel A1) still army truckin' in the late-80's early-90's

    A couple of my guys in '88 or '89 .. The M52 is one of the several gassers the BN still fielded .. It had also been fielding A1's, A2's, and M809-series simultaneously with the gassers since the 1970's Made things interesting at fueling time for a few of the "new guys" over the years :LOL...
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    M88

    My BN's maint section had two M88's .. One was gas, the other had the M48/M60 diesel pack .. The gas monster was a powerful beast down the trails at any speed.. Could out-tow the diesel, so I was told.. In the mid-2000s the BN was reclassified as Cavalry and had to turn in the heavy armor...
  20. msgjd

    M113 variant. .. flamethrower or what?

    pictured in 1977 .. I seem to remember it was a flamethrower mod but am unsure . .Anyone know for sure? It sure ain't a sherman turret :p
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