DavidWymore
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So I did some M35A1 searching last night, and ended up searching through stb64's posts too. Pretty knowledgeable guy it seems, thanks for your posts!
Some things I learned to check:
Orientation of the front crossmember, mine is the early multifuel vertically oriented rectangular tubing, brackets still hot riveted in.
I have a 1-3/8" diameter knob (cracked plastic body) windshield washer switch, "coarse" grip grooves. I think laters knobs are smaller and "fine-splined". Wipers bodies are also plastic.
Low air pressure warning switch is "Type A", which I think is early style.
My fuel tank support bracket has the cutout for the horizontal exhaust.
Bed is missing, but there are bed attachment angle clips hot riveted to the frame, so I don't think the bed was u-bolted on as the early trucks are said to be.
I got to wondering about the interior color. I read somewhere last night about a "Bronze Green" color, and my interior is what I might call a Bronze Green. It is different from the rest of the truck, and looks like it was done pretty thouroughly and completely over the OD. I need to wash out the cab and see better. I wonder when it was painted, and if it's a military color? The civvy colors on the outside are yellow and red. I found these alfaheaven truck pictures, and it has a similar looking color on the dash.
http://www.alfaheaven.com/MilitarySection/6x6 Trucks/69.htmlk
Another thing I wonder about is my shifter. It's too short and booger welded on. I wonder if they ever changed and what it should have.
Some things I learned to check:
Orientation of the front crossmember, mine is the early multifuel vertically oriented rectangular tubing, brackets still hot riveted in.
I have a 1-3/8" diameter knob (cracked plastic body) windshield washer switch, "coarse" grip grooves. I think laters knobs are smaller and "fine-splined". Wipers bodies are also plastic.
Low air pressure warning switch is "Type A", which I think is early style.
My fuel tank support bracket has the cutout for the horizontal exhaust.
Bed is missing, but there are bed attachment angle clips hot riveted to the frame, so I don't think the bed was u-bolted on as the early trucks are said to be.
I got to wondering about the interior color. I read somewhere last night about a "Bronze Green" color, and my interior is what I might call a Bronze Green. It is different from the rest of the truck, and looks like it was done pretty thouroughly and completely over the OD. I need to wash out the cab and see better. I wonder when it was painted, and if it's a military color? The civvy colors on the outside are yellow and red. I found these alfaheaven truck pictures, and it has a similar looking color on the dash.
http://www.alfaheaven.com/MilitarySection/6x6 Trucks/69.htmlk
Another thing I wonder about is my shifter. It's too short and booger welded on. I wonder if they ever changed and what it should have.
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