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Your truck looks like one sold by Eastern that had a Cummins 6bt swap, It was advertises as a factory swap.

The DUKW wheels were also used on Signal Corps trucks used to drill holes and set poles ( V-18A/MTO )

Looks like a British Welbike.

Good looking truck. I would look into new valve guides and springs. These motors where designed to run on leaded gas.

Looks like a matador command vehicle captured from the British!

Hi Plowboy, I am glad to see that you still have the 51 CHEV. I still miss mine sometimes. Re the museum ask your friends in PPCLI perhaps some were stationed at Shilo. They may have taken the collection out to your neck of the woods.

The museum at CFB Shilo has a generals van mounted on a diamond t 4 tonner or it did 20 years ago. Perhaps someone can get some pictures for you.

re mdf I would not recommend MDF as it is very heavy and offers poor structural characteristics. I would use Baltic plywood. It is made up of many layers of hardwood. and is much stronger. Reinforcing the plywood with some hardwood strips would create more strength and might allow you to work...

Nice find, I have not seen many up here.

Gentleman nice save, I know the final product will be outstanding. Since I came across this thread I have been trying to find the article or add I saw for one of these that was owned by Howard Hughes as a caravan or mobile office. Maybe someone here has seen it or knows of it. It reminded me of...

Find out if different hubs/bolt patterns where available from the axle manufacturer often it is just a simple hub swap.

The XL12.5 will mount on the stock rim. There are lots of pic of them on both stock m35 and m135 rims. Look at eastern surplus and alfa heaven for said pictures.

Here is a heavy duty shelter built for the Canadian army. It comes in 10 & 20 foot version. The 10 ft. would be cool on a duece.

Here is what you want tires with the same height and profile Bias Ply Tires for light trucks - STA Superlug Bias Ply