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I never saw orders to rebuild in Saigon either. Most were deadlined for lack of parts. That was a common complaint of the MP's. Under the ENSURE contract the ARVN was responsible for parts and support to the US Army MP V100's. That totally failed in practice. I have deadline sheets from...

Jason, i thought you already have a Dragoon. I saw you asking about the Ontos on the g503 board. I was interested in the Dragoon but I have a son about to enter college and that is more important at the moment. Rick

Other thing about armor, is plan to upgrade your tool supply. Every part is heavier/larger and towing\transportation is its own problem. The Littlefield auction has a Dragoon coming up for sale, will be interest to see what that will go for. Rick

On the patent application for the V100, they claimed a reference to page 34 of Life Magazine Sept 27,1943 issue. Here is that page courtesy of Google books, A German Sd Kfz. 222 Rick

The V-100's did have bilge pumps fitted for some leakage. Basically the lower hull is shaped like a scow barge. Probably why the prototype had only the door on the upper half of the hull to keep it watertight except for at the location where the drive shafts exit the hull. In the swim testing...

Filmed at Yuma Proving Grounds

Testing V-100 with paddle wheels. http://youtu.be/H_PVcwe96rs

1965 Cadillac Gage V100 prototype testing. http://youtu.be/yB_XAntDI5U

Late V-100 swim training of Guatemalan troops. I believe guy wearing the football helmet is a Cadillac Gage field rep. Really cool footage http://youtu.be/y9HR9XzoUp8

Jeff Symanski on TV http://youtu.be/X2Arf6WgnxI

Loaded on YouTube. It is 18 minutes of silent footage First part is maintenance on V100 Second is MP's patrol Saigon starting at 4:50 Third is MP's on patrol with Armored Jeep and V100 at 10:27. There is a gun truck in the background with a quad .50. http://youtu.be/7X9rcAVYoy0

Jeff, I also have a copy of the news story where they ran over the barn. Can I post it? Rick

The Marines typically have been the least funded of the armed services. There has been talk of disbanding the Marines to save money but that is a different story.

The Government lawyers will never allow anything out. One lawsuit on a accident in an MRAP and they will all be cutup. Do not start with Hold Harmless Agreements any lawyer will find a hole. Easier to turn back into scrap metal. Rick

Here is another longer article. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014301050007

The Marines decided that the MRAPs are too heavy and expensive to maintain and too complicated to give to our allies in the Near East. Speaking at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Wednesday afternoon, Lt. Gen. William Faulkner revealed elements of a plan to donate unwanted MRAPs to...

I just came back from the video transfer shop, it will take about a week to get the films transferred. There is also footage shot at Yuma Proving Grounds with drawbar tests of different vehicles and then them testing a V100 with a bolt on wheel ring. It has footage of them swimming the V in a...

I am taking my collection of VHS video transfers over to a video production location to have it transferred over to digital format. I am not sure if I will post to YouTube or offer copies. Right now I have Armored Command Car V-100 and Armored Jeep 151 from 1967, this is silent film footage...

I just read the whole thread. Jeff provided some of the photos seen in the Osprey V100 book. Rick Lathrop

I was watching Mecum Auto Auctions on Velocity last night and they had a poster for Jack Littlefield Armor Auction. Rick