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Yep, that is a M292A2. I have the AC for it - which I need to install (that'll be a job) and I need to locate the heaters for it, and reconnect the duct work (all this was gutter per an envioremtal MWO by the army). Still need to figure out what to do with the interior - Howard Hammonds had...

Your truck is a 1971 General Products Division of Jeep Corporation. The dropside trucks did not get their unique VIN identifier of 40 until 1972 - so it is possible that your truck left the factory with the dropside. The guy that wrote the article wasn't clear on this. David rofl Doyle

I can't see the photos - but from my uninformed sideline coachng position - the M135/M211 are factory equipped with electric line locks on the brakes. Depress the brake pedal, throw the switch on the dashboard and a solenoid valve is actuated, holding the pressure in the brake lines. (The...

Which Tatra?

Yes, you can use the photo of my truck, or either of the ones below. The tank is 400 gallon, with an additional foam tank - which I think is 40 gallons. My truck is a 530C, last of the series, it has a 750 GPM midships-mounted Waterous pump. Also notice the foam gun above the cab. The 530C...

here is mine, as I neared finishing the restoration.

Truck manufacturer does not make any difference - nor does the builder of the engine. Possible stock engines/transmissions OA-331 gas with five speed transmission LDS-427 Multifuel with five-speed manual overdrive transmission - this is the engine to avoid - parts are hard to find LD-465...

FWIW, I've looked at several SEC, GAO and congressional documents on GL. Found no ties to Clinton, Whitewater, Rose law firm, etc. HTH, DD

You can PM me the VIN and or the registration number and I can probably help you. The dropside thing is a little confusing. The first dropsides were operated by the Marines in Vietnam - still not sure if they were factory or depot produced. The first known factory-made dropsides apparently...

Regarding some of the comments above - The army did supply some hard tops with openings to access the ring mount. Shoop's replica fifty has to be held to be believed (seeing won't make you believe it) Regards, David

I've often wondered what happened to your Caddy-Blazer. DD

Air Force ground equipment records are maintained at Warner-Robbins AFB, GA. HTH, David

Ah...Medlog - I have data base envy! To have that information at my fingertips would make my work so much easier....and my books and articles so much better. My little scrawny data base was done one truck at a time, over years... You lucky duck.... Regards, David

RE: 5 ton woe No specific help. On two occassions I've tried to drive good looking trucks home - with no luck (no clutch in one, bad IP in the other). On other occassions I've hauled trucks home, only to watch the truckers start them and drive them off the semis. Good luck! DD

Well, the VIN number you gave M41870 is in the correct sequence for a 1957 Utica Bend. The contract number is also correct for a 1957 Utica-Bend The number Medlog has supplied is for REGISTRATION number 4M41870 - which is for a 1970 Kaiser-Jeep M35A2, with the VIN of 0525-16631. This truck...

Re: RE: Re: RE: ABERDEEN 2008! Yep - and we wish we could do Beltring - but have the same obstacle! Regards, David

I am one of those guys who doesn't like/miss/want/need the whistle. In fact, I prefer the muffled exhaust of a LD or a gasser. That being said, I'm sufficiently fat and lazy I won't change one to negate the whistle. I would however change one that has seized, in order to protect the engine...

Very, very cool!

I am on the road at the moment and can't tell you for sure - my educated guess is 1957. I should be able to dig deeper tonight. It would help to have the registration number - if its ex-army it will begin 4A. The article in MVM only applies to Kaiser-Jeep and AM General. The good news is...

RE: Re: RE: Snap On Calendar Deuceswild Deuce! VERY cool - and great main-stream exposure for the hobby! Congrats, David Doyle