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Been collecting military vehicles for over 40 years, never had any trouble with bumper markings. This is just one person in a bad mood. One of the few, Frank USMC RET

Back in the 1990s, on Guam they uncovered a very complete Marine M3 halftrack with the 75mm cannon on it. It looked to have been bushed into a trench and buried at the end of the war. Is it on display on Guam? One of the few, Frank USMC RET

Bill will be missed. The stories that have been told are what made Bill a true gentle man in the hobby. Just a great guy who would help you in a heartbeat, even if you did not buy anything. Like every one else in this thread, I have Bill Watson parts on my mule, so I will never forget him. One...

Welcome from Newport, NC (on the coast). One of the few, Frank USMC RET

You are right, it was the M113. getting old sucks.... One of the few, Frank USMC RET

The only advantage the halftrack has over current armored vehicles is the open top. I read this years ago, when the Israelis were still using halftracks along side M114s. The report said that with the halftrack having an open top the energy of the blast could go up, where as in a m114 the blast...

Looks like you did good. The parts that are damaged are not that hard to find, plus, pat yourself on the back, it still has the swing away spare tire carrier, and the troop racks! The wood is easy to replace, most of the time as some as it leaves the military the first owners throw the racks and...

They (the one closest to the camera), look to be a WC55, if the photo was taken at the Dodge plant then the trucks have not yet been out fitted with the 37mm cannon. The biggest items that leap at you is the lack of a spare tire carrier, and the chevron run flat tires on the truck. One of the...

I just clicked on NWMules photo. The trucks in the photo, is not a WC52, but the short lived WC55! They have already had the 37mm cannon removed, converting them back into WC52s. They have also had the ammo storage racks removed from the storage boxes, that would explain the open boxes. Things...

Frank you have an early war truck. I also have a WC52 in the barn that is restored. One of the few, Frank USMC RET

Frank Sorry half asleep when I read you post. The steel half cover that is bolted in place is the part I am talking about in last part of my post. there is a good chance there will be 4 holes in that cover, as that where a jerry can holder was placed on a lot of the weapons carriers. One of the...

Not open. The 4 storage compartments all have lids on the tops to protect what ever you have stored in the compartment. An early truck the lid would be metal, and a late war truck the lid would be wood. Is your truck a late or early one? The lid would also be bolted to the bottom troop seats, so...

Did some painting this week end, and we got one set of the overload springs on the rear of the jeep. Still have not started repainting the 106, but, I did walk around it! One of the few, Frank USMC RET

I might have a spare. I did at one time. Real fast war story on the hand operator wipers for the WWII jeep. Ok, two.... First, back in the mid 1980s, a big vehicle surplus vender posted the wipers for sell in an issue of Supply Line (the old MVCC). It was the tandem one. He had them listed for...

I think you are now going to start seeing the price of halftracks go up with the remanufacturing of tracks again. I put my very original and complete, but unrestored M2 with winch up for sell during the time when the supply of tracks had dried up. My M2 even had very nice tracks on it. The...

I have seen CJ2As that were made into fire jeeps that had the frames lengthened. I do not know if the factory did it or fire truck manufacturer. I would lean more towards the fire truck builder. The little fire trucks were used at big factories for fire protection. One of the few, Frank USMC RET

If you are going for detail, there is one item that is always over looked on WWII jeep models. That is the front springs. If you look at the photos that clinto provided, look at the jeeps that are in combat, them look at photos of restored jeeps. The jeeps in combat, the front springs are very...

I drove though Sneads Ferry yesterday going to SC, next time I will wave. One of the few, Frank USMC RET

Sid if you can make those seats, you are going to fall in love with them!!! I can tell you, I have fallen asleep in them while sitting in my first ambulance waiting for a parade to start! One of the few, Frank USMC RET

Wrong seats. The WC54 had a leather type seat. They are also very hard to find. I have had a couple of WC54s, my first one had the correct seat. I got very lucky and found a guy who had several WC54s. He was selling his collection, and one of his parts trucks had the correct seats. This was back...