I had a 1941 Ford 1/2 ton 4 cyl. truck which still had remnants of its
original olive green paint in the engine compartment. You may just have a
factory green truck. :( Brian Quinby 1941 WC 12, 1956 M211(ex-220)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Kenyon" <Da-Kenyons@webtv.net>
To: "Military Vehicles List" <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 12:51 AM
Subject: [MV] What In The World?
> Sorry to keep trotting this thing out, but I just
> noticed tonight that my "unidentifiable" '39
> Ford 1.5 Ton panel had YELLOW STRIPES
> against olive green paint. You might recall
> that this thing was extensively converted for
> some unknown (hopefully military) use.
> This conversion consists of heavy metal cabinets expertly integrated
> into the panel sides
> ala "service" or "utility" body. These cabinets
> actually protrude about 5" on each side and take up about 90% of the
> cargo space.
> Imagine now a 1.5 Ton (big, round) 134"wb
> Panel with flat cabinet doors filling in almost all
> of the panel sides from beltline to roof gutter
> olive green WITH YELLOW STRIPES!!! These
> stripes are also on the huge rear pontoon-style
> fenders. What in Gen. George S. Patton was
> this thing??? Armed Forces Emergency Vehicle? Did it carry things that
> go "boom"??
> Doesn't it sound more and more like U. S. Army? I could really use some
> input here!
> Thanks, Don Kenyon
>
>
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