Didn't Moto Gillet of Belgium produce something on these lines? NIGE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raimondo L. Torelli" <thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: [MV] Japanese/Italian (??) Kettenkrad
>
> Mar 14 2001
>
> Jim,
> I have checked both books on mil-veh by the late Vanderveen and I have not
> found any Japanese Ket look-alike.
> However, the only motorcycle with tracks I know of is an Italian one made
> by Moto Guzzi for the Italian Army in the 50's, our mountain troops
Alpini.
> It was developed to substitute the mules to bring disassembled mountain
> artillery and supply up the Alps mountain.
>
> I shall be pleased to send you some photocopies of it (sorry, no scanner
> available!), so I need a postal address.
> I am curious to know more about your rememberings about the Japanese Ket.
> I hope that when you see the Moto Guzzi pictures, the mistery may be
solved!!
>
> Regards and
> O.D. is Much Better!
>
> Raimondo - MVPA 15878 & IMPS 2320
>
> At 21.30 03/03/01 -0600, JIM wrote:
> >Hi Gang,
> >
> >Was talking to a MV friend of mine recently and he reminded me of a visit
to
> >a "junkyard museum" a couple of years ago in search of parts for my
> >International 1.5 Ton. During that visit, the owner showed us what
appeared
> >to be a Japanese Kettenkrad type vehicle. It differed in that the driver
> >had a seat outside of the "box" portion of the body, but it was a single
> >front motorcycle wheel/handlebar front end with tracks in the back. It
was
> >really boxy. If I recall correctly, the engine was of the motorcycle
type
> >and locate beneath the driver like a conventional motorcycle.
> >
> >The owner related a story of how it came from Japan to the US. The
previous
> >owner was a US Navy Commander and somehow got the vehicle loaded on a
ship
> >bound for the US and then home. It then sat in his garage for 40 years
> >until the current owner bought it. I have no idea of whether this is
true
> >or not and no way to verfiy it.
> >
> >At any rate, has anyone ever heard of such a vehicle. I do recall him
> >showing a dataplate that had what appeared to be a wartime date.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Jim Rice
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