From: Steve Malikoff (MIL-VEH account) (44gpw@phaedra.apana.org.au)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 13:33:54 PST
They could be Holden ambulance jeeps, the only mass-produced conversion
of jeeps by a vehicle manufacturer in WWII. The US Marine Corps contracted
General Motors Holden in Melbourne, Australia to build these ambulances.
The rear panel was cut out, two levels of stretchers added, medical kit,
full canvas enclosure added. They all had lifting eyes on the front bumper
as did other Marine jeeps in the Pacific. There are four pages on these
jeeps in the book 'JEEPS over the Pacific'.
Steve.
steven@phaedra.apana.org.au
On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 10:42:44AM -0500, Stu Ellis wrote:
> I saw them at George's place. I was born and raised in Phila. before living
> in NH. George guided me through my first restoration of a M38A1. These
> WWII Jeeps could carry 2 stretchers stacked one above the other on right
> side, and showed walking wounded sitting on left. I saw 3 or 4 of these
> Jeeps in a single camera shot in Pacific. Marine Jeeps?
>
> Stu Ellis
> Seatrade International
> #603-437-1392
>
> "Boston Seafood Show"
> Hynes Convention Center
> March 12, 13 & 14, 2002
> Booth #818
> Come Visit With Us!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "F. Brian Mead" <brian@hardscrabblefarm.com>
> To: "Stu Ellis" <stuellis@attbi.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Stretcher Jeep
>
>
> > Sorry, it's not that good a shot of the medical jeep. The jeep on the
> > road, with the stretcher on the passenger side has the US Army stretcher
> > kit installed. It's a set of brackets that mount to the back of the
> > vehicle, using the bumperette holes, and another set of brackets mounted
> on
> > the hood/dash. These allow the jeep to carry at stretchers on the side
> and
> > I think, behind the driver. I don't know about the 2 story version, but
> > this is a govt. kit.
> >
> > Ram noted that: Dave Uhrig at Army Jeep Parts, before he sold to George
> > Baxter, had the stretcher conversion kits for MB.
> >
> > Later,
> > Brian
> >
> > At 06:44 AM 2/20/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Sorry Brian, but I saw nothing like it in your pix.
> > >
> > >
> > >Stu Ellis
> > >Seatrade International
> > >#603-437-1392
> > >
> > >"Boston Seafood Show"
> > >Hynes Convention Center
> > >March 12, 13 & 14, 2002
> > >Booth #818
> > >Come Visit With Us!
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "F. Brian Mead" <brian@hardscrabblefarm.com>
> > >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:04 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [MV] Stretcher Jeep
> > >
> > >
> > > > Mike Resser, a member of AMMI & the 29th ID Living History Association
> has
> > > > a jeep with the US Army Stretcher Kit added. It's a single tier high,
> but
> > > > is set up to take a couple of stretchers. I can't remember who he got
> his
> > > > kit from, but I know he said it was a unit he bought from a MV parts
> > > > vendor. There's a photo of him in his jeep at the GAP this year on my
> > > > site. The address for the WW2 section of my site is:
> > > > http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/ww2.htm and the direct link to the
> > >page
> > > > is: http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/fig2002.htm The photo is
> about
> > >1/4
> > > > of the way down the page.
> > > >
> > > > If anyone is interested in contacting him, email me & I'll forward
> your
> > > > message on to him.
> > > >
> > > > Later,
> > > > Brian Mead
> > > >
> > > > At 10:22 PM 2/19/2002 -0500, Pete & Renee Davis wrote:
> > > > >Hello Stu,
> > > > >
> > > > >I've seen those shots in the programs before. They seemed to have a
> high
> > >frame
> > > > >covered with canvas to go over the litters; high enough that the
> litters
> > >may
> > > > >have been rested on top of the windshield frame. I haven't seen the
> shows
> > >for
> > > > >a while, but didn't the frames also extend behind the tailgate?
> > > > >
> > > > >And they definitely appeared in several different shots in several
> > >different
> > > > >programs. So.... Did one combat camera team shoot the same jeep many
> > >times, or
> > > > >was this a standardized field modification that managed to elude Fred
> > >Crismon?
> > > > >It is not in US Military Wheeled Vehicles. The footage was taken
> during
> > >WW II,
> > > > >so they couldn't have been M 170's. Does anyone else have any
> information
> > >on
> > > > >these mystery litter jeeps?
> > > > >
> > > > >Pete Davis
> > > > >
> > > > >Stu Ellis wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > History channel running color combat all day. Saw many 2 tier
> > >stretcher
> > > > > > jeeps, some with full canvas. I have never seen these before.
> Has
> > >anyone
> > > > > > else ever seen them before?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Stu Ellis
> > > > > > Seatrade International
> > > > > > #603-437-1392
> > > > > >
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