Re: M43 question

From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:46:20 PST


Here are a few images: http://imageevent.com/cranetruck/kalvinsm43

Bjorn

>From: Jim Webster <james.webster@iomartdsl.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M43 question
>Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:54:12 +0000
>
>Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
>>Hi and Happy New Year!
>>We have an M43 "ambulance" here, which isn't. The interior is pretty much
>>stripped, but is has a tag with the following info screwed to the wall:
>>
>>TRUCK, COMPUTER
>>STANDBY, 3/4 TON
>>Manufactured by Detroit Arsenal Mar 1959
>>For
>>US Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratories
>>Fort Belvoir, Virginia
>>
>>The driver's side has the spare tire mount and a "Jumper cable" receptacle
>>with 4 prongs.
>>The interior of the van body has several 110vac duplex outlets, a circuit
>>breaker panel and there are 3 flourescent light fixtures in the ceiling.
>>There is a data tag on the operation of the personnel heater.
>>
>>The "ID" tag on the dash is gone.
>>
>>Any information on this vehicle would be helpful.
>
>Is this the body type with the three opening panels on the left-hand-side
>and a single opening panel on the right-hand side?
>
>--
>TTFN
>Jim



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