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Old 05-09-2021, 09:13 AM   #141
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Old 05-09-2021, 09:23 AM   #142
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I wish I could get one
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Old 05-09-2021, 11:37 PM   #143
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Good stuff, keep em coming. looks like the blokes are out on the sand in north africa
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Old 05-10-2021, 06:20 PM   #144
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Nice read.
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Old 05-21-2021, 02:32 AM   #145
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I can not even begin to tell you how bad I want one of these. very cool. thanks for showing us these.
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Old 05-21-2021, 09:39 AM   #146
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1940 Ford Light Open Cab Military Vehicles.[/QUOTE

This shot makes me want to go back and try that 41 front clip on my 4x4 RPU.
I need to cut my jailbar front fenders and they are awfully nice. My 41 front fenders are prettry much a mess, so I could alter all I want. Plus if it looked like this truck in the foreground when done I would consider it worth the extra work. Perhaps I will revive my thread of 40 front fenders so I can get some info from the experts on what fits what. OK, back to the Aussie war wagons. I would call those in this phota as 'gunships'. Dang they are so Cool!
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Old 05-22-2021, 01:01 AM   #147
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While this Ford is not a 1940 or 1941 model, I thought that you would be interested in seeing pictures. It is a 1942 Ford Marmon-Herrington LD 6-4, seen at the 17th Australian Early Ford V8 Nationals, held last weekend in Toowoomba, Queensland.
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Old 05-24-2021, 07:33 AM   #148
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Thanks so much for this Merc! That is a thing of beauty! I like that high stance with that heavy MH gear. My contraption is kind of hard to get in and out of even though it sits maybe 4" lower. Toyota landcruisers were created to be 4x4 from the ground up and the leaf springs are placed under the axles instead of on top, I turned 68 today and I bet the average soldier driving that '42 was about 18-20 years old. Running boards should fix that some for me. I harvested some running board brackets off a parts truck over the weekend.
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Old 05-24-2021, 09:44 AM   #149
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Happy birthday GB. You're open cab is lookin good.
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Old 05-26-2021, 11:38 PM   #150
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Happy birthday GB. You're open cab is lookin good.
Thanks for your always positive input. I really need to start a 4x4 RPU thread so I stop butting into this one.
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Old 05-27-2021, 03:47 AM   #151
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Thanks so much for this Merc! That is a thing of beauty! I like that high stance with that heavy MH gear. My contraption is kind of hard to get in and out of even though it sits maybe 4" lower. Toyota landcruisers were created to be 4x4 from the ground up and the leaf springs are placed under the axles instead of on top, I turned 68 today and I bet the average soldier driving that '42 was about 18-20 years old. Running boards should fix that some for me. I harvested some running board brackets off a parts truck over the weekend.
I was trying to figure out what that was on the left front fender ........we all get thirsty !!!!!! LOL......Happy Birthday young fella’....... Mark
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Old 05-27-2021, 05:52 AM   #152
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Similar vehicle as in my Post 147. Keep up teh good work.
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Old 05-28-2021, 06:03 AM   #153
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Your rear Fenders are too modern?
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Old 05-29-2021, 11:39 AM   #154
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Judging by the wheels and hubs shown in GB Sisson pic, I would think that the running gear under the Ford is not MH. Marmon-Harrington generally used the early '36-39 wheels and hubs through '47 on their 4 x conversions.
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Old 05-30-2021, 12:38 AM   #155
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But.... Sure looks like the oval MH badging.... Just sayin'
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Old 05-30-2021, 01:08 AM   #156
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Here is a picture of the Marmon-Herrington Badge. on this 1942 Ford Truck.
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Old 05-30-2021, 08:40 PM   #157
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Judging by the wheels and hubs shown in GB Sisson pic, I would think that the running gear under the Ford is not MH. Marmon-Harrington generally used the early '36-39 wheels and hubs through '47 on their 4 x conversions.

Blucar... I re-reading this I'm thinking you thought my six lug setup was MH.... OR you thought Mine wasn't MH.... This creation of mine is a poser... Some old jailbar sheet metal on the chassis/drivetrain of a '70s toyota landcruiser 4 door wagon that was our family car and later my kids drove to school. Both were sitting on the property doing nothing so I combined the two.
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GB, " so I combined the two" quite well I must say !
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Old 06-24-2021, 02:35 AM   #159
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Australian RHD 1940 or 1941 Ford Open Cab One-Tonner Pick-Up. The rear Side Boards have been lowered?
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Old 06-24-2021, 04:48 AM   #160
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Spotted this one at Picton Swap Meet a week ago, it may have been shown before 20210613_070322.jpg
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