Sabrejet Posted February 27, 2012 Share #126 Posted February 27, 2012 Hi fellas,This photo was taken on a PT Base in New Guinea.The bloke sitting in it was the Motor Mac who worked on her. My question is does anyone know what the Letters and numbers designate,ive been told that it is an MP jeep. :think: Thanks Mick "Policia Militar" (Brazil) "Police Militaire" (French) ? :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustYank Posted February 27, 2012 Share #127 Posted February 27, 2012 I had a look at the photo with my Loupe,the letters are PM 717 S 53 There is also some letters or numbers under the windshield but i cant make them out. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustYank Posted April 17, 2012 Share #128 Posted April 17, 2012 For the jeep lovers,who might have missed this photo in another thread, Army Rodeos were staged by Lt. Dick Ryan throughout the South Pacific. Many Rodeos were held for the entertainment of servicemen stationed in overseas bases--including Brisbane, Sydney, Grafton and Townsville, in Australia...Port Moresby, New Guinea; Hollandia, Dutch Indies and Manila...and a final victorious show in Tokyo on Armistice Day in 1945. Dick Ryan a Lieutenant in the United States Cavalry had an interesting and varied career. He was a circus rider, rodeo performer, Hollywood stunt man, motion picture double and finally the owner and producer of his own world famous rodeo and stunt show. Here is a photo of Lt. Dick Ryan,jumping a jeep over another here in Brisbane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capa Posted April 17, 2012 Share #129 Posted April 17, 2012 it just goes to show you how there will always be somebody willing to entertain no matter what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted April 18, 2012 Share #130 Posted April 18, 2012 must have been a teeth-rattling landing! thanks for sharing such an unusual photo :thumbsup: Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2/14 Marine Posted May 21, 2012 Share #131 Posted May 21, 2012 Especially since thre is almost no padding in those set cushions. must have been a teeth-rattling landing!thanks for sharing such an unusual photo :thumbsup: Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted August 16, 2012 Share #132 Posted August 16, 2012 I think this picture may have been taken in the Phillipines late in the war or just after ending. Note USS Toledo on side of door. Perhaps commanders staff car for on-shore duties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted August 16, 2012 Share #133 Posted August 16, 2012 That's way postwar. Willys didn't start making that model until '46, if memory serves. I think the woody version wasn't offered right away but I could be wrong about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted August 16, 2012 Share #134 Posted August 16, 2012 I know the man that I got the negatives from was stationed in the Phillipines around 45/46 or so; exact dates, I don't know, nor did the family..they didn't really seem to care. Neat little vehicle no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benleroy Posted October 30, 2012 Share #135 Posted October 30, 2012 Hi' Here's a picture found by my father in our archive. It seems to be a photo taken by my great grandfather of his stepfather, stepmother and daughter and two U.S. soldiers. In the town of Chaudfontaine (Belgium) probably at the end 44 (October - November). The Jeep is from the Advance Section Communication Zone 103rd Tranportation Company (or Truck Company) Cheers, Benoit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted October 31, 2012 Share #136 Posted October 31, 2012 Nice photo. Would be cool to see if the building still is there and make a "then & now" photo. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benleroy Posted November 4, 2012 Share #137 Posted November 4, 2012 Yeah, i've tried to find the house but no one in the family can remember where the picture was taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair217 Posted June 22, 2013 Share #138 Posted June 22, 2013 From my Dads photo album,taken on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians between 1942-45- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted June 22, 2013 Share #139 Posted June 22, 2013 Great photos! The one on the left is an early GP. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair217 Posted June 22, 2013 Share #140 Posted June 22, 2013 Dad said they hd some Ford Jeeps.He didn't think much of them.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair217 Posted June 22, 2013 Share #141 Posted June 22, 2013 Dad said they had some Ford Jeeps.He was not overly impressed with them.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig johnson Posted June 22, 2013 Share #142 Posted June 22, 2013 That pretty much means he was a Chevy Guy right. Even if they were good vehicles a Chevy guy wouldnt admit it...Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher11 Posted June 23, 2013 Share #143 Posted June 23, 2013 Great photos. Thanks for posting! Zeph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair217 Posted June 23, 2013 Share #144 Posted June 23, 2013 That pretty much means he was a Chevy Guy right. Even if they were good vehicles a Chevy guy wouldnt admit it...Thanks for posting LOL You're right!From way back even then.My uncle was lead mechanic at the local Chevy/Cadillac dealer and grandad had GMC and Chevy trucks in his business and drove Buick automobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted September 29, 2013 Share #145 Posted September 29, 2013 Found these pictures in an album. Couldn't magnify clearly enough to make out the unit. I was puzzled by the fender skirts and the door on this M38 named "Just Waiting" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted September 29, 2013 Share #146 Posted September 29, 2013 Maybe "Just Waiting" to get shipped back stateside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted September 29, 2013 Share #147 Posted September 29, 2013 That's actually an MB Willy's not an M-38. Nice modifications !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted September 29, 2013 Share #148 Posted September 29, 2013 For the sake of correctness, it's WILLYS without the apostrophy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted October 3, 2013 Share #149 Posted October 3, 2013 Cool looking Willys.Wonder what it was used for? To bad we can't see the other corner of the number for it's unit.Looks like a Jeepney from the PI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m38matilda Posted October 15, 2013 Share #150 Posted October 15, 2013 Those mods were fairly common. My dad was a AAF pilot assigned to a base in Naples from 45-47. He made these modifications to his jeep so my (future) mom wouldn't get dust and dirt on her. Also, it helped to keep thieves at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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