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Old 17-06-09, 07:06
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Originally Posted by RHClarke View Post
Why is it that so many who were lucky enough to get a HUP after the war had to cut off the rear sheet metal??? .
Because trucks were more expensive to buy and these 'Vans' were cheaper and easy to chop. Same thing happed here with artillery tractors and signals vans in particular.
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