[Bob Carriere]

I found a whole bunch of parts vehicle all to the credit of MLU.

I have now acquired a C15 for the power train offered by a MLU member.

Found a 41/42 Mapleleaf HD with cab....no box from another MLU connection.

Found a rolling chassis of a 2 1/2 TON 46 Chev that even has the extra frame reinforcement plates........again an OMVA/MLU member....

.....and a tubular Ford front axle from another MLU source.

Now I think I have enough to build an early smaller 1940 Egypt crafted LRDG and a larger repro of the Canadian built 42 "waterfall" grill LRDG model.

Sadly the front fenders (4 of them) of my civilian 1940 Chev may be rusted beyond repairs and may have to buy used steel fenders from Ebay or use Canadian made fiberglass front fenders....the early model will have steel 1934-35 rear fenders. Fiber Glass vs steel will depend on whether or not I will need to widen the front fenders???

Thanks for all the help from MLU....comments, suggestions, old pictures of the real thing, etc ............

Will need to catalog what I have and sort out sets of parts for the different models. Meanwhile I need to replace a 25x40 dry equipment shed that collapsed on the last wet heavy snowfall.....and that will eat into my free time. Plans are for sea cans and covered span between two boxes.

Will continue to scrounge for fenders,running boards( may make my own), better 1940 hood and other tid bits....such as an vintage old style 25 to 35 fuel drum for mounting as a prop inside the cargo box........collect some more POW cans, helmets to hand here and there, ....... May look into importing a RHD steering box from Australia for the 42 conversion..... they apparently grow on trees there!!!!

With the advent of plastic containers you would be surprise how hard it is to find older steel fuel drums particularly those stamped Shell, Imperial Oil, Standard Petroleum /Oil. etc........ seems most of them are in Jamaica used as musical instruments..........

Meanwhile, I have acquired a few more 40 era GM parts manuals and will help anyone in search of specific information.

Pictures will be posted as I get my hot sweaty little hands on the treasures.

Cheers