What I have noticed
G'day Gentlemen,
Just a few observations on my behalf.
1. Firstly, please take notice of the quote that I have posted taken directly from Mike Cecil's article.
"...but checkout MVCSSA's "Olive Drab" magazine February 2002 ( Volume 1 Number 7 )
On page 8 is an article on these exact vehicles written by Mike Cecil. He mentions that it is a C60S, and a 218T Ford and that they also converted a K6 International.
"At least three two wheel drive "lorries" were converted to half-track configuration. These were a 1940 Chevrolet, an International K6, and a 1942 Ford Model 218T. Both the Ford and International were converted to half-track using locally manufactured Machine Gun Carrier bogies and steel tracks,
while the Chevrolet used a combination of Machine Gun Carrier steel tracks and a suspension unit similar to the Marmon Herrington 2-man "Hercules" light tank.""
2. The 1942 Jailbar Ford 218T is/was only 2 wheel drive and doesn't have a Marmon-Herrington all wheel drive kit as the front axle only has a standard hub ( small centre ) as opposed to the Marmon Herrington front axle hub which is somewhat more like the hub seen on the Chev Blitz.
3. It is ( in my opinion ) unlikely that the axle that Rob Dyba has is from the Ford as close inspection of the pictures of this truck will show that the drive sprocket for this conversion is at the front of the chassis and the sprocket itself is of a much smaller diameter - they look somewhat like a Strickland sprocket, although that is not possible due to the timeline of this project and the date of the conversions undertaken by Jack Strickland.
In summary, personally I cannot workout what that axle was originally from, unless Tony Smith is correct and it is from another Tracked, Truck, 1 ton, GS.
Thanks to Cliff for finding and posting a picture of the third prototype that Mike Cecil mentions. I hadn't seen a picture of it before. I am interested in the Chev MCP that you mentioned. This isn't mentioned by Mike, but it would stand to reason that it would have a Chevrolet rear axle.
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