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Originally posted by David_Hayward
The ambulance that featured in most of the film, he said, also numbered A121370 was a 'Canadian Military Pattern Chevrolet C30 (it could have been a C360S, but I think that this was unlikely) which was fitted with an Austin/Mann Egerton body.
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David,
The K2 featured in the film did have a driven CMP front axle and apparantly it was because of mobility problems during the making of the film that this was done. Not an army mod. I think it more likely that the axles were changed, possibly rear as well to keep the ratios correct. A transfer box could be fitted. Much more likely to do this than swap the body, because wheelbase would have to be the same. Anyway, it sounded definitly like an Austin and in those days they would not have bothered to dub the correct engine noise on. Don't forget the "German" armour was not authentic either!
Back in the W&T days Bart made some comments on this.
Richard