Nice, The dryer climate must be a factor in so many units sitting for years outside and not dissolving into the ground. Here on the wet west coast the lifespan is pretty short if not under cover. Even less if under a poly tarp. Your new acquisition should clean up nicely and live on given the chance. I can't recall seeing any large red crosses on the trucks in service, but that was in the early '70s and late in their useful lives. Somewhere I have pictures taken at Sarcee showing compounds full of 152's and M43s that were taken out of service, likely for similar issues or a lack of available repair parts. I'll look for them and see if any of the markings show up. In those days, I had a 'pocket' camera that wasn't exactly the pinnacle of photo equipment but it served its purpose and wasn't all too obvious.
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