Will I make it? Jeep project!

[David Dunlop]

Modified for stretchers perhaps?

David

[Lars R.]

David, that was also my first thought. But it does not match the known ambulance mods. I have the notion this would have been a Canadian based Jeep, so, would they have modded it into a frontline ambulance? Hmm?

My intention is to restore it to the "delivery" config. But I will take care that no measurements for the "changes" are lost and keep the brackets in store. I will also keep the rearseat mods at the passenger seat.

[Lars R.]

It also had a rare original WILLYS water heater installed under the dash. These would have been also available post war. But that makes only sense if it had a full enclosure, maybe even a hard top. I will keep that as well!

The installation did, however, not follow the suggested standard set up!

[David Dunlop]

Is there any sign of the yellow paint between the Green and Red, Lars, or just on the wheel rims?

The reason I ask is that during the war, RCAF jeeps were the same green as the army ones. IF, it was an RCAF jeep, and IF it was in use on the field a lot, they were often painted yellow to make them easy to see by pilots landing aircraft.

Here in Canada, during the war, there were many Flight Training Bases across Canada. Many of these had Emergency Landing Fields built nearby: a small triangle of runways with a parking pad and single hanger at one apex. I know nothing of their staffing, but as an emergency field they may have had rudimentary emergency vehicles. In the 1980's a small civilian airfield north of Winnipeg, at St Andrews had a 'Fire Fighting Jeep' on hand they had inherited from a closed RCAF Station. It had a heavy duty overhead rack supporting several sections of wooden ladder and the rear cargo area had been modified to hold a number of very large, portable fire extinguishers.

That could be another possibility for the history of your jeep. Or not.


Have fun with the project.

David

[Lars R.]

Interesting theory David! Sounds plausible! It could explain the Red also. Would be great to have a picture...
It might also explain, why there is no yellow / red under the hood or not much of it on the inside / underside...

My wife's Granddad trained in Canada as a RAF Navigator!

I have light green primer, original OD, darker OD, Yellow and Red (all over body). The wheels are more like rusty white, with 3 post war and one later war combat rim. No clue how the blue in the rear adds up...it is only in areas were pictured. Windscreen and dash and some of the front end inside is Black.

[Lars R.]

Hmm, a shame there is no view from the rear...and not RCAF...but

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12.1.1943
Canadian Army Photo

The first two of an estimated fifteen jeeps to be converted into miniature fire engines recently rolled out of the Canadian Mechanical Transport Shop at Ottawa. They will be used in coastal areas.

The converted jeeps will join a fleet of heavier fire reels now in use at Canadian training centers. They are expected to be particularly valuable in mountainous and wooded areas.

[chris vickery]

Your fractured frame is concerning. Something to take great care to inspect once it is all torn down. Originality is great but a replacement frame might be a reality depending on how bad your original is.

[maple_leaf_eh]

I'm feeling excited for you, and at the same time sorry for you. That looks like a great project! But, you've fallen deeply into the hole that is research and restoring old vehicles. Some of us here would say the only cure is to buy more and more vehicles!

Lars, I'm a bit confused. The Jeep came from British Columbia; that's a really long way from Germany which is the address you have on your signature.