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18-06-13, 07:46
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The crew are all excited about the trip and everyone has a vehicle now - EXCEPT ME.
My man restoring the Dodge WC53 Carryall in USA has fallen seriously ill and it will not be completed on time. Further investigation has proven my little Morris "Y" van to be so limited in performance it is unsuitable for the long run from Istanbul to Normandy, particularly for the trip leader who often has to double back to find lost sheep. I want to buy something in Europe that would suit a trip leader vehicle. This time all the vehicles are either Dodge or Jeep (except Nigel's Chev C15 CMP which is surprisingly nippy) with no trucks so the convoy will be moving along quite smartly. Being much too old to sit in a Jeep for 6 weeks I thought maybe a Dodge or a staff car of some sort - anything that will keep up with the mob. Happy to look at the weird and wonderful. Any suggestion or offers gratefully received. Lang Last edited by Lang; 18-06-13 at 08:28. 
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18-06-13, 10:28
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Found a suspect
Hi Lang
Darcy Miller, M.V. Spares in Sydney has a staff car for sale. See Photo and details below;  Cheers Tony  1941 OLDSMOBILE MILITARY STAFF CAR $30,000.00 This car is the rarest 1941 Oldsmobile Staff Car you will ever see. The car was one of 73 built by General Motors Holden (GMH) in Australia. The cars came from the Oldsmobile factory in the USA as a rolling Chassis along with all front sheet metal right up to and including the firewall and dashboard. The rest of the body was built by GMH and is absolutely peculiar to the Australian design. The restoration has taken nearly eight years and at a cost I never want to admit to but the end result is the preservation of a very rare car and it is nice to know one has preserved the only remaining example of this unique car. The restoration was detailed, with in excess of 1,000 man hours spent on the body tub alone, every aspect was restored, if rust was or could be present it was to be cut out and new panels manufactured, no plastic type fillers were allowed, all panels were file finished in the best tradition. New fenders were sourced from the USA and the engine, transmission, axles and suspension were rebuilt to original specifications. Trimmed in Genuine leather just like the original it is a pleasure to just sit in this car. For more detail or pictures of this fabulous piece of WWII History please email us.
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia
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18-06-13, 14:58
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Oh well.. back to the old drawing board.  Cheers Tony
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18-06-13, 18:57
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19-06-13, 00:12
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Lang,
No connections with the seller but I do know this is an ex-Swiss half-tonner so it likely didn't do a lot of miles and was well taken care of. It was imported into Holland about a decade ago and restored by its previous owner. Regards, Hanno
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