M38CDN Ambulance

[Ed Storey]

Just to make things interesting, these markings changed in 1949 and again in 1963.

[derk derin]

Here are a couple pictures of a members M38 Jeep ambulance from @2005 era.
Interesting to note that the spare tire is mounted on the passenger rear side of the vehicle and not on the hood. Did they relocate the spare tire to the hood later for a narrower vehicle width for shipping or was it just mounted incorrectly?

[Ed Storey]

Good question, while I do not have a copy of the modification instructions, photographic evidence suggests that moving the spare tire onto the hood was part of the conversion.

Z-10562-10 CH113A Voyageur 10410 with M38CDN 31007 copy.jpg

[Wayne Hingley]

From a 1954 document. Configuration is aligned with the two images shared by Ed (fuel can stowage on right rear, and spare tire on hood).

[David Dunlop]

If I recall correctly, the owner of the restored ambulance here in town put the spare on the side rather than the hood because he wanted to maintain ease of putting the windscreen assembly down for summer drives.

The vehicle was restored and in the Charleswood area of town for a number of years and then disappeared.



David

[donjunior]

Does anyone have pictures of the spare tire hood mount used on the CDN M38 (without the spare mounted)? Was it unique to the Canadian Army? Is the piece on the cowl on my M38 not part of this mount?

[Wayne Hingley]

There are photos on this forum somewhere that show a little better view of that bracket, but still not a great amount of detail. I think it was in a discussion related to M38s with the 106RR mounted (same hood bracket). The main triangular piece is made of wood, I believe. And yes, the piece on your cowl is part of it.