Overall the vehicle is really really sound with just a small amount of corrosion on the cab floor (about 6" sq) and along the bottom of the doors. The paintwork is pretty tatty, as is the canvas (the main piece on the back is totally knackered actually), but that can be sorted. The exhaust down-pipe needs a new casket, and two of the brake cylinders are leaking, but the current owner will fix those as part of the condition of sale, so........ I left the owner with a deposit, and will pick the vehicle up when the work is complete, sometime in the next 10 to 14 days :)
Going back to the subject of paint, it is currently painted in a light grey as if it were used by the United States Navy for moving ammo around in Port Chicago at the time of the disastrous explosion there. In fact this vehicle was only ever used in Europe, and used to be painted green, so as soon as I can, I plan to restore to its original colour, with a huge allied star on the bonnet :)
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4 comments:
A great find ! best of luck with the restoration!
What a great photo, the person who took that must be very talented!
Don
Thanks for the good wishes. It will certainly be an adventure ! LOL
Snake (aka Steve)
Not sure about the talented bit LOL, but thanks for coming along to look at the vehicle with me. On these occassions, four eyes are always better than two.
Cheers
Vulture
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