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The m-43 is unique but its not real practical to drive, at least stock. I had one, it is so heavy, its twice as slow as an m-37, you cant see anything behind or on your right side.As a result there isnt the interest and certianly not the value as a m-37, so just watch the price dont equate it to...
I see that the orignal grease cup for lubing the water pump is still there, those are scarce usually during rebuilds they get replaced w a zerk fitting.
2009 aug 5-9 evansville Indiana , also in 2009 is the lincoln highway convoy d.c. to san fran ca.
http://www.mvpa.org/?addr=http://www.mvpa.org/convoy/BLOG_news.htm
All M series electrical parts are interchangeable, switches, lights, even generators and regulators. On the regulators that flat type you have pictured above is a late transistorized type, and if used you must change your amp gauge to a volt gauge (bat-gen indicator)and the spider...
Workhorses and Warbirds truck show at the base museum. Sunday May 11, $20 reg, arriving from 7 am. This museum has dozens of vintage Military aircraft. 951-343-1909, 951-247-6716
The m-37 dist. is different the shafts are at least, the M-37 actually had 2 diff dist's the earliest trucks didnt have the ignition noise filter inside so the housing where the dist wire connected was different.
There arent any r side shots of the truck but it appears to have had 2 antenna's on the left side at least. The command kit was m-42 however all trucks that had radios werent all m-42's.
From the look of the data plate (us navy)it was orignally most likely a marine corp truck,(otherwise a navy truck) they liked I.H. trucks and used them almost exclusively during WWII. It is a nice complete and surely rare truck. Although its a typical production model it does have some...
All the military alternators fit the same way to any military veh., only the design appearance of the alternator is ever different. So you can use an alt. of any military veh.