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go to this link:
Amazon.com: U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles (9780970056719): Fred W. Crismon: Books
touch the book cover, type in 231 and that page w/ pic's will come up (at least for now..)
Mike
1943 Ford Army Firetruck Class 325 4x2
Not much Left.. but hey, 'very good condition..'
ebay item # 290335027333
auction ended/did not sell / no bids
Start price $700.00 Buy it now $3000.00
location: Michigan, United States
1943 Ford Army Firetruck Class 325 4x2
1943 Army firetruck. Truck in...
for you camper/expedition folks..
Item number: 150361852473
auction ended, no sale 1 bid @ $1984.00 reserve not met..
buy it now price: $7500.00
location: mount airy, NC, United States
link (eventually will die):
1984 URAL 4320 6X6 RV CAMPER HUNTERS DREAM MUST SEE:eBay Motors (item 150361852473...
a few web pages on these rigs, if you don't already have them:
Photos of R2 Crash Trucks
1952 Dodge M37 R2 Crash Truck
Off-Road Adventures Magazine
http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/images/scan00212.jpg
excellent project, looking forward to reading about your work on it..
Mike W
here's the old ebay post on the same truck from the fire truck thread:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cckw/10371-military-fire-trucks-18.html (see post #177)
Mike W
Alabama VC on vintage vehicles:
http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/motorvehicle/mvrules/51215.html
Hot rodders site on same code:
Alabama Motor Vehicle Code
and the form:
http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/motorvehicle/mvforms/MVR4012290.pdf
Mike W
there was another thread on Tugs..maybe some other resources for you..
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/auxillary-equipment/30441-aircraft-tugs-transports.html
I put a link for this thread over there for future reference but someone will speak up here, I'm sure..
Mike W
may want to check the New York Vehicle Code.. I suspect they would allow forward facing yellow/amber FOG lights but not that color as a primary headlight color..
Unknown if heavier truck sections would allow or not as primary..
Mike W
thanks Citsol, I did see that one in the begining..This thread was more to the point for the pic's I had..
I have posted both treads on the link posting of the Military Fire Truck thread on CCKW for future reference (post #42)
Thanks, Mike W
a friend responded to my inquiry:
"The Platform that the CLASS 1000 and Class 1020 Trailer Mounted Fire Fighting Pumpers (TMFFP) of WW II were built on was what is shown in the attachment entitled Trailer, 1-Ton, 2W, Cargo. They were built in, the unknown to me, thousands, originally all steel...
let's hope that 'grandfathering' is what will happen if it becomes law.. From the document on Trans-123:
3 sections of interest from the 'trans-123' document:
"...Trans 123.06 Grandfathered nonconforming vehicles. Notwithstanding any
provision of this chapter that might otherwise prohibit...
from Michael's above post, I found this letter link in a that thread:
TO: John M. Tolliday -- President, Dayman USA Inc. (Bedford, VA) , FROM: John Womack -- Acting Chief Counsel, NHTSA
Mike