A very cool looking Corvair Rampside Pickup with a tow truck mod.

Photographed at the 64th Secretary of State Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on September 7, 2013.

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This off-road vehicle was primarily produced to meet the British Army's requirement for a Gun Tractor, and was designed to tow a Field Gun (L118 Light Gun) with a ton of Ammunition and other equipment in the rear load space, giving it the alternative name of the Land Rover ''One Tonne'' the vehicle was designed to be easily transported by air, the positioning of the 3.5 litre Rover V8 engine beneath and to the rear of the cab eliminates the bonnet at the front, making the vehicle more or less cuboid thus reducing unused space in Transport Aircraft. Of concern was the payload and limited stability, particularly when crossing an incline.

The official name of ''101 Forward Control'' is derived from the vehicle's 101 inch wheelbase, and the position of the driver, above and slightly in front of the front wheels which used a fairly large 9.00 x 16in tyre. To cope with the extra height above the ground, the wheels feature an unusual feature for a Land Rover (but used for many years on the much older and similar Mercedes Unimog S404) a flange around the centre of the wheel has an embossed tread pattern forming a step for the crew when entering the cab, named a 'wheel-step'.

Development of the 101 Forward Control started in 1967, with a design team led by Norman Busby (14th October 1931 to 30th June 2005). Production took place between 1972 and 1978, in common practice of the Armed Forces, many vehicles were not used for some years and it is not unheard of for Military Vehicle enthusiasts to pick up these vehicles after only a few thousand miles service. All the vehicles produced at the Land Rover factory at Lode Lane, Solihull were soft top ('rag top') General Service Gun Tractors, although later on many were rebuilt with hard-top Ambulance bodies and as Radio Communication Trucks. A rare variant is the Electronic Warfare Vampire body, it is thought that only 21 of these were produced and less than half of these survive today.

The 101 Forward Control also served with the RAF Regiment, two 101's were allocated to each Rapier Missile set up, the British RAF Rapier System used three Land Rovers in deployment, a 24V winch fitted 101 Firing Unit Tractor (FUT) to tow the Launch Trailer, loaded with four Rapier Missiles, Guidance Equipment and radio, a 12V winch fitted 101 Tracking Radar Tractor (TRT) to tow the Blindfire Radar Trailer, also loaded with four Rapier Missiles and Guidance Equipment, and a 109 Land Rover to tow a Reload Trailer with 9 Rapier Missiles and loaded with the unit's other supplies and kit.

The 101 Forward Control also served in the Ambulance role, the Ambulance bodywork was built by Marshall of Cambridge, and was manufactured in both left and right hand drive with either 12 or 24 volt electrical systems. Some 101 Forward Control's were produced with a PTO powered Nokken capstan winch mounted on the chassis at the centre of the vehicle, allowing winching from either the front or rear. Another variation on a small number of pre-production vehicles was the addition of a trailer with an axle driven from the PTO, creating a 6x6 vehicle, this adaptation was abandoned before full production when it was discovered that the trailer had a propensity to push the vehicle onto its side when driven over rough terrain.

By the late 1990's, the 101 Forward Control's were decommissioned by the MoD and were replaced with Defenders and Pinzgauer Vehicles. Many 101's have entered into private ownership and there is a thriving 'Owners Club' supporting these sourcing spares and providing technical support the club also keeps a register of known surviving vehicles throughout the world. A prototype 101 was built based on a Recovery Vehicle, but only one of these is known to be in existence, at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire.

VEHICLE DETAILS -

GENERAL -

▪︎Nationality - British

▪︎Manufacture - Land Rover

▪︎Year of manufacture - 1976

▪︎Model- Forward Control

▪︎Use- Ambulance.

TECHNICAL -

▪︎Engine make - Rover 3.5 litre V8

▪︎Number of cylinders - 8

▪︎Fuel - Petrol / LPG

▪︎Cooling - Water cooled

▪︎Gearbox - 4 manual with selectable high / low

▪︎Wheel drive - Permanent 4WD

▪︎Tyre size - 900 x 16 in.

HISTORY -

Served with the British Army in the first Gulf War. (information from RPI Engineering)

Sourced from Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_101_Forward_Control

Photographed at the Route 66 Cruisers Halloween Cruise-In at the Rock 'n Roll Hardee's in Springfield, Illinois on October 30, 2011.

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The GMC CCKW, also known as ''Jimmy'', or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, was a highly successful series of Off-Road capable, 2 1⁄2-ton, 6×6 Trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design between 1941 to 1945 for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as Cargo Trucks, in both World War Two and the Korean War. The original ''Deuce and a Half'' it formed the backbone of the famed ''Red Ball Express'' that kept Allied Armies supplied as they pushed eastward after the Normandy invasion.

The CCKW came in many variants, including open or closed cab, long wheelbase (LWB) CCKW-353 and short (SWB) CCKW-352, and over a score of specialized models, but the bulk were standard, General Purpose Cargo models. A large minority were built with a front mounted winch, and one in four of the cabs had a Machine-Gun mounting ring above the Co-Driver's position.

Of the almost 2.4 million trucks that the U.S. Army bought between 1939 and December 1945, across all payload weight classes, some 812,000, or just over one third, were 2 1⁄2-ton trucks. GMC's total production of the CCKW and its variants, including the 2 1⁄2-ton, 6x6, Amphibious DUKW, and the 6x4, 5-ton (on-road) CCW-353, amounted to some 572,500 units, almost a quarter of the total World War Two U.S. truck production, and 70% of the total 2 1⁄2-ton trucks. GMC's total of ~550,000 purely 6x6 models, including the DUKW, formed the overwhelming majority of the ~675,000 six by six 2 1⁄2-ton trucks, and came in less than 100,000 shy of the almost 650,000 World War Two Jeeps. Additionally, GM built over 150,000 units of the CCKW's smaller brother, the 1 1⁄2-ton, 4x4 Chevrolet G506, at the same factory. The GMC CCKW began to be phased out, once the M35 series trucks were first deployed in the 1950's, but remained in active U.S. service until the mid-1960's. Eventually, the M35 series, originally developed by REO Motors, succeeded the CCKW as the U.S. Army's standard 2 1⁄2-ton, 6x6 Cargo Truck.

The name CCKW comes from GMC model nomenclature:-

** ''C'' - designed in 1941

** ''C'' - conventional cab

** ''K'' - all-wheel drive

** ''W'' - dual rear axles

** ''X'' experimental chassis / non-standard wheelbase (first 13,188 units)

In 1939-1940 the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps was developing 2 1⁄2 short tons load-rated 6x6 Tactical Trucks that could operate off-road in all weather. General Motors, already supplying modified commercial trucks to the Army, modified the 1939 ACKWX (built for the French Army) into the CCKW. The General Motors design was chosen by the Army and went into production at GM'S Yellow Truck and Coach Division's Pontiac, Michigan plant alongside 6x4 CCW's. Later they were also manufactured at GM's St. Louis, Missouri Chevrolet plant.

Sources do not precisely agree on the total numbers of CCKW's built by the end of production in 1945. Ware (2010) lists one single number of 562,750 of CCKW trucks, built across all variants (presumably including the amphibian DUKW) more clearly specified numbers are provided by Sunderlin in Army Motors magazine, and by Jackson, using the numbers found in the 1946 revision of the U.S. Military's Summary Report of Acceptances, Tank-Automotive Materiel. Sunderlin reports a total of 528,829 of 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6 units (excluding the DUKW) produced by GMC, versus a total of 527,168 accepted by the U.S. Army. Jackson's tabulation of the 1946 U.S. acceptances numbers adds up to 524,873 units, excluding the DUKW's and the ACKWX predecessor models. Both of these numbers still include the cab-over engine AFKWX-353 models, leaving a total of some 518,000–519,000 actual CCKW-352 and CCKW-353 units. In addition, GMC serial numbers indicate a production of 23,500 of the same bodied 6x4 CCW models, versus 23,649 units accepted by U.S. Ordnance. In any case, GM / GMC built a total of 2 1⁄2-ton, 6-wheeled trucks that was second only to the World War Two ''Jeep'' and neither Ford nor Willys individually built as many Jeeps during the war.

▪︎Type: 2 1⁄2-ton 6×6 Cargo Truck

▪︎Place of Origin: United States

▪︎Designer: Yellow Truck and Coach Company

▪︎Designed: 1941

▪︎Manufacturer: Yellow Truck and Coach Company / GMC Truck and Coach Division / Chevrolet ▪︎Produced: 1941 to 1945

▪︎Number Built: Grand Total = ~572,500, including all variants, CCKW specific = ~518,000 / LWB CCKW-353 = ~464,000 / SWB CCKW-352 = ~54,000 / plus ~54,500 non CCKW

▪︎Variants: 1939 ACKWX = 2,466 units / C.O.E. AFKWX = 7,235 units / 6x4 CCW-353 = 23,649 units / DUKW Amphibious =21,147 units

▪︎Mass: (353 Cargo w/winch) 8,800lb empty / 16,400lb loaded

▪︎Length: 22ft 6in / Width: 7ft 4in / Height: 7ft 9in to cab / 9ft 1in overall

▪︎Powerplant: GMC 270 straight-6 engine, 91.5hp at 2,750rpm / 104hp at 2,750rpm

▪︎Transmission: 5 speed x 2 range transfer case

▪︎Suspension: Beam axles on leaf springs

▪︎Fuel Capacity: 40 U.S gallons

▪︎Operational Range: 300 miles

▪︎Maximum Speed: 45mph.

Taken from Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_CCKW_2%C2%BD-ton_6%C3%976_truck

This off-road vehicle was primarily produced to meet the British Army's requirement for a Gun Tractor, and was designed to tow a Field Gun (L118 Light Gun) with a ton of Ammunition and other equipment in the rear load space, giving it the alternative name of the Land Rover ''One Tonne'' the vehicle was designed to be easily transported by air, the positioning of the 3.5 litre Rover V8 engine beneath and to the rear of the cab eliminates the bonnet at the front, making the vehicle more or less cuboid thus reducing unused space in Transport Aircraft. Of concern was the payload and limited stability, particularly when crossing an incline.

The official name of ''101 Forward Control'' is derived from the vehicle's 101 inch wheelbase, and the position of the driver, above and slightly in front of the front wheels which used a fairly large 9.00 x 16in tyre. To cope with the extra height above the ground, the wheels feature an unusual feature for a Land Rover (but used for many years on the much older and similar Mercedes Unimog S404) a flange around the centre of the wheel has an embossed tread pattern forming a step for the crew when entering the cab, named a 'wheel-step'.

Development of the 101 Forward Control started in 1967, with a design team led by Norman Busby (14th October 1931 to 30th June 2005). Production took place between 1972 and 1978, in common practice of the Armed Forces, many vehicles were not used for some years and it is not unheard of for Military Vehicle enthusiasts to pick up these vehicles after only a few thousand miles service. All the vehicles produced at the Land Rover factory at Lode Lane, Solihull were soft top ('rag top') General Service Gun Tractors, although later on many were rebuilt with hard-top Ambulance bodies and as Radio Communication Trucks. A rare variant is the Electronic Warfare Vampire body, it is thought that only 21 of these were produced and less than half of these survive today.

The 101 Forward Control also served with the RAF Regiment, two 101's were allocated to each Rapier Missile set up, the British RAF Rapier System used three Land Rovers in deployment, a 24V winch fitted 101 Firing Unit Tractor (FUT) to tow the Launch Trailer, loaded with four Rapier Missiles, Guidance Equipment and radio, a 12V winch fitted 101 Tracking Radar Tractor (TRT) to tow the Blindfire Radar Trailer, also loaded with four Rapier Missiles and Guidance Equipment, and a 109 Land Rover to tow a Reload Trailer with 9 Rapier Missiles and loaded with the unit's other supplies and kit.

The 101 Forward Control also served in the Ambulance role, the Ambulance bodywork was built by Marshall of Cambridge, and was manufactured in both left and right hand drive with either 12 or 24 volt electrical systems. Some 101 Forward Control's were produced with a PTO powered Nokken capstan winch mounted on the chassis at the centre of the vehicle, allowing winching from either the front or rear. Another variation on a small number of pre-production vehicles was the addition of a trailer with an axle driven from the PTO, creating a 6x6 vehicle, this adaptation was abandoned before full production when it was discovered that the trailer had a propensity to push the vehicle onto its side when driven over rough terrain.

By the late 1990's, the 101 Forward Control's were decommissioned by the MoD and were replaced with Defenders and Pinzgauer Vehicles. Many 101's have entered into private ownership and there is a thriving 'Owners Club' supporting these sourcing spares and providing technical support the club also keeps a register of known surviving vehicles throughout the world. A prototype 101 was built based on a Recovery Vehicle, but only one of these is known to be in existence, at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire.

Sourced from Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_101_Forward_Control

In 1959 the British Army needed a vehicle capable of working with armoured formations in the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany. The Alvis company developed the Stalwart basing it on the Salamander fire truck using the same chassis as the Sarecen and Saladin.

It is fitted with power assisted steering on the two front axles and has a load capacity of 5 tons. The vehicles six wheels are independently sprung to giving it the capacity to cross trenches up to 5 feet wide and to climb gradients of 1:3.

It was also designed to be amphibious thereby enabling it to ''swim'' across water obstacles powered by a water propulsion system mounted behind each of the rear wheels giving it a speed of 6 mph.

It was the principle support vehicle for armoured tanks and artillery regiments in combat area and a variant was also produced equipped with an Atlas crane enabling the lifting of pallets of ammunition.

Specifications -

▪︎ Engine: Rolls-Royce B81 8-cylinder petrol, 220 hp

▪︎ Range: 250 miles

▪︎ Speed (land): 35 mph

▪︎ Speed (water): 4.5 knots (6 mph)

▪︎ Weight: 14 tons

▪︎ Crew: Two.

Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.

Seen in Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, NY

Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.

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Photographed at the 1st Annual Scheels & Shields Fundraiser Emergency Vehicle Show in Springfield, Illinois on May 5, 2012. The event is sponsored by Scheels, Quaker Steak & Lube, and the Police Car Owners of America, and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project.

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The British manufacturerd FV1119 Leyland Martian 10 ton Six Wheel Drive Recovery Truck was one of a series of highly specialised trucks developed by Leyland Motors during the late 1940's for Military use and incorporated a number of standardised components. The Recovery Vehicle was intended to be used for frontline recovery work and to complement the hard-pressed Scammell Recovery Vehicles already in service in the late 1950's. The Leylands appeared in service in the early 1960's and only a handful would seem to have survived to the mid 1990's, one of the last reportedly in Hong Kong. The truck was the first British Army Breakdown Vehicle to incorporate a pedestal mounted rotating crane as its main lifting device. The Martian also fulfilled the role of an Artillery Tractor fitted with a crewcab for 12 Gunner's, and also came as a General Service Vehicle, carrying supplies and ammunition.

General characteristics:-

▪︎Manufacturer: Leyland Motors

▪︎Developed: 1940's

▪︎In Service: 1940's to 1970's

▪︎Powerplant: Rolls-Royce B80 (later B81) 6.5 litre straight-8 petrol 175hp to 220hp

▪︎Transmission: 4 speed manual

▪︎Suspension: Walking beam

▪︎Maximum Speed: 40 mph

▪︎Consumption: 3.5 mpg

▪︎Lifting Capacity: 15 ton Rotating crane

▪︎Winching Capacity: 40 ton Rear winch

▪︎Stabiliser: Ground Anchor

▪︎Variants: Artillery Tractor / General Purpose Vehicle.

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Photographed at the Culver's Cruise in Springfield, Illinois on June 23, 2013. This monthly (May through September) event is sponsored by the Central Illinois Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

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Photographed at the 8th Annual Lincoln Land Community College MotorSports Club Car Show in Springfield, Illinois on July 9, 2011.

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Motorcar 828 approaching the entrance of the depot Lijsterbesstraat on a driver instruction tour. There's and old Dutch proverb saying: 'Op een oude fiets moet je het leren', something like old bikes teach you well and that's why these oldies were used for.

Photographed at the Early Ford V-8 Club of America 2014 Central National Meet in Springfield, Illinois on August 19-22, 2014.

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Photographed at the 29th Annual Nostalgic Indoor Invitational Auto Show at Avanti's Dome in Pekin, Illinois on March 30, 2013. The show is presented by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Regional Group #51.

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Photographed at the Cool Cruisers Car Club Cruise-In in Springfield, Illinois on August 20, 2011.

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This off-road vehicle was primarily produced to meet the British Army's requirement for a Gun Tractor, and was designed to tow a Field Gun (L118 Light Gun) with a ton of Ammunition and other Equipment in the rear load space, giving it the alternative name of the Land Rover ''One Tonne'' the vehicle was designed to be easily transported by air, the positioning of the 3.5 litre Rover V8 engine beneath and to the rear of the cab eliminates the bonnet at the front, making the vehicle more or less cuboid thus reducing unused space in Transport Aircraft. Of concern was the payload and limited stability, particularly when crossing an incline.

The official name of ''101 Forward Control'' is derived from the vehicle's 101 inch wheelbase, and the position of the driver, above and slightly in front of the front wheels which used a fairly large 9.00x16in tyre. To cope with the extra height above the ground, the wheels feature an unusual feature for a Land Rover (but used for many years on the much older and similar Mercedes Unimog S404) a flange around the centre of the wheel has an embossed tread pattern forming a step for the crew when entering the cab, named a 'wheel-step'.

Development of the 101 Forward Control started in 1967, with a design team led by Norman Busby (14th October 1931 to 30th June 2005). Production took place between 1972 and 1978, in common practice of the Armed Forces, many vehicles were not used for some years and it is not unheard of for Military Vehicle enthusiasts to pick up these vehicles after only a few thousand miles service. All the vehicles produced at the Land Rover factory at Lode Lane, Solihull were soft top ('rag top') General Service Gun Tractors, although later on many were rebuilt with hard-top Ambulance bodies and as Radio Communication Trucks. A rare variant is the Electronic Warfare Vampire body, it is thought that only 21 of these were produced and less than half of these survive today.

The 101 Forward Control also served with the RAF Regiment, two 101's were allocated to each Rapier Missile set up, the British RAF Rapier System used three Land Rovers in deployment, a 24V winch fitted 101 Firing Unit Tractor (FUT) to tow the Launch Trailer, loaded with four Rapier Missiles, Guidance Equipment and radio, a 12V winch fitted 101 Tracking Radar Tractor (TRT) to tow the Blindfire Radar Trailer, also loaded with four Rapier Missiles and Guidance Equipment, and a 109 Land Rover to tow a Reload Trailer with 9 Rapier Missiles and loaded with the unit's other supplies and kit.

The 101 Forward Control also served in the Ambulance role, the Ambulance bodywork was built by Marshall of Cambridge, and was manufactured in both left and right hand drive with either 12 or 24 volt electrical systems. Some 101 Forward Control's were produced with a PTO powered Nokken capstan winch mounted on the chassis at the centre of the vehicle, allowing winching from either the front or rear. Another variation on a small number of pre-production vehicles was the addition of a trailer with an axle driven from the PTO, creating a 6x6 vehicle, this adaptation was abandoned before full production when it was discovered that the trailer had a propensity to push the vehicle onto its side when driven over rough terrain.

By the late 1990's, the 101 Forward Control's were decommissioned by the MoD and were replaced with Defenders and Pinzgauer Vehicles. Many 101's have entered into private ownership and there is a thriving 'Owners Club' supporting these sourcing spares and providing technical support the club also keeps a register of known surviving vehicles throughout the world. A prototype 101 was built based on a Recovery Vehicle, but only one of these is known to be in existence, at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire.

Sourced from Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_101_Forward_Control

It has nothing to do with making PT (Public Transportation) more custom sized. This car with rail adoption belongs to a railway building and maintenance company but still is my secret dream. How nice it would be heading for a closed railway line with the infrastructure still there and have an adventurous ride with or without a machete to get rid of the undergrowth.

Photographed at the Route 66 Cruisers Halloween Cruise-In at the Rock 'n Roll Hardee's in Springfield, Illinois on October 26, 2014.

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Photographed at the 30th Annual Old Settlers Association Open Car Show in Hillsboro, Illinois on August 18, 2013.

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Photographed at the Route 97 Cruisaders Cruise-In at the Dairy Queen in Petersburg, Illinois on May 20, 2011.

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Articulated motorcar 233 (Schindler) on route Nº 3 flanked by utility car 2203 (rail cleaner) in front of the Central Station as it was build after the bombardment at the beginning of W.W.II that flattened the complete inner city includes the station 'Delftsche Poort' as it was named in those days. Today almost nothing of this can be found, modern architecture took over, a city moves forwards and leaves the past behind.

Photographed at the 47th Annual Meet of the American Austin Bantam Club in Springfield, Illinois on July 26-29, 2010.

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Utility stock (flatcar) Nº 20 being (show) loaded on a truck at the depot during the open days of the first lustrum celebration of the system.

Photographed at the 29th Annual Old Settlers Association Open Car Show in Hillsboro, Illinois on August 12, 2012.

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Throughout 1939 and 1940 the British Armed Forces took delivery of 330 Leyland Hippo Mk.I's, also known as the WSW17, the Hippo Mk.I was a Militarised version of the pre-war Leyland Hippo Truck with an open Military cab and body. The Leyland Hippo Mk.II was a new design by Leyland, developed as a result of the planning for D-Day, which concluded that trucks with 10 tons cargo capacity offered considerable logistic advantages over smaller vehicles. Design of the Hippo Mk.II commenced in 1943 with production commencing in late 1944. The Hippo Mk.II arrived too late to see service in the days immediately after D-Day, but roughly 1,000 units were in service by VE Day and they remained in service with the British Army and the Royal Air Force into the 1950's.

The Leyland Hippo Mk.II was a Heavy General Service Cargo Truck used by the British Army and Royal Air Force during World War Two and the immediate Post-War Years. It was a 6x4 wheeled truck, powered by a 100bhp Leyland six-cylinder inline diesel engine, through a five-speed gearbox and two-speed auxiliary gearbox. There was a new two man enclosed steel cab with pull-down windows, the top portion of the cab could be removed to reduce the overall height for shipping. The Mk. II was fitted with single tyres at the rear, the Mk.IIA was fitted with narrower dual wheels at the rear, this necessitating the need to carry two spare tyres for the front and rear.

The Standard General Service Hippo Mk.II body was a steel framed, timber well type incorporating the wheel arches which reduced the loading height, an important consideration given most of the loading and unloading was done by hand. Steel hoops and a canvas cover gave weather protection and prevented identification of the load by the Enemy. Some Hippo Mk.II's were fitted with large van bodies and several with expanding bodies. The sides on the latter were split horizontally, the top half expanding up to give greater roof coverage, the bottom half down to give greater floor space, multiple vehicles could be linked together to form a consolidated workshop area. Post-War bodies included a 2,000 Imperial gallon refueller.

▪︎Type: Heavy Cargo Truck

▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom

▪︎In Service: 1944 to 1950's

▪︎Used By: British Army / Royal Air Force

▪︎Conflicts: World War Two

▪︎Designer: Leyland Motors

▪︎Designed: 1943

▪︎Manufacturer: Leyland Motors

▪︎Number Built: 1,000

▪︎Variants: Mk.II / Mk.IIA

▪︎Mass: 8.4 tons / Length: 27ft 3in / Width: 8ft 1in / Height: 10ft 11in

▪︎Crew: 2

▪︎Powerplant: Six-cylinder inline Leyland L6 diesel, 100bhp at 1,800rpm

▪︎Payload Capacity: 11.6 tons

▪︎Drive: 6x4

▪︎Transmission: 5F1Rx2

▪︎Suspension: Live axles on semi-elliptical multi leaf springs

▪︎Maximum Speed: 30mph.

Taken from Wikipedia

Boom ir at the Mystic Beach Place Shopping Center.

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Terex Telelect Hi Ranger

Material Handling Aerial Device

Photographed at the 7th Annual Lincoln Land Community College MotorSports Club Car Show in Springfield, Illinois on July 9-10, 2010.

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Photographed at the 15th Annual McLean County Antique Auto Club Exhibition on the grounds of the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, Illinois on August 6, 2011. The event is co-sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation.

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Photographed at the Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse "Toys for Tots" Car Cruise in Springfield, Illinois on October 10, 2009. This is an annual event held in association with the Cool Cruisers Car Club.

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The AEC Militant Truck entered service in the late 1960's as a replacement for the Scammell Explorer. The powerful 21 tonne truck is capable of recovery work up to and including 10 tonne class vehicles. Having a hydraulic powered crane with 240° of slew, the AEC has a job length from 10ft 2in to 18ft 6in with a lift radius of 2.75 tons with outriggers deployed. It has a 6-cylinder, 11.3 litre overhead valve diesel engine producing 144hp and has a top speed of 43mph. This formidable capability came in very handy when ''Nellie'' was called on to move the British Airliner Collection Trident 2E into the Imperial War Museum Duxford Conservation Hall for a repaint.

Why ''Nellie'' ? The Military Vehicle Wing acquired her from a circus where she was used for lifting the elephant. The truck was complete but not working well. After full restoration and painting out the lively circus livery she’s now our workshop workhorse and helps on-site partners with propeller changes and other operations where some serious muscle is needed.

AEC Militant MK.III (Nellie)

▪︎Owner: Military Vehicle Wing

▪︎Type: Multi-Purpose Support Vehicle

▪︎Introduced: 1960

▪︎Crew: One

▪︎Powerplant: AEC AV760 of 12.5 litre diesel, 226hp

▪︎Weight: 21.0 tonnes / Length: 27ft 0in / Width: 8ft 2in / Height: 10ft 4in

▪︎Maximum Speed: 43 mph.

Source www.brittanks.org/vehicle-detail?type=aec-militant-mk-iii-(nellie)&id=4

The British produced Albion CX22S was a Heavy Artillery 6x4 Tractor used during World War Two, it was designed and built by Albion Motors in late 1943 to supplement the Scammell Pioneer Heavy Artillery Tractor, which was not available in sufficient numbers. In service the CX22S was used by the British Army to tow the 155mm Long Tom and the BL 7.2 inch Howitzer.

The CX22S was based on Albion's CX23N 10-ton truck, a wheeled 6x4 truck, powered by a 100bhp six-cylinder inline diesel engine, through a four-speed gearbox and two-speed auxiliary gearbox. The cab of the CX22S had bench seating for two or three Crew whilst the rear body had bench seating for four and folding seats for two more along with stowage for tools, equipment and ammunition. The CX22S was fitted with an 8 ton Scammell vertical-spindle winch under the rear body to assist with moving a gun. There were 532 units built by Albion between November 1943 and June 1945.

▪︎Type: Heavy Artillery Tractor

▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom

▪︎In Service: 1943 to 1945

▪︎Used By: British Army

▪︎Conflicts: World War Two

▪︎Designer: Albion Motors

▪︎Designed: 1943

▪︎Manufacturer: Albion Motors

▪︎Produced: November 1943 to June 1945

▪︎Number Built: 532

▪︎Mass: 10.62 tons / Length: 25ft 6in / Width: 8ft 9in / Height: 10ft 4in

▪︎Powerplant: Six-cylinder inline Albion EN244 diesel, 100bhp at 1,750rpm

▪︎Payload Capacity: 5.21 tons

▪︎Drive: 6x4

▪︎Transmission: 4F1Rx2

▪︎Suspension: Live axles on semi-elliptical multi leaf springs

▪︎Maximum Speed: 28mph.

Taken from Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_CX22S

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Photographed at the 41st Annual Labor Day Celebration Classic Car Show in Greenview, Illinois on September 6, 2010. The event is sponsored by the Route 97 Cruisaders Car Club.

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Country side scene.

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Nicknamed the ''Duck'' the DUKW is an American Six-Wheel-Drive Amphibious Vehicle modified from the 2+1⁄2-ton CCKW Truck, used by the U.S Military during World War Two and the Korean War. Designed by a partnership under Military auspices of Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation (GMC) the DUKW was used for the transportation of goods and Troops over land and water. Excelling at approaching and crossing beaches in Amphibious Warfare attacks, it was intended only to last long enough to meet the demands of Combat. Surviving DUKW's have since found popularity as tourist craft in marine environments.

The name ''DUKW'' comes from General Motors Corporation model nomenclature:-

D - 1942 production series

U - Utility

K - front wheel drive

W - tandem rear axles, both driven

Decades later, the designation was explained erroneously by writers such as Donald Clarke, who wrote in 1978 that it was an initialism for "Duplex Universal Karrier, Wheeled". The U.S Navy-Marine Corps alternative designation of LVW (Landing Vehicle, Wheeled) was seldom used.

The DUKW was designed by Rod Stephens Jr. of Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. yacht designers, Dennis Puleston, a British deep-water sailor resident in the U.S and Frank W. Speir from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Developed by the National Defense Research Committee and the Office of Scientific Research and Development to solve the problem of 'resupply' to Units which had just performed an amphibious landing, it was initially rejected by the Armed Services.

The DUKW was built around the GMC AFKWX, a cab-over-engine (COE) version of the GMC CCKW Six-Wheel-Drive Military Truck, with the addition of a watertight hull and a propeller, she was powered by a GMC Model 270 4 litre straight-six engine with a five-speed overdrive transmission driving a transfer case for the propeller, then a two-speed transfer case to drive the axles. The propeller and front axle were selectable from their transfer case, a power take-off on the transmission drove an air-compressor and winch. The vehicle weighed 13,000lb empty and operated at 50mph on road and 5.5 knots (6.3 mph) on water.

It was not an Armoured Vehicle, being plated with sheet steel between 1⁄16 and 1⁄8 inch thick to minimize weight. A high-capacity bilge pump system kept it afloat if the thin hull was breached by holes up to 2in in diameter, one in four DUKW's mounted a .50 caliber Browning Heavy Machine Gun on a ring mount. The DUKW was the first vehicle to allow the Driver to vary the tyre pressure from inside the cab, the tyres could be fully inflated for hard surfaces such as roads and less inflated for softer surfaces, especially beach sand. This added to its versatility as an Amphibious Vehicle. This is now a standard feature found on many military vehicles.

When a United States Coast Guard Patrol Craft ran aground on a sand bar near Provincetown, Massachusetts, an experimental DUKW happened to be in the area for a demonstration. With winds up to 69 mph, rain, and heavy surf prevented conventional craft from rescuing the seven stranded Coast Guardsmen, but the DUKW had no trouble, so the Military opposition to the DUKW melted, and later proved its seaworthiness by crossing the English Channel. The final production design was perfected by a few engineers at Yellow Truck & Coach in Pontiac, Michigan. The vehicle was built by Yellow Truck and Coach Co. (GMC Truck and Coach Div. after 1943) at their Pontiac West Assembly Plant and Chevrolet Div. of General Motors Corp. at their St. Louis Truck Assembly Plant, 21,147 units were manufactured before production ended in 1945.

The DUKW was supplied to the U.S Army, U.S Marine Corps and the Allied Forces, and 2,000 were supplied to Britain under the 'Lend-Lease' program, 535 were acquired by Australian Forces, and 586 were supplied to the Soviet Union, which built its own version, the BAV 485, after the war. DUKW's were initially sent to Guadalcanal in the Pacific Theater, but were used by an Invasion Force for the first time in the European Theater, during the Sicilian Invasion, Operation Husky, in the Mediterranean. They were used on the D-Day Beaches of Normandy and in the Battle of the Scheldt, Operation Veritable, and Operation Plunder.

In the Pacific, USMC DUKW's were used to cross the coral reefs of islands such as Saipan and Guam and the tires were not affected by the coral. Some DUKW's used in World War Two were reported to have capsized while landing at Omaha beach during the Normandy Invasion.

DUKW's were also used in Lake Garda in Italy by the 10th Mountain Division in the final days of the war. One sank crossing from Torbole sul Garda to Riva del Garda on the evening of 30th April 1945, 25 out of the 26 onboard died. Two other DUKW's sank without casualties.

▪︎Type: Amphibious Transport

▪︎Place of Origin: United States

▪︎Manufacturer: GMC Truck and Coach Chevrolet

▪︎Produced: 1942 to 1945

▪︎Number Built: 21,147

▪︎Mass: 13,600lb empty

▪︎Length: 31ft / Width: 8ft / Height: 8ft 10in with top up / 7ft 1in minimum

▪︎Crew: 1

▪︎Main Armament: Ring mount for .50in M2 Browning Machine Gun fitted to one out of four ▪︎DUKW's

▪︎Powerplant: GMC Model 270 91hp

▪︎Payload Capacity: 5,000lb or 24 Personnel

▪︎Suspension: Live axles on leaf springs

▪︎Operational Range: 400 miles on road

▪︎Maximum Speed: 50mph on road / 6.4mph in water.

In 1927, the fire department in Columbia, Illinois paid $4,635 for this top-of-the-line Studebaker - General Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis firetruck. The truck was retired in 1964 and has been fully restored.

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In 1927, the fire department in Columbia, Illinois paid $4,635 for this top-of-the-line Studebaker - General Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis firetruck. The truck was retired in 1964 and has been fully restored.

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Utility trailer H42 (catenary) + motorcar 36 (both vehicles are so called: ombouwers) and workers of the HTM finishing the extension on the Hofzichtlaan for route Nº 6 to the NS station Mariahoeve (background left). The H42 after a long and thorough restoration is reshaped in motorcar Nº 77 and year 50 look being another jewel of the collection old-timers, The Hague's famous collection and rolling tramway museum.

The British Land Rover, is one of the most influential and much-loved British vehicles of all time, and was launched in 1948 and remained in production with much the same basic specification until 1983 when the Series III 109 inch was replaced by a new One-Ten model (110 inch wheelbase). The traditional Land Rover body shape remained but coil springs, introduced in the new Range Rover, replaced the long-lived leaf spring suspension, and the four cylinder engines were fitted with an all-synchromesh five speed gearbox. In 1984 the coil spring Ninety (with a wheelbase just short of 93 inches) fitted with a four cylinder engine was introduced. A V8-powered version appeared the following year and in 1986 a new 85bhp, 2,495cc turbo-diesel engine became available, then in 1990 the Ninety and One-Ten range was renamed Defender 90, 110 and 130. Not surprisingly the new Land Rovers proved popular for Military use and the UK Ministry of Defence.

Land Rover has a range of specialised Defence Vehicles including the Defender FFR (Fitted for Radio) model, a platform to provide modern Defence Forces with a flexible and highly-mobile range of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4i) roles. The vehicle combines an upgraded dual-voltage power supply and full electrical suppression with the acclaimed all-terrain performance of the Land Rover Defender. It is capable of transporting sensitive electronic equipment safely through challenging conditions in support of C4i operations, and is also effective as a carrier of electronic surveillance and electronic counter-measures technology.

To support the power demands of the latest electronic equipment, the new Defender FFR features a new electrical architecture with a dual 12v / 24v power supply, replacing the 24v system of the previous model. The total output is raised from 100 amps to 280 amps, enabling a significant increase in the amount of C4i equipment that can be operated. Two high-output 12v glass mat, air-transportable military specification batteries are fitted, giving improved engine cranking at lower temperatures. The batteries are now stowed under the rear floor, releasing extra space in rear body for equipment. All of the Defender FFR’s electrical systems are fully suppressed in accordance with the most stringent test standards (including Def Stan 59-411 Class A and Mil Std 461F) enabling C4i equipment to be installed without further suppression work.

The operational performance of the Defender FFR is further enhanced by the standardisation of a heavy duty 3.4 ton chassis, providing improved payload capability, and the fitment of a new 120.6 hp 2.4-litre diesel engine which offers over 35% more torque than the previous model. Additional improvements include a more spacious and efficient driving environment with a new ergonomic dashboard design, and a foldable forward-facing radio operator’s seat with integral headrest and 3-point safety belt for improved comfort and safety.

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www.classicdriver.com/en/car/land-rover/defender/1987/691401

www.army-technology.com/contractors/vehicles/land-rover/p...

1941-1945 WILLYS MB

The U.S. Army requested a vehicle, and drove off in a ''Hero'' the Willys MB, its spirit forged by the fire of combat and honed in the heat of battle, seared its way into the hearts of warriors fighting for freedom. Fierce emotional bonds often developed between a Soldier and his ''Jeep'' 4x4. The faithful little MB earned a place in every GI's heart, in every area of combat, in every conceivable role. The tough, simple Jeep 4x4 became the GI's best friend, second only to his Rifle. One Jeep MB was even awarded a Purple Heart and sent home. General George C. Marshall, U.S Army Chief of Staff during World War Two, and later U.S. Secretary of State, described the Jeep 4x4 as ''America's greatest contribution to modern warfare'' Scripps Howard World War Two reporter Ernie Pyle once said, ''It did everything. It went everywhere. Was a faithful as a dog, as strong as a mule, and as agile as a goat. It constantly carried twice what it was designed for and still kept going''.

The Willys MB started a revolution in the use of Small Military Motor Vehicles in the U.S. Army, horses along with motorcycles, solo and side car, were rendered obsolete almost immediately. The all-purpose Willys MB was amazingly versatile, they could be fitted with .30 or .50 caliber Machine Guns for combat and were also widely modified for long-range desert patrol, snow plowing, telephone cable laying, saw milling, as fire-fighting pumpers, field ambulances, tractors and, with suitable wheels, would even run on railway tracks.

Willys MB's could be loaded into transport aircraft for rapid deployment and were also small enough to fit into the large gliders used in the D-Day Invasion of Europe, over the course of the war, customised field kits were developed for winter and desert conditions, deep-water fording and other combat needs.

Although the Willys MB was not the first four-wheel-drive vehicle, the Go Anywhere, Do Anything vehicle, but it did influenced every 4x4 built in its wake. The New York Museum of Modern Art includes a Military Jeep Brand 4x4 in its display of eight automobiles and regarded it as “one of the very few genuine expressions of machine art.”

Willys MB / Ford GPW:-

▪︎ Type: 1⁄4 ton 4x4 Utility Truck

▪︎ Place of origin: United States

▪︎ In service: 1941 until varying per country

▪︎ Used by: USA and its allies of World War Two

▪︎ Wars: World War Two, Korean War, Various post 1945 conflicts

▪︎ Designer: Karl Probst, Delmar G. Roos

▪︎ Designed: 1940 through early 1942

▪︎ Manufacturer: Willys-Overland (MB) / Ford (GPW)

▪︎ Produced: 1941 to 1945

▪︎ Number built: World War Two total = 647,925 including pre-production units – Willys MB: 359,489 / Ford GPW: 277,896

▪︎ Variants: Ford GPA ''Seep'' 12,778

▪︎ Specifications: (MB and GPW same)

▪︎ Mass: 2,453lb, curb weight (with engine fluids and full fuel) 2,337lb dry weight

▪︎ Length: 132 1⁄4 inch

▪︎ Width: 62 inch

▪︎ Height overall with top up: 69 3⁄4 inch reducible to 52 inch

▪︎ Crew: 3 to 4

▪︎ Main armament: designed to mount .30 or .50 caliber Machine Guns swiveling on post between front seatbacks

▪︎ Secondary armament: towing 37mm Anti-Tank Gun

▪︎ Engine: 2.2 litre Inline 4 Willys L134 ''Go Devil'' 60hp

▪︎ Power/weight: 54.0hp/ton

▪︎ Payload capacity: 1,200lb on-road, 800lb cross-country

▪︎ Transmission: 3 speed x 2 range transfer case

▪︎ Suspension: Live axles on leaf springs front and rear

▪︎ Ground clearance: 8 3⁄4 inch

▪︎ Fuel capacity: 12.5 imperial gallons

▪︎ Operational range: 300 miles

▪︎Maximum speed: 65mph.

Sourced from en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB