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Solved: gte4289_85 -- Custom Jeep by US Army's 237th Ordinance Medium Maintenance Company
« on: January 02, 2019, 11:01:43 PM »
Please identify this vehicle (builder and components) for a point:
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2019, 08:42:46 PM »
Experts?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2019, 08:55:09 PM »
I don,t know where to begin,but is it an American home-built pickup?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2019, 09:12:17 PM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on January 10, 2019, 08:55:09 PM
I don,t know where to begin,but is it an American home-built pickup?
And I don't know quite how to respond. It is a one-off of American origin, but it is not what would typically be classified as a "home-built" vehicle.
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2019, 10:26:28 PM »
Did it have any amphibious capabilities?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2019, 11:40:20 PM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on January 10, 2019, 10:26:28 PM
Did it have any amphibious capabilities?
As far as I am aware, no.
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2019, 12:42:52 AM »
are there any parts from an aircraft in building this vehicle?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2019, 01:33:01 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on January 11, 2019, 12:42:52 AM
are there any parts from an aircraft in building this vehicle?
Yes
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2019, 02:06:45 AM »
Us it a Willys jeep based, realized by Boing to use in the factory?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2019, 02:41:14 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on January 11, 2019, 02:06:45 AM
Us it a Willys jeep based, realized by Boing to use in the factory?
Willys jeep based, realized by Boing to use in the factory
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2019, 06:18:55 AM »
Willys by Lockheed?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2019, 06:32:35 AM »
Was it the airplane wheel fairings from a Cessna 172 used in this vehicle?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2019, 10:38:02 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on January 11, 2019, 06:18:55 AM
Willys by Lockheed?
Not by Lockheed

Quote from: kwgibbs on January 11, 2019, 06:32:35 AM
Was it the airplane wheel fairings from a Cessna 172 used in this vehicle?
No
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2019, 10:49:09 AM »
Used the belly tanks from the aircraft?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2019, 12:05:59 PM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on January 11, 2019, 10:49:09 AM
Used the belly tanks from the aircraft?
Yes, the fenders were created from aircraft belly tanks.
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2019, 06:00:53 PM »
was it built by Wayne K. Pike?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2019, 06:37:37 PM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on January 11, 2019, 06:00:53 PM
was it built by Wayne K. Pike?
No, but the circumstances under which it was built are similar to that of the Pike vehicle.
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2019, 04:27:50 AM »
Henschell parts?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2019, 06:03:57 PM »
Quote from: targhediferro on January 12, 2019, 04:27:50 AM
Henschell parts?
None that I'm aware, and I seriously doubt it
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2019, 07:31:42 PM »
Pros?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2019, 12:53:45 AM »
Was it built by American soldiers based outside the USA ?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2019, 01:24:13 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on January 22, 2019, 12:53:45 AM
Was it built by American soldiers based outside the USA ?
Built by American military servicemen, but location was not outside the USA.
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2019, 03:09:54 AM »
Built by US Air Force servicemen ?
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2019, 03:14:04 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on January 22, 2019, 03:09:54 AM
Built by US Air Force servicemen ?
Yes
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Re: gte4289_85
« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2019, 03:27:05 AM »
Could it be found online?
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