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Posted by Paul Cook in Kempner, Texas [76.0.107.207] on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 12:12:36 :
In Reply to: just in case posted by clueless [201.202.24.94] on Monday, April 09, 2012 at 18:17:18 :
FACT (1): Joe, Gordon (UK), Gordon (IA) and many others pay so you can post on their web sites.
Others (including me)pay to provide a web site where we post information for your use, but don't provide a discussion area. There are enough excellent Forums that we need not "dilute" their usefulness with unneeded duplication.
Either way, we support the hobby at our expense. In addition to these expenditures, we also put a lot of time into maintaining the web site for your use.
It is reasonable to believe that almost all who visit Power Wagon related web sites are here to learn and share Power Wagon related issues.
Someone says, skip the posts that are off topic. Because I find value in most posts, I tend to read them all, even the ones with the inaccurate subjects listed. Because a few of you do not understand the sequential order of posts, you answer questions that have already been answered in a particular thread. Until I see that a particular thread has lost its relevance, I read it because I still find new and useful information - related to Power Wagons.
FACT (2): Very few WWII non-combat vehicles went directly into the surplus system. Many were turned over to civil agencies to be used in the post war reconstruction. Some of these were modified to provide a level of comfort that was greater that afforded to GI's. Some were dumped in the ocean. And a lot of military vehicles in active military units served in the "post war" era and then in a second war in a place called, "Korea".
My WC62 was reasonably complete and original, but it's clear that there were also some civilian adaptations before I got it. Very visible are the civilian 7" headlights that replaced the original 5" ones. Electrical system was converted to 12v. There was a steel cab with dimensions and appearance close to the original military canvas, that also was a perfect fit for a WC51/52. I would not claim it was an arctic cab since each of the "Arctic" cabs presented in this thread are unique in appearance.
BOTTOM LINE (1): Before you use band width to ask a question that has been answered many times, check out more than one source. Use the "search" function of your computer or your brain. Understand that pink fluffy house slippers have their own site. And support the folks who make the websites available with a donation or at least a thank you.
BOTTOM LINE (2): Consider the possibility that there never was a government specification "hard" cab.
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