Posted by Keith in Washington from 207.46.137.9 (tide09.microsoft.com) on Friday, April 05, 2002 at 12:16PM :
In Reply to: Re: I'm a weak man... posted by Tom J. from 66.76.84.17 (cdm-66-84-17-fayt.cox-internet.com) on Thursday, April 04, 2002 at 10:29PM :
No it is not. The battery box is not cut into the body behind the passenger door. This basic body was used in many different trucks. It comes in panel and window versions. I have seen many uses for it from ambulances to passenger vehicles to panel delivery trucks plus the military versions. I have never seen the 3/4 ton WC body with the correct battery box cut outs in a panel version. They all have windows. I am also not sure that I have seen any pictures with a panel version having tailgates they all have had two rear doors. I have seen 1 WC 53 with 2 rear doors but the owner had removed the tailgates and installed the doors as the tailgates were damaged. The picture of the 3/4 ton Carryall with the one large window has the correct body but it has been cut. I looked at mine and it is very clear where it had been cut.
The only variation on the 3/4 ton body is that they put a 3rd door in behind the driver and the roof opened in some fashion so that people could "observe" the enemy. None of these are known to exist at this time, however they are listed and pictured in government documentation. I understand that 1 or 2 of these were built.