Odd MB Shared on FB

8 Comments

1. Craig in MEFebruary 3, 2023 at 12:33 PM

   So much for that EARLY 'slat' MB....154th jeep made, if the tags aren't just replacements...
2. Craig/VermontFebruary 3, 2023 at 2:20 PM

   Link to FB doesn't work...Do you have contact info ?? craigwiggett@gmail.com Thank you.
3. Mark S.February 3, 2023 at 5:12 PM

   FB link working for me, definitely an interesting jeep, that early tag brings up a lot of questions.
4. Craig/VermontFebruary 3, 2023 at 5:27 PM

   I suspect it is a very early MB that the motor pool modified (including addind a later grill)...There were many WW2 jeeps in Hawaii Territory during and after the war...I have one (out of a group of 200 jeeps) that was sold by the military to an importer in the States after the war...I'd love to see that slattie reconditioned as modifed...
5. Mark S.February 3, 2023 at 5:33 PM

   I missed first time, seller's profile states he lives in Hawaii.
6. Jim DFebruary 4, 2023 at 2:44 AM

   On the tag it says it's an APU. Which would explain the moving and adapting the front right location for the spare tire. Since the rear of the jeep would be used up by the Power Unit and since APU's many times did double duty on Aircraft Carriers as tugs. Plus it seems the yellow color is original and that would have been appropriate for Carriers and Air Stations. And, according to the tag is IS an MB!
7. David EilersFebruary 5, 2023 at 3:26 AM

   Hi Craig, I'm not sure why the link isn't working for you. It still works for me. Here's the poster's fb profile page: https://www.facebook.com/michael.mickey.33 - Dave
8. Craig/VermontFebruary 5, 2023 at 2:01 PM

   Thanks Dave...It's working now...Rare early MB...A long way from Vermont...