Armoured Rail Road Jeeps

[m606paz]

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[martinelterrible]

que estilo aleman....

[m606paz]

que estilo aleman....

Si, me trajo a la cabeza SdKfz.

Parece un CJ,no?

[vladimirsinisi]

si parece la trompa de un CJ

[m606paz]

Esta es la descripcion de la foto.. por el año tambien podria se CJ... y no tiene palier flotante detras...

Armoured jeeps with K.N.I.L.?
The picture is from J.W. Hogendoorn's De Jeep in Nederland. An excellent and
comprehensive account of all jeep variants, both military and civilian, that served in
Holland. Plenty of info on jeeps in the colonies is available as well. This picture from
1948 shows two armoured jeeps on Java, fitted out for use on railways and
connected back to back. The jeeps seem to be Willy's, mounting an armoured hull.
We do not exactly know who did this and when. Willys jeeps probably did not arrive in the Dutch East Indies before the Japanese
invasion (Ford GP's did). So we can state at least that the armoured hulls were fitted after 1946 to the Willys chassis. But what
about the hulls? Who made these and when? Take a look at the armoured hull (shape and welding) and compare it to the
Stadswacht Overvalwagens. It is very similar. Did someone recycle early K.N.I.L. armour by cutting and pasting Overvalwagen
hulls to produce these armoured jeeps? Or were these armoured hulls already built in 1941-42 for Ford GP's? Some K.N.I.L.
accounts of the period vaguely mention "armoured jeeps" or armoured "terreinwagens" in service, but we have no evidence.
Who knows?

http://www.overvalwagen.com/mysteryvehicles.htm

[m606paz]

Esta es la descripcion de la foto.. por el año tambien podria se CJ... y no tiene palier flotante detras...

Armoured jeeps with K.N.I.L.?
The picture is from J.W. Hogendoorn's De Jeep in Nederland. An excellent and
comprehensive account of all jeep variants, both military and civilian, that served in
Holland. Plenty of info on jeeps in the colonies is available as well. This picture from
1948 shows two armoured jeeps on Java, fitted out for use on railways and
connected back to back. The jeeps seem to be Willy's, mounting an armoured hull.
We do not exactly know who did this and when. Willys jeeps probably did not arrive in the Dutch East Indies before the Japanese
invasion (Ford GP's did). So we can state at least that the armoured hulls were fitted after 1946 to the Willys chassis. But what
about the hulls? Who made these and when? Take a look at the armoured hull (shape and welding) and compare it to the
Stadswacht Overvalwagens. It is very similar. Did someone recycle early K.N.I.L. armour by cutting and pasting Overvalwagen
hulls to produce these armoured jeeps? Or were these armoured hulls already built in 1941-42 for Ford GP's? Some K.N.I.L.
accounts of the period vaguely mention "armoured jeeps" or armoured "terreinwagens" in service, but we have no evidence.
Who knows?

http://www.overvalwagen.com/mysteryvehicles.htm