Lebanon Crisis

Luis · Post by **Luis** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:41 pm

Holloway And Lebanon Crisis
Photographer: Hank Walker

millertime · Post by **millertime** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:54 pm

i see the a1 did have a dash mount gun holder

Sam-Helm · Post by **Sam-Helm** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:07 pm

What is that foor rest looking thing on the passenger door frame?

dv3468 · Post by **dv3468** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:43 pm

Did you notice in the first photo that the M-38s lined up on the left column of jeeps all have wire cutters mounted on their front bumpers?

Also in the fifth picture from the bottom with the three marines around the M38A1. Did you see how the rear lifting shackles are mounted on the upper corners of the body with the steel bars running down and under the body!

P.S. Spring is coming, the Hoboken New Jersey St. Patrick's Day Parade is next Saturday. It's time to fire up the old girl and get her ready to roll.

Regards to Everybody. Dennis V.

OKCM38CDN · Post by **OKCM38CDN** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:13 pm

If you look at the 3rd photo down, the dash mounted gun holder is the hand rail...

Same on the driver's side in another photo...

dv3468 · Post by **dv3468** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:15 pm

That must of done a great job on the stocks of those Garands!

Sam-Helm · Post by **Sam-Helm** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:25 am

Those are not standard lifting shackles on the upper body -- they don't have the 90 degree bend at the pin. I also think I could see a standard one peeking out below the bumperette (but I could be wrong). Great set of pictures, Luis.

GIJOE290 · Post by **GIJOE290** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:14 am

dv3468 wrote:Did you see how the rear lifting shackles are mounted on the upper corners of the body with the steel bars running down and under the body! Dennis V.

Maybe that clevis is used to lash it down to the deck of the ship? Or used to quide (spin, turn) the jeep to where it lands when off landing, by crane?

In the last pic, forward of the star; it looks like those are hood blocks? For what purpose could those be for?

Thanks for posting the pic, Luis. It's great to see A1's on duty.

hill · Post by **hill** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:18 pm

Did anyone notice the 4th picture was a right hand steer jeep.

dv3468 · Post by **dv3468** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:24 pm

THAT IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE NEGATIVE BEING REVERSED WHEN THEY PRINTED THE PHOTO.

Post by **wesk** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:37 pm

The Navy and USMC hoisted their equipment much more than the Army and Air Force did. Even during WWII you saw the USN and USMC vehicles with added on and more practical lifting devices. The willys clevis inside the bumperettes when used often damaged the gas can and the spar tire mount.
Those steel straps running from the added clevises down the tub and into the frame are clearly designed to allow lifting the jeep from those two aft locations.

I also noticed the reversed negative in that tan desert colored A1C.

Galen · Post by **Galen** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:05 am

dv3468 wrote:THAT IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE NEGATIVE BEING REVERSED WHEN THEY PRINTED THE PHOTO.

Sometimes magazines will flip pictures to make sure it works better with the 'gutter', or the crease in the magazine. This is more prevalent in the times where the magazine editors had to work with what they had & couldn't get more pictures or digitally enhance what they had like they do now.

Luis · Post by **Luis** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:30 pm

Cheers

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:09 am

What I wouldn't give to be allowed to spend an hour in Luis's first photo (in his original post).

Imagine all the take-off parts I could get. A new gas tank (leak-free) and five original tires would be top of my list.

Luis · Post by **Luis** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:15 pm

Non Mechanical Mule...

Cheers