M38 Doors

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evanso1975
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M38 Doors

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Picked up some M38 doors off Fleabay last week (advertised as M201 Hotchkiss), so I thought I'd share some pictures:

External side
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Internal side
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Exterior door handle
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Folding door frame
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These doors have the top half of the window able to be opened. I think this is a later addition; the window trim is vinyl, whereas the door edge trim is canvas. Not sure if this is a military mod or one of Bubba's finer moments.

Some turnbuckles have been added (female half in the top corners and the corresponding male half about two thirds of the way down), which seem to allow the complete top half of the door to be folded down (to convert into half-doors? :? I'll need to check this assumption at the weekend). Again, not sure when this was done, why or by whom. Where turnbuckles have been added, a black vinyl reinforcement piece has been added on the internal side.

The exterior door handles (third photo) have been modified, and fitted with a Bakelite knob. The workmanship seems very un-Bubba, but maybe he got a professional to do this. 8O

Finally, while the door frames (folding type) appeared to be OD, where they fit under the canvas they are Strata Blue (4th photo).
Owen

1951 US Air Force M38
1944 F-1 1/2-ton Airdrome Trailer
1940 C15 Chevrolet CMP 11-cab
1939 DKW KS200 Motorcycle
MVT # 19406
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