These trucks assembled before start of Lend-Lease program (it began in March 11, 1941). Pages from technical manual of 1939 Artillery Tractor LP №3. Note the roadster type cab.

The MH my father had was an ex-army war surplus and was still painted miltitary colours.

They were part of USA lend lease program to their allies and were imported in PKD form and ssembled in Aus.

These brochures I downloaded from not sure where.





Bruce Hawkins

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has never made anything.

Sergey, according to the "10 Years Before Pearl Harbor" brochure from 1944, the wreckers went to Russia.

Jeff, I know this page. Possible was delivered single example or small party. May be this wrecker was shipped not for Red Army but Soviet Ministry of Aviation Industries, for plant airfields. But this only my hypotheses. Still it is necessary to remember, what not all sea escorts reached Russia.
Marmon-Herrington DSD Series is very rare trucks. May be most part of these vehicles was build for Iranian Army.

In Australia Ford/M-H was assembled in Ford Motor Company of Australia from Canadian parts and Marmon-Herrington axles and transfer cases. Them considered as Ford production. Trucks of 4x4 type build in 1939-41, 6x6 type - in 1940-42. The most part of 4x4 trucks build for Royal Australian Army as Artillery Tractors LP3 and LP3A (with winch) and they has cab without hard roof.
Typical example - 1940 Ford/Marmon-Herrington 01T on well-known photo from Libyan Desert.

Bruce Hawkins picture looks like a 1941 Ford.

It would be fun to see performance comparisons of the MH/Ford V8 or I-6 to the Chevy 1.5 ton Army truck.

Bruce

kblackav8or (30/11/2012)

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M H is an American company. I don't know anything about their export history if that answers your question.

M-H exported thousands of trucks to our allies before, during, and after the War. Some of them were right hand drive. Some of these trucks may have been assembled overseas as well.

Jeff

Trucker (30/11/2012)

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Today there is no confirmation that they were to Russia. M1 wreckers were really delivered.

Sergey, according to the "10 Years Before Pearl Harbor" brochure from 1944, the wreckers went to Russia.



Jeff

About 10 or so years ago a Cat D3 went to the bottom on Lake Sunape. They got it out after a while.

Hi Tony, Don't know if the story is better that the truck made it or that it went to the bottom of the lake?

It lived to see another day for sure.

When it went through the equipment auction, it still had chains on all tires.

Jim

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Trucker

There is a possibility that the truck Bruce posted, although in civilian livery, was shipped Down Under at the beginning of WW 2 ?????

Bruce

That is an interesting logger. Please fill us in on more of its history, if you know it??

Brocky