OLD INDONESIAN VEHICLES: International Harvester

Monday, February 22, 2016

International Harvester and CMP Truck in Simpang Road

Jalan Simpang (Intersection Road), Surabaya (East Java), circa 1947. The truck with long passenger lorry is a International Harvester M5H6, while the military truck at right is a CMP, probably a Chevrolet 30 CWT.

Source :
http://lokasiwisatadiindonesia.blogspot.co.id/2012/10/old-surabaya.html

Gouverneurs Kantoor Oost-Java in Surabaya

Surabaya in 1929-1930. The building is Gouverneurs Kantoor Oost-Java, designed by architect W. Lemei while the constructor was Ballast Ned. AAnn. Mij (NEDAM). Now becoming the office for the East Java governor. The truck in the foreground is International Harvester M5H6 2½ ton. They were originally supplied to the US Marine Corps and the US Navy. I (Bill) cannot yet identify the car on the left nor can I identify the crawler tractor on the trailer.

Source :
http://surabayainfowisata.blogspot.co.id/2015/08/kantor-gubernur-jatim-tempoe-doeloe.html

BILL MURRAY

Bill Murray has done research on the history of wheeled/non armoured military vehicles from around the world 1930-1945 for 60 years. In the last few years he has concentrated on the history of US marque vehicles sold to, manufactured or assembled in countries outside the US 1930-1945. Bill worked for Volvo and SAAB for 22 years and owned his own HobbyTown USA franchise for 20 years. He also lived and worked in Sweden, Peru and Canada and was born in China. You can email him at: mostoysinc@aol.com