Showing posts with label Jeep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeep. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2016

Dutch Soldiers in a Jeep in Front of Kemayoran Mosque

Kemayoran Mosque (Masjid Kemayoran) in Surabaya, 1949. Some Dutch 'tourists' boarded Willys MB type 1944 jeep and posed in the artificial crossing in front of the mosque.


Source :
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/342836590357948517/

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Dutch Soldiers Interrogating Civilian

Interrogation of civilian by Dutch soldiers to check the damage of Christian property (church) by unknown mob in Depok, 11 April 1946. The picture was made by Willem van de Poll. The vehicle is Willys MB jeep, used extensively by Dutch forces in Indonesia.


Source :
http://indonesia-zaman-doeloe.blogspot.co.id/2016/01/tentara-belanda-memerika-insiden.html

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Street Scene in Gajah Mada (Jakarta) in 1950

Street scene in Gajah Mada (Jakarta) in 1950. From right to left: a 1946 Buick Super Series 50; a 1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe; a Willys CJ model Jeep; probably a ca 1950 Ford Prefect; and the last car is an Australian Holden body Chevrolet from 1947.


Source :
http://forum.detik.com/foto-foto-jakarta-dan-sekitarnya-tempo-dulu-posting-aja-kesini-t19743.html

Monday, February 1, 2016

Convoy of Dutch Troops in Indonesian Road

Convoy of Dutch troops in Indonesian road. The vehicles are as follow (from the front):
1.Willys MB
2.Opel Admiral which were built 1937-1939
3.Ford truck. There were two series built, 1942-43 and 1945-1947 that were almost identical
4. Dodge WC "Weapons Carrier"  This one is likely a WC56 Command Car without winch..
5. Possibly another Ford truck.
6&7. Can't positively identify due to the lack of details in the photo.


Source :
https://www.pinterest.com/isabella161/nederlands-indie/

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Willys Jeep with Armored Hull

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?


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

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Willys MB Jeep used by Dutch Troops in Indonesia

Two photos from the collection of Chris Fillet and show the Willys MB Jeep used by Dutch Zeven Dezember Divizie in Indonesia, circa 1946-1950. The second photograph was taken near Lake Toba (Sumatra) in August 1948.


Source :
http://www.zevendecemberdivisie.nl/fotopage.html