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

Dutch Soldier with CMP Truck in Subang 1949

Original caption: "2-41 RVA chauffeur-seiner Maap Los, Soebang, 1949". The unit is Dutch 41 RVA (Regiment Veldartillerie), while the vehicle is a CMP 15 CWT 4X2 and is most likely the Chevrolet version.  Probably ex-Australian. The Ford and Chevrolet trucks shared a standard cab design, which evolved over the years of production. The first (designed at Ford by Sid Swallow), second and third cab designs were called No. 11, 12 and 13, respectively. The first two type were similar, the main difference being a two-part radiator grille in No.12 cab (its upper part was opened with a bonnet, which was known as the "Alligator cab"). The final No. 13 cab, an entirely Canadian design made from late 1941 until the end of the war, had the two flat panes of the windscreen angled slightly downward to minimize the glare from the sun and to avoid causing strong reflections that would be observable from aircraft. All the CMP cab designs had a short, "cab forward" configuration that gave CMP trucks their distinctive pug-nosed profile. This design was required to meet the original British specifications for a compact truck design that would be more efficient to transport by ship. The specifications also demanded right-hand drive. Internally the cab had to accommodate the comparatively large North American engines and it was generally cramped.[5] The standard cabs were then matched up with a variety of standard chassis, drive trains and body designs. Chevrolet-built vehicles could be recognised by the radiator grille mesh being of a diamond pattern, whereas Ford-built ones had grilles formed of a square mesh.

Source :
http://www.41afdva.net/Fotos_41%20RVA.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Military_Pattern_truck

Dutch Soldiers Playing Accordeon in front of Chevrolet Truck

This photograph come from the collection of Chris Fillet and show the Chevrolet 1½ ton 4x2 truck used by Dutch Zeven Dezember Divizie in Indonesia, circa 1946-1950. The 1941/1942 and 1946/1947 models were all almost identical but I (Bill) would guess this one is from 1946/1947 as the Dutch were re-equipping during that period.

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

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

Indonesian Street Scene in the 1960s-70s

Indonesian street scene in the 1960s/70s. The passenger car based "Oplet" is a Morris Minor, while the car in front of the bakery wagon is a Fiat 1100. The car at the very top of the photo is possibly a Morris Ten but I am (Bill) not positive.  Certainly British but they made so many cars of that size that looked almost identical it is. sometimes hard to make a positive identification with so little detail.