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6081
Getting ready to start restoration on a early 1946 BT3-C. I have researched that the trailers came in red or green. Does anyone know the correct color codes,...
joe_anderer2000
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Jan 2, 2007
2:37 pm
6082
... Try "Pasture Green," one of the colors Willys used for civilian jeeps in 1946. Should be close if not exact. ... The trailers were painted all one color,...
Robert Bills, KG6LMV
rdbillsjr
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Jan 2, 2007
6:10 pm
6083
Also check out my photos in our Yahoo photo section under New Bantam I used the smooth forest green from Durabak. It is very close to the color found inside...
dmeyerrph
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Jan 5, 2007
3:50 am
6084
My BT3C still has some of the original paint. Forest Green is about the best description of it. Also, I have an NOS original tail light lens and bezel assembly...
jeeper48
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Jan 6, 2007
7:07 am
6085
My unrestored 100% complete and original BT3C still had it's original red paint on the axle hubs and rear side of the wheels as the wheels were never removed...
GARY JOHNSON
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Jan 6, 2007
1:17 pm
6086
Gary - how about posting your pics in our Photo section. We all would like to see them!. Dave ... original red paint on the axle hubs and rear side of the...
dmeyerrph
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Jan 6, 2007
10:34 pm
6087
I compared the original red on by Bantam T3-C to the paint chips at www.autocolorlibrary.com and think that it is quite close to the "Harvard Red" used by...
Robert Bills, KG6LMV
rdbillsjr
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Jan 6, 2007
11:59 pm
6088
I uploaded some photos of a trailer at an auction (Trailer at Auction album). It appears to be a military Bantam type modified for some kind of municipal use,...
coastiecpo
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Jan 12, 2007
2:06 am
6089
Hey coastie, the frame sure looks like a Bantam, but the box doesn't. At first I thought it was just cut down about 6-8'', but then I noticed there are no...
Randy Johnson
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Jan 12, 2007
3:24 am
6090
The trailer has a WWII military 1/4 ton trailer frame, lunette casting, etc. There is no way to tell from the photos whether it is Willys or Bantam. However,...
Robert Bills, KG6LMV
rdbillsjr
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Jan 12, 2007
3:05 pm
6091
Looks like an M100 modified by the Air Force to carry a set of tool fixtures or jack sets. The yellow flightline painted interior is what makes me think USAF....
Wes K
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Jan 12, 2007
6:03 pm
6092
Bob, I have compared that lunette to my M100 photos and that lunette looks to me to match the M100 photos to a T. I was looking at the WWII lunettes and their...
Wes K
tomatotruck993
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Jan 13, 2007
4:09 pm
6093
Wes, I looked at the photos again, and you are absolutely correct that the lunette matches the M100. (The screen size and resolution of the laptop I was using...
Robert Bills, KG6LMV
rdbillsjr
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Jan 13, 2007
5:54 pm
6094
Well, The bid for that trailer appears to be heading beyond what I would be willing to pay for it for my application. From the photos it sure appears that the...
coastiecpo
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Jan 13, 2007
11:50 pm
6095
HelloBob, I spent 22 years in the Air Force in Aircraft Maintenance. We fabricated and modified many custom equipment trailers for hauling special tooling and...
Wes K
tomatotruck993
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Jan 14, 2007
11:40 am
6096
I have a t3-c trail Serial # 19371 I was wondering how do I figure out the year? any help would be great. Warren...
ww2warren
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Jan 15, 2007
2:55 am
6097
I also put pictures on the web site as well under ww2warren ww2warren <ww2warren@...> wrote: I have a t3-c trail Serial # 19371 I was wondering...
warren klein
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Jan 15, 2007
3:04 am
6098
... wrote: Warren, that's a nice looking Bantam. Please put your info in the Civilian Trailer database in the user group. It is probably 1947 or 48. Dave M I...
dmeyerrph
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Jan 15, 2007
7:16 pm
6099
Unless you can trace the title back to the original registration date, determining the year of manufacture or year of first sale of a Bantam T3-C is a guessing...
Robert Bills, KG6LMV
rdbillsjr
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Jan 16, 2007
12:14 am
6100
Hey Warren, thats a very nice trailer, must have been well taken care of! BTW Anyone looking for the pics of Warrens trailer, they are on the tail-end of...
Randy Johnson
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Jan 16, 2007
3:27 pm
6101
Hello Mike, boy, the wonders of searching the web ! Thank you for creating this site. Kevin Gilmore [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Kevin Gilmore
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Jan 20, 2007
6:11 pm
6102
Hello, My name is Roger and I am living in SWEDEN. This is my first post on this board, but I have been watching and learning since November 2000. I have been...
rogerbensgard
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Jan 21, 2007
4:07 pm
6103
Roger, Very nice trailer. It even has the original Fulton Coupler. Those have proven quite hard to find. Ric -. Toledo, Ohio Home of the World Famous Jeep® ...
Mighty Mo
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Jan 21, 2007
4:37 pm
6104
Roger, Very nice trailer. It even has the original Fulton Coupler. Those have proven quite hard to find. Don’t worry about the length of the post. We all...
Mighty Mo
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Jan 21, 2007
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6105
I bought what I though was a Bantam TC-3 trailer. It turns out it is a Spen Model S (sorry no hubcaps). The coupler has been replaced, the landing leg is...
mcatrett
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Jan 21, 2007
6:21 pm
6106
See photo's posted today, Mod T3-C Ser# 14401 Anybody interested? Located in Rome, Ga. srasafety@... asavet6468@... 770-547-7438 cell...
Steve
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Jan 23, 2007
1:31 am
6107
I was told this is a Bantam but I dought it? I posted pictures of it in the photos section in a new album called "What am I?" If someone knows what it is...
checkerthree
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Jan 25, 2007
1:47 pm
6108
... Frankly, I know what it isn't but not what it is. It is definitely NOT a Bantam (military or civilian), nor is it a Willys MBT, M100 or M416. The tailgate...
Robert Bills, KG6LMV
rdbillsjr
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Jan 28, 2007
5:56 pm
6109
OK.........I will take more photos this week.The fenders[if not there matached to the original holes and have been on this trailer a very long time] and...
William Hossfield
checkerthree
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Jan 29, 2007
12:39 pm
6110
I have posted more pictures in the photo Albums in "What model Bantam?" I hope this identifies it.............I do believe the axel has been changed ... Have a...
William Hossfield
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Jan 30, 2007
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