I was reading these posts again and again .
And I was thinking (yes I can )
If I was restoring (and I am)
Would I use factory fresh parts from France for my 1942 MB then the answer is NO.
I would use old parts and refurbish them .
I would use French parts if there wasn't anything around on the entire planet.
French parts aren't WWII parts (and will never be WWII parts)
They look the same (but there are always differences)
I DID NOT SAY THAT A M201 IS LESSER !
They are in fact better .
But then again the aren't from the 1940's.
So wenn Ben wrote this story :
I think that the words serious jeep collectors isn't right !Ben Dover wrote:Thank God the French Military was serious about perpetuating the combat proven MB for another half century, it gave the serious Jeep collectors factory fresh parts for years and is providing a source of restorable Jeeps for many happy collectors.
That doesn't mean that Luca is right .
I have had a M201 body and I have seen a lot of MD JUAN body's .
French body's are a lot better and I would love to take parts from those body's to restore a WWII Bodytub.
For the rest I think Luca is right.
My 50 cents .
René Boers