ReoRider

Thanks for looking. The P11 sat in the back of my barn for 20+ years and it was a great relief to get started on the project. Have spent lots of time on military vehicle restorations and found that the mechanics were easier on the car (the flathead 6 is common on army 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks), but the body and interior is something else! On the other hand I discovered pretty good parts availability, particularly for fabric materials to sew up for the interior, and rubber products that were ready to use. Still chasing after some parts (see above) and am waiting for the mud season to end here to get it out on the road for more shake down runs. Rich, the show in Reading has been too long a reach for my heavier vehicles but perhaps the P11 is the way to get there. Matt, the idea of doing your '41 in USAAC marking is great. I spend time with archive pictures from the North African theater to get some sense of the local army build shops at work. Staff cars in "41/42 were there before the Jeep and as such had to do light reconnaissance work and be able to keep out of trouble on the "roads". This lead to lots of modifications; functional bumpers, blackout lighting, grill guards, cooling upgrades, etc.. In large part they used materials on-hand from maintaining the regular fleet. The military parts book for the P11 indicates clearly that no bright work is permitted both outside and inside the vehicle. This applied to the "drafted" vehicles taken from dealer lots at the start of the war as well as to the factory orders. John

Last batch of P11 shots- still working out some details. Hope for some help on OP questions. Thanks, John

More P11

More P11

P11 continued:

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Some shots of the P11 staff car project

Am finishing up a frame up restoration of '41 P11 as a military staff car, North African theater, to the factory manual specs for body/interior finish and accessories. Is going well - have couple remaining parts questions: Need fresh hood springs(2) and haven't been able to find a source... Best recommendation for stiffer front shocks for standard suspension set up.. Need original temperature control knob for the under glove box heater.. Any help most appreciated. Will post some pix of the project shortly. Thanks, John