Recent content by uglydukwling

Some of the pictures of "stuff" on the hoods of WW II Jeeps are pretty scary. Like a casualty (or 2) in a stretcher laid crosswise on the hood. I don't suppose the jeep was driven very fast that way, but still it looks pretty precarious. Another one shows a long range desert group (LRDG) jeep...

In extreme cold climates, some heavy equipment was (maybe still is) just left running all winter. I've even seen some engines with dual oil filters valved so oil could run through one while changing the other. You still couldn't change the oil, except for the little bit that went with the...

I just thought I'd stir up the "how much power do you really need?" debate. My first diesel truck was a 1959 Mercedes 319d, possibly the first factory diesel pickup in North America. It was a 1-ton dually, powered by a Mercedes om636 diesel. This was the same engine used in the 180d cars, the...