Does anyone have any of these jerry can holders as mounted to the inside of the back doors of this ambo.
I am interested in their shape and construction. It looks to be steel plate.

Thanks

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I believe they are the type that you can buy in camping stores. I will check when I next visit my friend who has a couple of ambulances. This would make sense, as they should be the generic military type, which the camping store version is a copy of.

Aaron.

Stuart
they/it looks very similar to the ones you can buy from the off road shops, except as well as a base they have a higher frame.











this is just an example, there are others about.

a Q would the doors take the weigh of jerry cans?

interesting nursey pose must have been some yanks nearby she has an M1 carbine. or it was very early in the theatre of operations.(SVN)


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She does have an M1; and more to the point why?

Nursing Corps do not carry arms and if she is Medical Corps; why isn't she wearing greens?

One can only hope the jerry can is for carrying water, not petrol

Maybe this will help...............I think they were used to carry spare oxygen cylinders.

Peter

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G'day All, The Nursing Sister is Lt. Colleen Mealy and the pic was taken in country and I'm sure I read somewhere that they were armed or had armed escorts, when out in the field, and yes they were taught how to handle weapons.
Back on topic the jerry cans are plastic for water, the bracket is steel and it's shape is nothing like the pic from JohnE (sorry mate), it's triangular on the sides and flat across the back, and yes the door will hold the weight cheers Dennis
PS just 4 interest sake it is a pain in the a**e shutting the lhs door with that can there if you have a litter down.

Thats what I can see Dennis. I have seen the type that JohnE has shown but only on the FJ45 Landcruiser but I haven't seen this type before. Was wondering if they were a unit mod (strengthening original - such as Peters photo - to take the weight of a full jerry can) or whether this design of holder was used by the army during the 60's or 70's on any vehicles.

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175-170 1969 S2A LRPV
178-404 1971 S2A LRPV
172-463 1968 S2A GS/LRPV
178-185 1970 S2A GS
101-527 1964 No.5 'Norforce' Trailer

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These were designed into the ambulance along with one on the other side for a folding stretcher if I recall. The bit around the middle is the strap for holding it.

Interestingly my ambulance has no sich brackets, or holes where they used to be, but the S2 ambulance belonging to the gruber brothers that I looked at at corowa (ex mike cecil) does have them! (pictured)

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Hi Firey Good pic where did you get it

Hi Tommy T
They are made out of aluminum PM me and I will get you some pics
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