1942 Ford Marmon-Herrington info needed

str8axle63

str8axle63

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I recently bought this 1942 Ford Marmon Herrington. I never heard of the MH before I bought it.
; I just like the truck. .,The truck appears to be in original condition, all the all wheel drive train is there. The motor is flat head 8 cyl. I'm trying to get some info on it.
Is it valuable because its an MH ,compaired to a Stock Ford
Does the engine have numbers on it where I can check if its original
It has a "war department" stamped on a plate inside the truck, were these government trucks
Any info would be much appreciated
Thank you
I tried to post pictures but not sure if it worked, new guy to the forum
 
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Call Chuck Mantiglia in Conn. 203 287 9830........Chuck is CHUCKS TRUCKS......he has
MH Fords hanging from his ceiling. You are not that far away.
Charlie ny
 
Is it a big truck or a pickup? What is the wheelbase and wheel size? Please work on those photos! And welcome to the Barn.
 
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You have a what is called a “big” truck. Judging by the photos it looks to have a 135” WB and the info on the plate suggests at least 2 tons GVW. The plow brackets and the info on the manufacturers plate suggests it was used either by a municipality or the military for road maintenance. The MH drivetrain coupled to the fact that there weren’t many vehicles available in 1942 for other than military use makes your truck a rare bird with some historical value. Is there any indication that it might have had a dump bed on it? Is there a lever in the cab next to the shifter connected to a PTO on the transmission? Nice find..!!!
 
Wow; Do Not lose those data plates! Is that Olive drab under the highway orange? Even the brush guard is special. I also see the M+H badges? Visit the MVPA site... Military Vehicle Preservation Association. That truck lives in two 'worlds'. Newc
 
From the data plate this looks to have been equipped with a snow blower with its own engine mounted on the rear. Notice that there are two columns of data; the left one for the "Snogo" (notice maximum RPM of 1800, the flathead under the hood would be around 3600 RPM), and the right one for the truck chassis.
 
I think the info on the left side of the ID plate indicates it had
a Snowgo snowblower mounted on it.
If it is military there is a good chance it was built for use
on a military airfield that received a lot of snow.
 
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This LHD 1942 Ford with Marmon-Herrington conversion, with Snow Plow attached, was seen in Tasmania a few years back. It looks similar to the one that you have.
By the way, Cliff Heeling, of Watertown, Minn. (Editor of the 1933-1934 Ford Restoration Book) owns a similar Ford snow plow.
 
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Here is a larger picture of your Ford with the Marmon-Herrington conversion. Notice how it has similar lights to the example seen in Tasmania mounted on the roof?
 
That is a modified Ford G8T 1 1/2-ton military truck. Marmon Herrington was the go to company for 4-wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicles. Few companies manufactured there own 4-wheel drive vehicles in that era. MH stepped up to the plate to provide conversions for all sorts of vehicles both here in the US and in Canada.


Another company was contracted to put the snow removal equipment on.


I drove a 1974 Ford 1-ton pickup/fuel truck that had an MH conversion back when I was chasing the seismograph crews through the rocky mountains. The rear axle & springs were heavy duty but the front 4-wheel drive axle & springs were lighter duty on that rig. I had problems with it. Ford was making there own 4X4 vehicles around that time frame but MH still modifies specialty vehicles for AWD but they are mostly larger trucks now days.
 
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Here is the info at the bottom of the link above. This is a rare truck if I read this right.

1942 Ford / Marmon Herrington SNOGO
Built on a 1942 Ford 1 1/2 ton commercial chassis converted to all wheel drive by Marmon Herrington, model number KMM5-4, serial number 472367, the truck was delivered to Klauer Mfg in Dubois Iowa on December 3 1941.

On January 27, 1943, SNOGO unit model LTR, serial number 1086, powered by an International Harvester IGC U-21 engine, serial number UH3311Z1 was fitted to the chassis. The truck was then delivered to the Ford Willow Run Bomber plant on June 16th 1943 where it was assigned the Defense Plant Corporation number of MI-4862-A3.

This unit continued to operate in front line snow removal service until 1970 when it was moved to backup status along with one of the other original 6 machines, the fate of the other four is unknown.

In 1982, this unit, along with one other was sold to the Ann Arbor Airport where they served as front line units once again, apparently well into the 1990�s.

In August 2006, SNOGO 1086 returned home to Willow Run when the Ann Arbor Airport donated it to the Yankee Air Museum. The Yankee Air Museum has contracted with Ron Leatherman of Military Repair & Restoration Inc. (www.mv-restoration.com)
 
I think it may have a civilian cab as the military cab had a swing out windshield with top mounted wipers. The G8T also had a six, which may have been swapped out over the years of course. This will be a very low geared truck so don't expect much hiway speed! It is a very cool vehicle and you are fortunate to have found it!
 
rotorwrench said:
That is a modified Ford G8T 1 1/2-ton military truck. Marmon Herrington was the go to company for 4-wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicles. Few companies manufactured there own 4-wheel drive vehicles in that era. MH stepped up to the plate to provide conversions for all sorts of vehicles both here in the US and in Canada.


Although FORD made the GTB aka Burma Jeep for the Military, the truck he has strictly remained in the U.S. compared to the rockwell axle 4WDs - Chevys, GMCs, IHs, and Ford GTBs, GPWs, GPAs.. still a cool find! :D
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