Hi all,
I've just got an original documenti saying that at the end of 1941 the G.E.Co. Cavalleggeri di Monferrato in North Africa was re-organized on four Squadrons. Two of them used Italian built Equipment (AB41, various trucks, ecc), one used captured equipment. One used Morris CS8 equipped with an Italian 65/17 gun and one, to my big surprise, used captured Wyllys. I'm not an expert at all in Wyllys and my question is how were these Jeeps equipped/modified for use in the desert? Where can I found reference pics about them?
Thanks a lot in advance for your time
Ciao

The British SAS removed some of the front grill bars and added a canister to the front. It was a condensor that captured the evaporating water from the radiator and could be recycled back into the radiator. I am not sure of what type of modifications were done to the captured Willys Jeeps or if the captured Jeeps were left stock or not.

Rob, thanks for your answer. Quite likely we did not make any mod to the vehicles temselves, but the weapons (usually we preferred to install our Breda MGs).
Do you know if these were painted in olive green and on it was applied a coat of desert yellow, or they came out already painted with the desert camo?
Tks again...
Ciao

I don't know, but knowing the US military, proabably OD green and the Brits over painted them sand. Tamiya did an SAS Jeep a while ago that is still readily available (but ancient).

Howdy Fabio,

I've built this SAS Jeep and it's not bad. Compared to other older Tammy kits, the mouldings are fine. I did throw away the fig's that came with it though...just didn't care for them. Their mouldings were weak.

Tread.

Oh, the SAS Jeeps open up a whole plethora of 'atmoshere' possibilities!

Fabio,
As Sabot said the British SAS painted them a sand colour and sometimes used (I think) some sort of desert pink camo.