Sorry, front clip. Stu

 

I will add my welcome and agree that its a nice looking old warrior. Wish mine looked that good when they got drug home. The wheels also caught my eye Stu, my limited knowledge tells me they should have a solid lock ring. I will leave all the fancy wheel lingo to you.

 

Yours, Josh's, and the other F-2s all have this pictured Budd that has no hand holes and the solid/continuous ring that is distinctive of the Firestone RHP design. This ones' wheels all seem to match and certainly have done the job for decades and decades so it doesn't much matter. This below wheel is on DJ's truck. Stu

 

grill, front fenders, hood, all together.
This uses the 1.5 inch lug nuts, like my 43 International M2-4 did, but with splits instead of combat wheels.
The outer wheel flanges are marked
6.50H-16
GY-LTS (funny triangular symbol) D
And the welds look professional.

 

You need to get to to know another of our M-H guys, 1952henry, who also restored an M-2-4 ambulance. Think he sold it. He may drop by to comment. Stu

 

Those holes sure came in handy for steering with a digging bar when winching it aboard the trailer.

 

I'm sure so. Never loaded one with no steering. The last one I bought we had to load with a D3 iirc. Rear brakes seized and wouldn't break free by dragging it. The way we have fun! Stu

 

Yeah, Goodyear LTS in a 16" x 6.5" size is a Power Wagon rim. Am I right that you can see the weld bead on the face side of the assembly? Originals were riveted, not welded. Here's pics of one of my Power Wagon wheels. Stu

 

Fun. We recovered a VW bus that had been sitting on a hilside for 30 years, The engine started right up, but all 4 brakes were rusted stuck. I had one of those little portable plastic box winches and it took us about 6 hours to move it 400 feet up a steep hill and to load it onto a trailer. Once again pushing the boundaries of physics and common sense. I have better equipment now, paid for by trading in junk. That low miles 58 Bus shipped to England after i made it safe, reliable (for a vw) and drivable.
I am considering making steel tire skids.

 

That sad micro bus is probably worth a small fortune today. Stu

 

Welcome to FTE. Stu tipped me off about this thread. As he mentioned, I had an M-1-4 ambulance. Please post some pictures of your M-2-4!