[MV] Japanese/Italian (??) Kettenkrad

From: Raimondo L. Torelli (thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it)
Date: Wed Mar 14 2001 - 08:29:08 PST


Mar 14 2001

Jim,
I have checked both books on mil-veh by the late Vanderveen and I have not
found any Japanese Ket look-alike.
However, the only motorcycle with tracks I know of is an Italian one made
by Moto Guzzi for the Italian Army in the 50's, our mountain troops Alpini.
It was developed to substitute the mules to bring disassembled mountain
artillery and supply up the Alps mountain.

I shall be pleased to send you some photocopies of it (sorry, no scanner
available!), so I need a postal address.
I am curious to know more about your rememberings about the Japanese Ket.
I hope that when you see the Moto Guzzi pictures, the mistery may be solved!!

Regards and
O.D. is Much Better!

Raimondo - MVPA 15878 & IMPS 2320

At 21.30 03/03/01 -0600, JIM wrote:
>Hi Gang,
>
>Was talking to a MV friend of mine recently and he reminded me of a visit to
>a "junkyard museum" a couple of years ago in search of parts for my
>International 1.5 Ton. During that visit, the owner showed us what appeared
>to be a Japanese Kettenkrad type vehicle. It differed in that the driver
>had a seat outside of the "box" portion of the body, but it was a single
>front motorcycle wheel/handlebar front end with tracks in the back. It was
>really boxy. If I recall correctly, the engine was of the motorcycle type
>and locate beneath the driver like a conventional motorcycle.
>
>The owner related a story of how it came from Japan to the US. The previous
>owner was a US Navy Commander and somehow got the vehicle loaded on a ship
>bound for the US and then home. It then sat in his garage for 40 years
>until the current owner bought it. I have no idea of whether this is true
>or not and no way to verfiy it.
>
>At any rate, has anyone ever heard of such a vehicle. I do recall him
>showing a dataplate that had what appeared to be a wartime date.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim Rice
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