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  • Birthday 11/11/1948

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    collecting artifacts of the Great War. Especially interested in aviation. Recently restored D
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  1. Moving along Fenders are from the Canadian truck.
  2. anyone tell me how to share a video? I am unable to do so
  3. As luck would have it I managed to locate a second GMC chassis . It was a true barn find . It lacks an engine but there is an original cargo truck body on it . And it has the elusive radiator . The plan is to take the best components and build one truck. The second vehicle has the roof and the upright and horizontal supports along with the cargo box. Should be here in about 48 hours Updates to follow
  4. Chassis painted with rust encapsulating paint
  5. I really do not expect to find a radiator any time soon so I am repurposing one for a 1920s Dodge brothers. So far I have the shroud widened about 2 inches and shortened about 1 inch. Than I will insert the DB radiator and add some trim to the shroud to block out the expected size discrepancies. Not perfect but it will enable me to run the engine and beats having a big gaping hole in the front
  6. I know that I last posted on this thread 10 years ago but I thought I would resurrect it. Well I did find a US GMC ambulance chassis here in the US . Lot of work to do but it is now running and on newly made wheels and new rubber. . I do need the radiator assembly. Presently I am modifying an early Dodge radiator to do the job. I wonder if the three in France are still there and would the owner sell any parts. Anyone have any contact information for them / I have long lost whomever was selling them
  7. No Data Plate for the chassis Does have engine data plate. The motor is original 4 cylinder continental, Here is a picture of the plate and the GMC marked rear diff
  8. Still looking for frame number I will get some motor pictures soon There is a serial number on the brass plate of the motor.
  9. I thought i was finished with WW 1 vehicles. I had finished my FWD, got my 1918 Cadillac up and running , The dodges were put to bed for winter but then I got a message about a 1918 GMC Chassis not far from home. It had been a farm truck in New Hampshire and then later used to power a saw mill. The guy that now owned it had no clue where to begin so I was able to get it for a very reasonable price. I picked it up and will soon clear a spot for it in the barn, It needs a radiator , one rear wheel will need rebuild and rims and new tires. The engine is not stuck and the gears work. Frame is straight with only one area weakened by rust. Thin metal areas need some sectional replacement. Fortunately front bumper with hooks is present as are the brackets for lights. At some time in its past a windscreen was added which makes it possible that the chassis once sported a different livery. My goal is to see a completed ambulance in 2 years. It is very probable that the chassis once carried a Columbia built body as evidenced by the absence of rear fenders. OR of course they could have simply been removed . Any way with the data plate missing I will proceed with the Columbia body style. I am adding a picture of an original GMC/Columbia ambulance
  10. And here is a video of an early run. This was the first time I attempted to back it into the shed with the body on it. I'm getting better as we have also worked on the steering linkage which was semi fluid at first and now has been disassembled and fully lubricated I can now start it either by the added starter motor or by the crank IMG_5168.MOV
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