Big ray

Hi, welcome in from the wilderness.

Absolutely, and thank you for taking the time to do so.

Of course you are absolutely correct, but the love for an object of desire (like a woman or a GMC) is the most illogical basis for obtaining a bargain.............. after all, we think that the woman is lovely, untill we have to maintain her for any length of time................... of course this is all tongue-in-cheek.

You just need a seller who does not give a damn if he sells his GMC or not, and a buyer who is desperate to acquire one, then you will most likely get the best price........ but then there is no logic when it comes to buying a piece of history, I am extremely fond of my GMC. I have had her since the early 1980s and I still think that she looks and drives great ( I was weened on crash boxes in the 1950s) Its a great feeling to be able to go where and when I want, not where the military tell me too, like they did in the 1950s. I dont think that you can put a price on pleasure, its got to be worth whatever you are prepared to pay for it (Within reason of course) My last purchase was a 1942 Royal Enfield WD. CO. I paid top money for the bike when I bought it, only to find that I had another £800 / £1000 to spend on her to get it right.......... but I said then, never mind, twelve months from now I will have forgotten all about the extra cost. I was right, the bike performs great and I had forgotten all about the money ( At least, until now I had)

Thank you for the information, I look forward to reading it.

If the condition is good, then I think that thats somewhat under priced......... I would have thought that the going rate would be nearer £7,000.00.

I think that you will find that thats the carrying capacity.

Your english is just fine.

Welcome in Andrea, you should get all the help that you might need on here............ pictures please, a photograph speaks a thousand words.

Hi Chris, welcome to the friendly forum, photographs please, we dont see enough of restored German vehicles.

My wife and I saw a beautiful Opel Blitz truck (WW11) on the M6 heading north in the Birmingham area. In desert cammo.

I was travelling south to on the M.6. Motorway with my wife, we were on a mission looking to view and book a hotel for our army re-union. When we reached the Birmingham area, travelling north was a beautiful German wartime Opel Blitz truck.. it looked absolutely fabulous. Painted in desert colours.

We must be a pretty hardy breed, one of my army buddies of the 1950s (73 years old) has just cycled 2,800 miles across the USA, from the eastern seaboard to the Pacific, if the military find out I suspect that they will recall him to the colours. I think that he may be bionic............. Well done George.

You sound like a very sensible young man who up to press seems to be making the right decisions, well done, keep it up, enjoy your restoration of the Jeep and welcome to the friendly forum.

I suppose in fairness to the authorities its something of a no win situation, if they do not respond to a complaint from the public, then if something should be wrong and someone suffers from a gun crime because they did not respond, well, like I say, really a no win situation for them. I would never advertise the fact that I might own (Legally) deactivated firearms for display to the general public, including my neighbours. I feel that it will create the wrong impression and invite a visit from the Police, and thats only to be expected, we must take responsibility for our own actions.

The gates are certainly very nice............. but I still prefere the Scammell, I hope that someone will purchase it.

Yes indeed, a wonderful and comprehensive introduction to the forum, do stay with us and keep us informed of any progress with restorations, photographs are always very welcome, one photograph can be worth a thousand words. And welcome to the friendly forum.

Great pictures, thanks for posting.

Welcome to the forum, you have a Champ and a Jeep.......... you are the ideal person to ask, which do you prefere??????

In the 1950s one of our guys (inexperienced by todays standards) bowled a scrap car onto its side and proceeded to cut the petrol tank straps with the blow torch. He cut into the tank and there was one mighty explosion, he had his clothes blown from his body, his skin was impregnated with burning fuel and the skin was hanging from various parts of his body including the nether regions......... the man was lucky not to lose his life. I dont think that the stupidity rested with him, it was very much down to the lack of responsible management, who should have known better than to let an inexperienced individual lose with a cutting torch and a volatile liquid, H & S just plain old common sense really, but has we all know, common sense is not common. What undoubtedly saved the mans life was a quick thinking colleague who submerged him in water.......... putting water onto burns in the mid fifties was frowned upon by the medical proffesion, but I think that today its considered the right thing to do. Obviously the man was ahead of the medical people.

I registered my GMC in the mid 1980s, I was issued with a "Q" plate, but I had 12 months to obtain a date related number, which I did.......... I presume that its still the same ?????........ but a phone call will soon confirm that.

After checking all of the connections are good and clean, if it still only clicks, put jump leads on from a good 12 volt battery and try again, if no different its its very likely to be starter problems.

Welcome to the forum, this is what you will be looking for then!!!

Welcome to the forum, I am quite sure that it can be very hot there regardless of the weather, you all do a great job and you are always in our minds. You certainly keep very busy. Good luck with the rebuild of the K9, I drove them when they were new, nice little truck.

In 1957 / 58 during my service with REME in Germany I gave (Part Time) driving instruction and drove a German 52 seater Buzzing Nag coach. To my eternal regret I never took a photograph of the bus. When not giving instruction I would be either taking troops to various locations or I was regularly asked ( yes, even in the army of the 1950s I did not have to volunteer my services) by the officers i I would take their wives on shopping trips to Munster, about 35 / 40 miles away, or the officers and their wives to the horse racing at Lippstadt. Whenever I did those trips I received tips, very welcome when you were on army pay in the 1950s. It was a beautiful bus to drive, it was forward control with a considerable overhang at the rear, you had to be aware of oncoming traffic on narrow roads when making turns, the back-end tended to swing out onto the other carriageway. The bus was of course left hand drive and most things operated by air. Those were the days, full of fun and carefree.