Vulture

I know its a slightly annoraky thing to do :nut:, but I've created a photo Blog to archive the CCKWs I've photographed. Link In doing so I've spotted that two different trucks have chosen to use the same serial number LOL.

ive bought it,,.now the long road ahead to get her on the road,.

Sweet ! Post some photos please when you get chance

now sold.,,. Thanks for all your advice & opinions on this,.,.

Did u buy it ? Or did someone else ?

whats this one worth,,.sticky brakes,.rusty lower doors,.very rusty inner windsheild frames,needs canvas, tyres have major age cracks on all of them,.has ratty ben hur as well.,,.been stood for many many years,.but does run.

A few questions/points to check:

1. What are the brake hoses and brake pipes like ?

2. What about the exhaust ?

3. Does the exhaust blow from the manifold at all ?

4. What's the floor of the cab like ?

5. Is there any play in the steering ?

6. What's the oil pressure when cold and then hot ?

7. How old is the battery ? What condition is it in ?

Regards

Vulture

Currently using AVG myself. Only had bad experinces McCafree and Norton would not touch them again if you paid me to,

Apologies for the confusion over the date, I have corrected the original pos :embarrassed:t. No idea what was going on there, a massive scew up on the cutting and posting front I think ! :nut::nut::nut::nut::nut:

The date for the run is Sun 16th Sep 2012.

Kind regards to all

Our Area is planning a road-run on Sunday 16th Sep 2012 from near Kings Ripton to the Ramsey Militia Camp in Cambridgeshire. If anyone wants to come along, drop me a PM. Fingers crossed for good weather !

Guys a quick update on this saga, still heard nothing from the company, so contacted the Barclaycard disputes department last night, and they are sending me a form to complete. In the meantime they are refunding me the monies involved.

When we first bought the house, we made sure it came with planning permission for a large garage and workshop ( 12 x 4.2 metres ) so that all my stuff and mess could stay out of the house. In the main, it worked, with my stuff only occasionally leaking out into the house or onto the patio.

I like the phrase 'occasionally leaking' :rotfl:

I am getting really hacked off with this company called Combat Service Support. I ordered some gear from them back on 6 Jun. They took a good 6 weeks to deliver the order, and then half of it was incorrect ! >

No one answers the phone when you call, and thus far they are ignoring my E-Mails.:mailforyou: :mad::mad:

Most unimpressed. >

If I don't get a response to my latest E-Mail by Wed I'm going contact my Credit Card Company and get my monies refunded. :angry

Has anyone else had problems with them ?

Kind regards to all

Vulture

Shrek on the move (not my vid)

 

Watch out for the cadet at the end being smoked out :-D

 

This is one great looking and sounding vehicle

Yep you can see some of it there still now.

Here's a photo I took in 2009

Really really great news

...as I have commented on HMVF before..the scrapping of HMS Vanguard was without a shadow of a doubt an absolutely appalling decision....as our very last 'proper' battleship , no way on this planet should she have been scrapped...........and neither should our last 'proper' carrier HMS Ark Royal either come to that ......apart from the little tiddler HMS Belfast we have nothing left to show what 'sailing on a ship of the line' used to mean

Here it is!

 

http://www.combinedops.com/PLUTO_resurrected2.htm

V interesting. Thanks for posting

I put a reasonable RANGE of prices on these trucks. There are 4 or 5 varying levels and a price range for each. I have not said a truck is worth £3456.95.. but in a range of £2500-£3500.

 

The princes auction is in no way a realistic statement on CCKW or Command car value. Filthy rich people wanting to get in good with a Royal family. Politics, not proper valuation.

Sorry to flat out disagree, but a 'reasonable' condition GMC with an okay canvas and say half-worn tyres in the UK is going to command a better price than £ 3,500 it just is. If you see any reasonable ones advertised for £ 3k, let me know, I'll go and buy another to sell on for a quick profit to help pay down the loan I've got on mine

That is awful news, makes my blood boil :mad:. The people concerned need a good beating IMHO.

If it has been taken abroad then there will in all likelihood be CCTV footage of it at the ports or Tunnel. Suggest write to the vehicle mags and MVT, the more publicity about this the better.

We arrived on the 14th with the jeep, halftrack and dodge and after walking the route to our pitch on Monktons we had a bit of a squelchy time driving on to the pitch but no dramas, we were camped up by the arena marshalls and it seems we were surrounded by some of the worst roads on the site. We set up our tents but by monday we were wondering if it was worth calling the low loader to pick us up on wed due to all the roads being nearly impassable to most MV's due to idiots forcing their way through ticker tapes and barriers and acting surprised when they got bottomed out. Glad we held on as spent more time in the arena than ever before and picked up runner up in the prize giving for the ambluance. Congratulations to Mark for his prize with Shrek.

 

Here's our halftrack finished at 2am before loading to the show.

No doubt that is one tasty looking Halftrack :-)

I've been away for a week for the Bolero event, so only now catching up with my posts from before and since. Before I went away, I got the brake pipes made for both axles. The 'S' bends on the steering knuckles weren't as difficult as I was expecting.

 

 

Wow ! I'm amazed at the twists required on that pipe ! You've done a good job there.

The August edition of Classic Military Vehicle (CMV) has the following 'asking' prices against GMCs in the UK and local European countries:

Low £ 3,850

Average: £ 11,170

High: £ 14,500

To quote from the mag "The figures given are not valuations and not reflect condition - they have been derived from the asking price for vehicles recently advertised in CMV and on MILWEB. This is price they were advertised at, and no guarantee it was sold at this price... or that it sold at all."

The figure above can fluctuate quite sharply from month to month, but if you look back over the last 12 months, the average of the 'average' asking price has been £ 7,793, and over the last 6 months £ 7,939.

Yes well said Ray

[ATTACH=CONFIG]64892[/ATTACH] This is my GMC being driven by our son Tony, the engine is standard bore, good compression, no oil leaks, sounds very sweet. She stays in all gears, no wear in the boxes, or diffs. Bodywise very sound with good paintwork................ here in the U.K. that will be considered " Run of the mill".......... plain average. Maybe we just look after this stuff very well............... in fact I am in a worse condition that the truck. However, I am a little older than the truck though.

Great looking truck Ray Very nice. I'd be happy to park that long term on my drive as well

If you are tracked at W&P you have no problem getting around... :cool2:

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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 tend to agree with Ray. The value of CCKWs has been going up in terms of what people are prepared to pay, although there are some bargains to be had. If the tyres are good (and I mean just more than legal) and the canvas is good as well then he should be able to get more than £5,000 if he hangs on.

I can't find my vehicle programme. Can anyone shed any light on the designation of this truck. I'm pretty sure it was a Zil, but beyond that... :nut:

Many thanks

Vulture