Vulture

Watcha big boy ...looks like. Ex French given the N'o plate and data tags ..

closed cab alongside her plus a CMP in the back of one of the other photos ..what else does he have on that

plot of land ..

 

looks like he he has the closed cab up as well..

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GMC-6-WHEEL-DRIVE-MILITARY-TRUCK-/261378229031?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cdb5b4327

 

PS love your photo in the MVT Calendar....

Yes, what else does he have on there ?

Added the closed cab as No 384. Whoever takes that on will have their work cut out...

Yes, April is a good month

Keep well

Vulture

Added a new truck to the Blog tonight that I have just seen on E-Bay. Quite unusual looking Link

And the door

And the mudguards

And the bonnet

LOL, are the doors not fabricated ? + mudguards have some damage. Bonnet ?

Oppssss, yes indeed a International ! Failed to realise the significance of the different fuel tank on first viewing :nut:

How about this one I've seen for the first time today. Looks like a CCKW 352 with a reinforced cargo bed ?

Kind regards to all

Vulture

Chaps

I've been collecting photos of GMCs during WW2 which I've come across on the web (including some from the HMVF) WW2 GMC Photo Blog.

Up to 172 photos, with another 40 ready to upload shortly

Kind regards to all

Vulture

Good thread guys

I thought the 40mm Bofors was a post war French conversion. Never heard of a 5 cylinder version myself.

This price this Wooden Steering for a GMC achieved on E-Bay has just amazed me ! £ 383.58 before postage !!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300984511599?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Mine seems a bit too narrow as well...

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Was sent a link to this great little film. Lots to enjoy in it for the American vehicle enthusiast

Kind regards to all

Vulture

Chaps

Any idea what this is ?

My first thought was a CCKW, but then I looked at the wheels...

Photo was taken during the battle of Kohima.

Kind regards to all

Vulture

Chaps

Spotted this fabulous armoured Jeep at the Ramsey 1940 weekend last month. Anyone know what they are like to drive ? I presume they are quite rare ?

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Vulture

(Currently pissed off with the wet weather that is preventing me from changing stuff on the 352)

Great photos

Looking good Steve, looking good

Tony B, Degsy, Shopnut and Raeme 21

Thanks for your thoughts guys. The way ahead is no doubt to get a socket and torque wrench man enough for the job. Currently I don't have either, so I have added them to the long list of stuff I want to pick up when time and finances permit. In the meantime I've added some discrete marks to the nuts and wheel which I will check as part of walk-round inspection I undertake before each journey.

Kind regards to all

Vulture

Chaps

Out in the truck today I picked up on a strange noise which on stopping I tracked drown to the front os wheel nuts which had loosened themselves :shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:. :shocking:

Anyone else had this, and any thoughts on how to prevent this ? :n00b:.

I see that commercial vehicles use these:

https://www.shop.fta.co.uk/p-761-checkpoint-wheel-nut-indicator.aspx

Kind regards to all

Vulture

We had nice weather for a change in the netherlands. As result everybody finally pulled the old classic out of the garage. Can across some JEEP's, 1950 rolls, Bentley blower at a friends place i like them spitfires are to expensive but this is next best just missing the wings.

 

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in 10 days another 500 reply's or more I reckon, nothing to do with the weather.

Wow, that Bentley blower looks amazing !

Nelz

I agree with Stu, those are a terrific selection of photos !!

Well done, lets see some more

Vulture

This so far, somewhat selfishly is my favourite picture so far...

We had to move one of the toilets on site on the Friday

Did you know that a standard portable toilet fits neatly in to a Ben Hur trailer?

Ken

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Ken, as someone who has made it his business to trawl the web in search of CCKW photos for the Blog, I'm pretty sure what you have there is a unique composition ! :nut: :rotfl:

Went along on the Saturday. Had a great time, well done to all involved Already looking forward to next year Here's a smattering of the photos I took.

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Kind regards to all

Vulture

Hi John

Fabulous looking job on the truck ! I want that steering wheel !! LOL

I hope you don't mind, I've taken the liberty of adding your truck to my CCKW Photo Blog - Truck No 362

Kind regards

Vulture

Found a better picture. It's a 1943

Good stuff :-). Will upload tonight :nut:

Only this one, with ours on the right

Thanks Locolines I've noted the reg and also added a cropped version of the photo :-D

Blog Statistics

346 x UK based vehicles.

15 x Foreign owned vehicles (seen in the UK).

265 x Vehicle registrations recorded. (73%)

96 x Vehicles with no reg recorded. (27%)

784 photos embedded.

Of The 361

83 x CCKW 352 (23%).

278 x CCKW 353 (77%).

Of The 361

229 x Open Cab (63%).

132 x Closed Cab (37%).

Analysis Of The 361

44 x 352 Open Cab (13%) (54% of 352)

39 x 352 Closed Cab (11%) (46% of 352)

185 x 353 Open Cab (51%) (66% of 353)

93 x 353 Closed Cab (26%) (34% of 353)

Varieties:

7 x Bolster (1.9%)

267 x Metal Cargo (73.8%)

11 x Wooden Cargo (3.1%)

2 x Clubmobile (0.6%)

5 x Compressor (1.4%)

8 x Converted (2.2%)

3 x Radio Van (0.8%)

5 x Tanker (1.4%)

21 x Tipper (5.8%)

1 x Tractor Unit (0.3%)

31 x Workshop (8.6%)

Sub-variety

5 x Airportable (1.4%)

50% have Winch fitted.

14% have a Gun Ring fitted.