KimHansen

Type plate indicates "Mann Egerton & co Ltd". In fair condition. Its not mine but I can put you in contact with seller. Send PM if interested. Thanks

I did visit BEKE last Friday. Many vehicles was already torched and more to follow. It was not a pretty sight I can say. I did pick up a number of wheels and other stuff for my GMC (the best truck ever made) but tonnes of other parts will be scrapped soon. I can recommend to pay them a visit – they are extremely helpful an the prices seems fair. I have posted a number of pics on my homepage – http://www.kimh.dk/paris

A friend of mine got a problem with his REO M35 (1968). No power steering at this model. He will need to remove the complete steering gearbox for replacing some stuff inside it. The guidelines in TM prescribe removing almost everything else from the en engine compartment before even thinking of removing the steering gearbox. Well- given it at second thought, there must be an easier way to do the trick. Can anybody help him with some unofficial but smart working procedure for this job?. Thanks

Again, thanks all. many of them are WW2 without any doubts, but for what purpose where they produced?. And – no divider inside any of them. - what price would you consider as fair ? Here are some more pics: Looking forward to further comments from you Best regards Kim

Thanks everyone. Cant make Beltring this year, sorry. Normandy is possible, working on it. But you are welcome any time if you for some reason should visit Denmark :-) Found a different type op backpack and I would like to hear your opinion on that. It’s a little bigger and stiffer. Same kind of stamp found in them – the arrow and year of make. Looking forward to hear from you. Thanks again best regards Kim and back side ..

Well – obviously I wont be a millionaire this time. But I’m glad for your answers anyway. A friend of mine mentioned a price around 10£ for each one in a good condition here in Denmark. How does that sound? Should I aim higher :-) ? .... or lower :-( Thanks

Hi Need some expertise from you. Bought some surplus stuff and found some old backpacks. Many of them seem to be of British origin. They are stamped 1940 and 1941. The CF stamp is Danish for sure (Civil Forsvaret). Got some 40-50 pcs. Are they worth anything and when/where were this kind of backpacks in use (before they ended in a Danish warehouse). Thanks Kim

One never knows - next time they might find a group of very old German soldiers playing cards and still waiting for final orders :-) Kind regards

Papav66 -Thanks for the hint. I did try to translate the article, as you desribed and it works fine. Well - some Danish words seems to be to difficult to handle, but I imagine, that one can get most of the picture that way. Tony - Did the translated article answer your question. Again, if something is unclear I will be glad to clarify as needed. Since I was a kid these enormes bunkers and the ww2 storyes from that time at the west coast of Jutland did fascinate me. Unfortunately I live on Seeland some 300 km away but of we often do spend our summer holydays in those areas. ("oh no Dad! Not another museum!!!") Thanks

In May 45 the German soldiers in Denmark packed their stuff and marched towards the German border only bringing small weapons and personal belongings. As a part of the Atlantic Wall thousands of bunkers was build at the West coast of Jutland. After the Germans left the bunkers they where ripped by Danish civilians from everything of any value including all technical installations. At these locations the nature sets up the rules, and the bunkers was exposed to heavy masses of drifting sand. On special locations the sea takes a great bite of the coast line from time to time leaving the bunkers flooded. That’s a very fascinating phenomenon. In 45 a group of bunkers near Ringkoebing was abandoned but for some unknown reason nobody seems to take any immediately action. May be it was located in a heavily mined area. (The drifting sand caused big problems with landmines – the German maps didn’t work for long, since the landscape changed rapidly). But anyway, the bunkers were covered by sand and have stayed that way ever since. A storm in the spring this year did rearrange the sand in a way allowing two kids to find the bunkers. The local authorities were informed and archaeologists enter the scene. Soon they managed to enter the bunkers and inspect the rooms. They found the bunkers as they where in the days of war – of course furniture, paper and that kind of stuff was in a poor condition due to heavy moisture. But all technical installations were untouched and lots of other things could be found. Pics and the whole story can be found in the Danish newspaper “Jyllands Posten”, but only Danish language I’m afraid. http://jp.dk/nyviden/article1378096.ece If you ever visit Jutland, we have lots of bunker museums – have a look at the website from the museum of the biggest fortification in North Europe http://www.museumscenterhanstholm.dk/ If your Danish are not that good, I will be glad to answer any questions and translate as needed. Thanks Kim

Safety first - no argues against that. But someone did many years ago try to teach me some lessons in electrical formulas. Something I do remember is that Power=Voltage x Current. If we have 6 Volts we will just need the double up Current compared to 12 Volt but the power and in this case the light would be the same. Like I said, my GMC has most of the electrical installations from the factory. But the rear lights is brand new and far from the original ones but still 6 Volts. I did make that compromise out of safety considerations. According to the danish regulations it would have been quite legal to stick to the original tail lights. Pictures on my www but only danish explanations available, sorry.

Hi Marko One could consider keeping the 6 Volts installation. I wouldnt convert mine for all in the world. What would be next? Aircondition and CD player? . No way- My GMC was born 6 Volt and will stay so - I like everything original and try to keep it that way when possible. Out of curiosity, why would you like to convert? Is it a matter of spare parts? Best regards

Welcome Marko Allways glad to meet other members from the Nordic contries here, especially GMC owners. Looking forward to pictures and, like previously mentioned, history tales from your country. Watch out for the brit owners, :-) they .... well.. you will probaly find out yourselves. We non brit owners are known as "The Dark Side" :evil: Best regards Kim Hansen

I most certainly do ! GMC CCKW 353 Cargo - 1943 Lots of pictures on my homepage

Hi Peter Well, I was only joking or trying to anyway. It’s a matter of wording. Reading your lines one could – more or less intentionally- misunderstand the contents in a way, that the statement of your birth was a part of the radio announcement We should all have candles in our windows every 4. May. I’m glad that do so also. Best regards

Or do they?. One of my favourite Fawlty Towers episodes is the one where Basil had German guests. “Don’t mention the war …”. We must remember and tell the history in an objective way. What did happen and who did it should not be forgotten – we should learn from it. Of course we shall forgive but never forget. Regards

I remember my parents having candles in the windows every may 4. in the evening like many Danes did spontaneously on the May 4. 1945. You can still se that tradition brought to live today on the day of our liberation, but not practised from younger generations. Well I do, even though I was borne 16 years later. It gives me an excellent opportunity to tell the story to my kids. I think that history is very important – that’s the key to understand the world today. By the way - Wonder if Denmark is the only country with that tradition. How are the end of WW2 celebrated in YOUR country – any traditions? http://i24.tinypic.com/99i25d.jpg[/img] Best regards

Peter - Wonder how the speaker did know, that you would be born some 27 years later? :-) All the best

They will also be able to understand why we are so busy around Xmas time. :-D

Hi Marty Thanks for the links and your words of wisdom. I'm currently considering importing a GMC from nearby Oslo. The seller agrees on driving it on board the ferry. That would save me for a lot of paperwork and questions. I will collect it in Copenhagen, mount the temperary licence plates, and drive safely home with my Jimmy #2. Also thanks for your detailles about the "overhalt" plates. They are all over my GMC. Kind regards

Hi Marty Sounds easy - driving onboard the ferry - but the really hard part is filling out bunches of custom documents since Norway is not an EU member. I even heard that a special permission is required for exporting historical items – and some custom employees consider dodges and GMC’s as historical. In a sense they are, but they are quite common and not especially Norwegian one could argue. Have you heard of this historical export thing? Peter: I know a guy here in Denmark having one or two Dodges for sale (and a GMC). Feel free to send me a mail if interested. Have in mind that trucks weight more than 3500 kg are much easier and cheaper to get licence plates for. Best regards

OK, Your father in law earned the right to keep things to him selves, one could say. If they where caught by SS and some of them executed they must have been involved in some illegal activities. Based on that I believe in that they should be recognized as heroes. A sad story anyway. I do hope he is healthy and still going strong. Give him my regards and respect. I’m not from that period of time but I do appreciate living in a free world. Thanks

Hello Clive We are some 250.000 Hansens in Denmark today. (but we are not related all of us) Out of curiosity - whats the story about your wife's family and the SS. Where they active in the resistance during ww2?. Best regards

Hi I'm Danish too, I believe it counts in a way. Dont forget, that Norway was a part of Denmark until 1814. After the Napoleon War Denmark was more or less forced to join France as a result of the British bombardment of Copenhagen (shame on them). We all know that Napoleon lost and Denmark was afterwards forced to give Norway to Sweden. Later on in 1905 Norway managed to get independent from Sweden. They adapted a Danish prince, Carl, as the new king named Haakon. So we are all more or less related here in Scandinavian even though understanding the Norwegian language can be a little tricky from time to time. ;-) End of todays history lecture :-) Best regards / venlig hilsen

Good point - we all are and should be happy :-) Best regards