KimHansen

Hej Peter Selv tak / You are welcome ;-) Venlig hilsen / Best regards

Hi Not that I am an expert in English, but I do work with US technical documentation for a living. The Norwegian "overhalt" match the Danish "overhaling" but you would only use the danish word spoken, not in technical manuals and that kind of stuff. Now getting to the point, in US they have the word "overhaul" which means an overall service and check and replacing what ever may be worn out, changing fluids etc. If something are changed or modified for new purposes, I think an American will use the word "reconditioning", but I could be wrong. Best regards

Ok, British vehicles have one advantage. The steering wheel and instrument location matches the fact, that all British drive in wrong side of the road :-D. I’ll give you that. No US vehicle has that option ;-) But in the rest of Europe, we are quite confident with our large number of well functioning Jeeps, Jimmy’s and you name it from US. :-) Best regards

Welcome to you – It’s always good to meet other Danes. I’m also relatively new to this forum. The other members are not at all as bad as they sound. A great deal of them suffers from the impression, that British vehicles are the best in the world so they are excused. ;-) Peter, why not get a GMC CCKW truck instead of a Ferret? GMC's are easy to find and to a fair price. Anyway - You will find interesting links on my homepage. If you are not already a member of a Danish club, then join one. Other club members will help you with good advices, spare parts etc. If you ever come nearby Naestved, I can offer you a ride in my GMC. That will leave no doubts in your mind what to buy. Answer to many: No - I do not sell GMC’s :-) Best regards Kim

Hi everyone Went to an anniversary arrangement with our HMV club. at a nearby Danish Military Base last Saturday. It was fantastic to hear so many GMC CCKW stories from the 50 to the late 80 told by these old but still going strong gents. “When all other vehicles was stucked in the mud – the GMC could always pull them out !” We found no reason not to believe every word of it –it was a great day. http://i21.tinypic.com/2wbt1rr.jpg[/img] Its my CCKW in the middle http://i24.tinypic.com/2hyyufn.jpg[/img] " I did drive a GMC just like that back in ........" and from here many very good, allmost never ending but I must say - from a historic point of view - very interesting tales. "Didn't they come with a winch ?" No sir, not all of them. Below two pictures from our way home in the afternoon - Denmark 2007 or could it be France 1944 ? Hard to tell. ;-) http://i20.tinypic.com/15h93a.jpg[/img] http://i23.tinypic.com/2mwy0p2.jpg[/img] Best regards Kim

Anyone needs GMC spares ...? Almost everything is available in Norway to fair prices if you know where to look for it. Post me a list of stuff wantet, and I will be glad to see what I can do. Best regards Kim

Well - I always keep appr. 1 liter of brake fluid under my seat. Makes me able to drive home in a safe way in case of minor leaks. Again – If you have it – you won’t need it. Regards Kim

My www and mail are down due to some x?+" / ~* !!! error in Hostmaster-DK administration. Should be running again this evening. So they promised anyway... Please resend any bounced mails this evening or tomorrow :?.... thanks

Congratulation – you won’t regret for one second I’m sure. You now own the ultimate WW2 truck ;-). It looks fine!!! Best regards

Hi Jack Please dont kill innocents brake drums. You will find it hard to get replacements. Rob is probably right, I’ve heard something like that before but I’m lucky to have the later models on my rears but not the front. (see picts on my www) The next problem could be the brake pads if they are attached to the drum they won’t let go of it. You will have to release pads by the two bolts on the upper back side of the brake basic plate. Don’t know the right terms for all that and I’m not at home right now to look it up in my manual. Hope you will get the idea anyway. I cant remember if they have to be turned CW or CCW. You will find out. Have fun and good luck Kim

hmmm, you might have a point. But one thing giving me a hard time to understand is the fact, that nobody at the assembly lines in UK noticed, that all the steering wheels was fitted in the wrong side. ;-) Best regards Kim

Everyone Thanks for the fine welcome …. and yes, GMC CCKW has always been and will always be the ultimate WW2 truck. High standard engineering for the time, easy to produce, maintain and service. Universal in use and add much, much more to that - which you all probably is aware of. On the other hand I can fully understand why some of you having such a hard time to recognize this fact ;-). Best regards Kim

I dont know how much the shipping cost to UK would be. There are some paperwork too (Norway is not a EU member). The cheapest way could be to have a Norwegian company to deliver them to the ferry in Bergen and a UK company to pick them up in UK. They are located near Trofors. Try Google Earth - I did that with succes. There is a small chance to wake the closed cab to live if you bring tools and spare parts with you, it also have licence plates so one could drive it away. For my part I wouldnt count on it. The open cab cant possible run by it selves - not a chance. Best regards

Hi If you are looking for a GMC CCKW WW2 truck then take a look at my homepage (link below in signature). Hit "Køb og salg" (danish for wantet/sale) and scroll down the page. Both trucks available for a fair price and they will be scrapped if someone do not pick them up. Its not mine and I do not even know the seller. Just that I don’t like restorable fine old trucks going to the junkyard. They are located in the central Norway, so do not underestimate the shipping costs. More but not many information’s available if you drop me a few lines and I will get back to you. And no, right now they cant drive on their own wheels. Best regards

Hi everyone Just signed in and looking forward to participate in this Forum. Link to my homepage below. Interesting reading - if you are from Scandinavian or understand Danish for some other reason. But lots of pictures. English version on its way, but not with this GMC open cab friendly weather :-). Feel free to mail me with any questions or comments you might have. Best regards