HWade Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Well here he is Mr M5Clive with his new purchase. A GMC 352 all in all not a bad looking truck, just in need of a bit of tlc. Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 very nice ..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nice one Clive and thanks for posting Howard - Clive looks happy So what work needs to be done and where did it come from (must be local if Clive was willing to put petrol in it to drive it home ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 nice one :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWade Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Hi Jack I wont go in to any detail yet on the truck I will let Clive tell you all about it. Regards Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Well as you can see from Howard's photographs, it appears the Volcanic ash has finally arrived in Suffolk as the pictures all have a rather misty appearance! But yes Jack you are right - It was just down the road in Felixstowe and the truck was in good enough order to drive home - Something i did not anticipate when I successfully bid for it on e-bay last week. I imagined that I would have to transport it back, but it runs really well and the chap said he would have no doubts driving it the 20 odd miles back to Howard's workshops near Stowmarket, so we did! It is a quite an early CCKW 352 example and has probably had a cab replacement at some point in time as it doesn't have the civillian dash and ash try in the cab, which (according to East Anglia's GMC expert ShopNut) it should have such an early chassie number. Although it has been parked outside for 18 months and indeed by the sea, it is mechanically in excellent shape although the tin work needs some attention. The engine is sound and pulls like a train. The gearbox selects beautifully and their is very little steering play and no nasty knocks or bangs - It is indeed a lovely truck with bags of potential and strangely enough, it has got me quite excited about seeing the work progress on it. Watch this space.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nice 352 truck Clive, there are more and more 352's on the scene than ever. I think mine should have had a hard cab originally but has an open cab, know idea when it was fitted looks as though it was on there a long time. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VULCANFREAK Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Blimey Clive, you should have known better than to buy a motor from someone in Felixstowe! there are some right dodgy herberts that live there :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Some close up shots I took today showing the more unusual features of this early CCKW. Early Chassie Number? Firewall data plate with corresponding chassie numbers - Original or repro? Early brush guard and blackout light location Quirky Horn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Looks pretty neat under the bonnet Clive - you must be very pleased! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Data plate - would of expected a rebuild date on there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Well done , looking foreward to how you rate ,compare an American MV to the experiances you have had with British MV's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Yes Jack, I thought the same nice to see the original data plate still in place, a nice piece of history. Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Well done , looking foreward to how you rate ,compare an American MV to the experiances you have had with British MV's Fortunately I haven't had any experiences with British MV's, other than having the misfortune to get stuck behind them in wartime vehicle convoys! This will in fact be the eighth GMC CCKW/DUKW I will have owned since I was 17 ~ They are so good, I keep coming back for more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Yes Jack, I thought the same nice to see the original data plate still in place, a nice piece of history. Howard Is it an original plate? Looks like a repro in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Is it an original plate? Looks like a repro in the picture. That's what I was thinking - otherwise it would be very rare to have an untouched GMC........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopnut Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Clive, you need to add a early brushguard to your shopping list, black out lamp & bracket is attached to a later brushguard, nice to see a original plate with matching chassis number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 (edited) The firewall data plate stated date of delivery 27/10 /41 ~ pre Pearl Harbour! I thought the Yanks always put the month before the date? Maybe our friends across the big pond can confirm whether this is the case. Would this date be about right for the chassie number Robert? interesting that you think its original, but i would always bow to your greater knowledge in the CCKW dept! I will try and get a few pics of the unusual braking mechanism on the outer chassie rail, beneath the drivers running board. I wont have time before Route to Victory this weekend. Edited April 29, 2010 by M5Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopnut Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Clive, on a second look at the plate, I now think its a repro., and the date, which I did not notice, is not stamped the U.S. way. But its still a early truck and a little more rare of having banjo axles fitted, as you know most SWB trucks were split axles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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