Lewis Garner Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Does anyone know whereabouts GMC 353 reg number MSU 680 is now? We owned her a few years ago and I just wondered if anyone knew of it now, I believe it was used in the Clint Eastwood film Flags of Our Fathers shortly after we sold it. Any info appreciated :-) Regards, Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Do you have a piccy of the truck you mentioned? I have quite a photographic archive of GMC CCKW's from over the years and I may have some of your old truck. Cheers Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Garner Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Hi Clive, Here we are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Garner Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Found it! Bit of a difference but still nice to see her preserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spood Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I've seen that one at a few shows local to me in Herefordshire. Someone did tell me where it was from but it escapes me at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) :thumbsup: Very nice to see one preseved as a lime spreader - albeit with a modern style body. This was almost certainly the most common postwar use of GMCs in the UK. Most GMC chassis were fitted with Kenwall bodies, some maybe with similar-looking Atkinson built bodies but not seen any photograhic evidence of this. The two below have Kenwall units. There is a very original Kenwall bodied truck preserved down Jack's way in Tentshire. Edited January 16, 2012 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 :thumbsup: Very nice to see one preseved as a lime spreader - albeit with a modern style body. This was almost certainly the most common postwar use of GMCs in the UK. Most GMC chassis were fitted with Kenwall bodies, some maybe with similar-looking Atkinson built bodies but not seen any photograhic evidence of this. The two below have Kenwall units. There is a very original Kenwall bodied truck preserved down Jack's way in Tentshire. [ATTACH=CONFIG]55796[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]55795[/ATTACH] Is this the one you are on about? Taken at The Great Dorset Steam Fair in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That's the one, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Garner Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks for that chaps, to be honest I think that body looks quite effective. I'm really surprised she wasn't broke up for spares because although the body/cab was in absolutely perfect condition, the engine and transmission components were getting pretty tired. It was a French one and then subsequently had 8 owners in civilian hands, even before we owned her she'd been on the show circuit for many years. Still, good to see she's still chugging about, even if in a different guise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The chap who converted this truck bought it from William Galliers, Shropshire in 2006. It had been used as a war movie prop in Iceland prior to acquisition. See article on the truck in Heritage Commercials May 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Garner Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks! That is indeed who we sold it to, the movie prop company. If you look in the back of a few scenes of Flags of Our Fathers you can see it I'll have a look at that issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The chap who converted this truck bought it from William Galliers, Shropshire in 2006. It had been used as a war movie prop in Iceland prior to acquisition. See article on the truck in Heritage Commercials May 2010. You beat me to the post Tony, Will bought the GMC's and Dodge WC54's off the company after the filming of Flags of Our Father's. I saw them in his yard when I went to pick up another 352 for a mate. All the ex film ones were , of course, painted in Marine colours and were liberally supplied with the black Icelandic volcanic sand. I quite fancied one of the WC54's but was a bit fearful of the rust which was starting to appear on the bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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