Nick Bombini Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Wow, that is looking great. Keep up the god work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Keep up the god work. Is he a part time Deity? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Bombini Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 :oops: I guess I shouldn't post messages late at night when I'm tired. Keep up the GOOD work. Yes, that truck is going to be godly once finished :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 Made some adjustments to the Workshop body today, had Jeremy welding the extra cross supports, so we could cut the hatch ways out and Woody on the roof cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Saw these and thought of you Mick 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Thanks Jack, I have not see the pictures before 8) Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Jack, I'm going to stick my kneck out big time, are those photos from Luxembourg, early '45 ? do you know ? Mick hows about a colour pic of Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 Wow, thats the first colour photo I have ever seen. Thanks, got any more ?. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Jack, I'm going to stick my kneck out big time, are those photos from Luxembourg, early '45 ? do you know ? Mick hows about a colour pic of Atlanta Bob Searle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 AAA Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hi Karoshi, who own this truck "Atlanta" and where is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 Jack, I'm going to stick my kneck out big time, are those photos from Luxembourg, early '45 ? do you know ? Mick hows about a colour pic of Atlanta Got a B&W photo of the same truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 777AAA, This is an original ww2 photo of the American Red Cross vehicle; Atlanta I doubt that it survives, and Mick no I'm sorry I haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 AAA Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 The color picture seems a modern one... no? Very good quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 The color picture seems a modern one... no? Very good quality! Very good quality, almost looks digital. Looks like its picked up dent in the cab roof box on the colour photo but both have a bent cab steep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Mick, Cara... Doubt if you need me to tell you this but are you guys thinking about recording as much history on the Clubmobiles? I think this project will be of great interest to many many people and I for one would be very interested in their history and as you guys are the only ones to have one in the UK............... Cheers Jack. PS. I know I have asked before, but you are more than welcome to make and sell me one 8) :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Thanks Jack but there is not a lot I can tell you about the GMC Clubmobile truck's, apart from the 40+ photos I have collected mostly from the internet. After studying the pictures in so much detail over the last 3 months or so trying to get as much info as possible from them, I feel as if I have brainwashed myself with most of the modifications made by ARC to the standard LWB truck but that's about where it ends. We have found no historic information about the building of the trucks, no diagrams, no makers info. We have asked just about everybody we can think of, the historical information departments in the US Army, GMC, ARC and many more. Cara has phoned and emailed everybody and there seems to be very little info out there, Cara can tell you the in's and out's of most Clubmobiles and the route's they took across France and even the names of the girls that drove them, but there is no info on the trucks before their issue to the ARC. Mick P.S "make and sell me one" no thanks Jack one is enough :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 AAA Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 PS. I know I have asked before, but you are more than welcome to make and sell me one 8) :wink: I'll take one too! :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 PS. I know I have asked before, but you are more than welcome to make and sell me one 8) :wink: I'll take one too! :wink: Are you sure Mick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 If you guys can supply us with say oooohhhhh atleast £30K per truck, for the materials, time and also blood, sweat and tears, then we may consider it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 If you guys can supply us with say oooohhhhh atleast £30K per truck, for the materials, time and also blood, sweat and tears, then we may consider it :lol: oh, yeah, well, uum...........I will get mine and 777 coats :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 You'll be mostly paying for our blood, sweat and tears though I fear. This is costing the earth, all I can say, is it had better be worth it Cara x I am sure it will be, is just looks a little like a Frankenstein monster at the moment whilst it is morphing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 £30K per truck :shock: wow looks like you owe me some money Cara :wink: . So far it has cost us: £1500 For the cost of the truck £100 on paint £200 on metal but there's lots more to buy so total costs so far is £1800 but add my bill for the 3 months work, Was it 30K minus the £1800, that's £28,200 you owe me Cara ? :wink: I'm rich 8) :lol: :lol: :lol: Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Plus £250 ferry cost £300 fuel costs, including dodge collection £75 spare engine share another £100 ish on bits and pieces, new drill, blades, etc So that's atleast another 725 :lol: Plus more that I can't remember now. Cara x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick.wilson Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 Plus £250 ferry cost£300 fuel costs, including dodge collection £75 spare engine share another £100 ish on bits and pieces, new drill, blades, etc So that's atleast another 725 :lol: Plus more that I can't remember now. Cara x OK just call it £20,000 then :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 ........yeah, but look at the pleasure you are getting from it. What else would you do with your time :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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