martylee Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Didn't the GMC trucks have wooden steering wheels originally? Or was this just the latter part of the war? Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Marty, I thought they had black wheels originally, moving to wood later as the furniture industry got involved in making all manner of stuff from wood to save more precious material......but I've been wrong before! Even the US piano factories turned out products like this I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes N.O.S. is right. The GMC had two sorts of wheel - the hard rubber and the wooden wheels. The hard rubber being the first. Also note that all wheels were painted olive drab......yes even the wooden wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Thank you both! Then would you agree that out closed cab 1942 GMC should have the hard rubber wheel? Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Thank you both! Then would you agree that out closed cab 1942 GMC should have the hard rubber wheel? Marty In theory yes...but as with all things military, anything goes. As it could be changed anytime during/after WW2. I have a hard rubber wheel on mine and I painted it OD which has now rubbed off through wear - which they would of done :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 an example of a original painted wooden CCKW steering wheel found here http://imageevent.com/colwell/gmcwwiicckw not sure what happened to the trucks hopefully they went to a good home and not to the scrap man many other vehicles and toys to be found on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Thanks again! Then we're back at what we think look best! It's getting close to x-mas and since this is a joint venture with my father I thought that a wooden wheel might be a good present. Or I could buy canvas for the winch an the hole in the roof. By the way sell these steering whels? I'm pretty sure there are some repros around. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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