From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri May 31 2002 - 07:53:30 PDT
--- "Paul A. Thomas" <pt@jaxkneppers.com> wrote:
> > Before WWII??
> >
> > What kind of 6 X 6's were built BEFORE WWII??
>
> oops.
> I don't know when 'deuces' started production, but
> thought they were
> present in WWII... and if so thought they must have
> been there prior to the
> war. The hood just looks... old. Almost like some
> photo's I've seen of
> European trucks from the 40's ?
+++++++++++
It was a good question.
I was wondering when they started production, too.
There was a big shortage of front axles for them in
WWII.
That truck is 50 years old this year!!
Don't forget, it has an automatic transmission! AND
automatic engagement of the front axle. Very advanced
for the time.
joe
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