Re: [MV] Found CCKW WWII GMC at weekend auction.

From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Jun 07 2004 - 17:30:29 PDT


The sn is on the frame (pass side) above the axle and
on a data plate (if there) on the cowl bulge into the cab below
the dashboard.

This may have been a Schield-Bantam shovel. They took
WW2 trucks after the war: CCKWs IHC's and 1/2 tracks
and mounted their cranes, backhoes, shovels, draglines,
clamshells etc on them. I have an open cab (1/2 cab)
CCKW with a Schield-Bantam crane on it.
http://home.comcast.net/~cckw/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-1000600.html

Steve AKA Dr Deuce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bever" <goin_myway@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:39 PM
Subject: [MV] Found CCKW WWII GMC at weekend auction.

> Hi List,
>
> Thought some of you might be interested in my MV find
> at an auction this past weekend. I had went to this
> auction in the south western part of Indiana on
> Saturday as they had listed over 100 junk vehicles
> that had been collected by an older gentleman for many
> years. No MV stuff was listed in the sale ad so I did
> not expect to find anything MV related. But you never
> know what you are going to find at some of the sales
> and being an old car nut as well I went to see what
> was there. To my surprise I happened upon a CCKW GMC
> truck with a large scoop shovel mounted on the back.
> It looked to have been sitting for some time as
> evident of the tree growing up throught the rear tire
> that was laying on the back portion of the frame. I
> was trying to figure out a way to make purchase and be
> able to cut off the large and very heavy scoop shovel
> that had been bolted and welded to the back of the
> chassis. I was standing looking it over when I noticed
> another guy who was looking it over. I guess he knew
> that I was interested in it as he ask what I was
> wanting. Come to find out he wanted the scoop shovel
> and I wanted the truck. So we both made a deal to make
> the purchase together so I could get the truck and he
> could get the scoop shovel. For a moment I thought we
> would both loose out as there were several area
> scrappers looking to move in for the kill on all that
> iron for scrapping. As it turned out we won the bid.
> So I now have a WWII CCKW such as it is. It shows that
> there is still MV vintage tin out there. This one is
> in pretty sad condition as you can see in the photos
> but other than the bed missiong the rest of the truck
> appears to be all there. The cab and doghouse are
> pretty rusty but I am going to take this truck over to
> have it media blasted and hit it with a good thick
> coat of primer and WWII OD paint. Then start working
> to free up the engine and all of the mechanical
> componets. I need to know were the serial number is
> located at. There are about 4 data plates mounted up
> on the area above the windshield inside the cab but I
> could not read anything that looked like a serial
> number. Is there a serial number location on the frame
> or a data plate anywere else. Did not see any plated
> on the glove box door. I would also like to try and
> determine the year made. Anyhow hope you like the
> story. At least there is one more that the scrappers
> want get.
> Dan Bever
> MVPA 18507
> 194? CCKW GMC 6X6
> 1944 Willys MB
> 1942 WC27
>
>
> http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goin_myway/album?.dir=/Yahoo!+Photo+Album
>
> Try going to this web site and see if you can get into
> my photo albumn to view photos of my treasure find
> this past weekend. If you cannot view let me know.
> Later
>
>
>
>
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