Re: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list member.

From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Apr 29 2005 - 08:59:06 PDT


It by 8" but is the correct length

I had one on mine for a few years till I found an original

Steve AKA Dr Deuce

----- Original Message -----
From: <bjpendleton@charter.net>
To: "Steve & Jeannie Keith" <cckw@comcast.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing
List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list
member.

> if I remember right the M35/M211 cargo body is wider than a CCKW
>>
>> From: "Steve & Jeannie Keith" <cckw@comcast.net>
>> Date: 2005/04/29 Fri PM 03:39:51 GMT
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list
>> member.
>>
>> You can use an M35/M211 cargo body while you are looking for an
>> original...
>>
>> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "International Movie Services" <ims@telus.net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list
>> member.
>>
>>
>> > Just finished putting a 1941 CCW back on the road; Pics to follow.
>> > Anyone
>> > know of a CCKW cargo box available in the Pacific Northwest?? Starting
>> > on
>> > the next project, a 1943 closed cab, nice shape but no box.
>> > Cheers!
>> > Ian
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Dan Bever" <goin_myway@yahoo.com>
>> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:58 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list
>> > member.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Steve, Your photo of the Crane CCKW inspired me to
>> >> call up the guy who has the one that I am buying and
>> >> advise him to not remove the crane as I decided to try
>> >> and get the whole thing. I had told him last week
>> >> that I would just take the truck and to go ahead and
>> >> cut the crane off. He is usually pretty quick with
>> >> the torch but fortunitly we have had cold and rainy
>> >> weather over the last week and he had decided to wait
>> >> before firing up his torch. I had made my decision to
>> >> try and save the whole truck last night and then
>> >> couldn't sleep half the night worring that he might
>> >> have already cut the crane off. But an early call this
>> >> morning confirmed that he had not. So I am going to
>> >> try and get the whole unit. It might be something that
>> >> I end up not restoring but figure if I don't someone
>> >> else might get the chance. I know that this one is
>> >> missing the motor in the crane and only the section of
>> >> the crane arm that you see in the photo is left.
>> >>
>> >> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goin_myway/detail?.dir=2b41&.dnm=a80a.jpg&.src=ph
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goin_myway/detail?.dir=2b41&.dnm=c762.jpg&.src=ph
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> In your research on this type of unit would you know
>> >> if there are anymore that have survived in the US? Do
>> >> any other MVPA members have a setup like this? Your is
>> >> an open cab and I note that this one is a closed cab.
>> >> Would this have been made special for the military?
>> >> thanks
>> >> Dan Bever
>> >> MVPA 18507
>> >>
>> >> --- Steve & Jeannie Keith <cckw@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Congratulations !
>> >>>
>> >>> They are a nice truck. You do have some work to do,
>> >>> but it looks
>> >>> like you have a solid truck to start with.
>> >>>
>> >>> The last picture of the crane is that of a
>> >>> Schield-Bantam
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.cckw.org/weare_2004117.jpg is what my
>> >>> open cab looks like.
>> >>>
>> >>> If you have technical questions, you can get expert
>> >>> help on the cckw
>> >>> site: www.cckw.org
>> >>>
>> >>> Good Luck
>> >>>
>> >>> Steve AKA Dr Deuce(s) [8 of them]
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "Dan Bever" <goin_myway@yahoo.com>
>> >>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>> >>> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:17 AM
>> >>> Subject: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading
>> >>> posting from list member.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> > Hi List, I just want to thank one of our list
>> >>> members
>> >>> > Tom Woodburn MVPA 16138. Back on 24 March some of
>> >>> you
>> >>> > may recal Tom posted a message regarding an older
>> >>> > Gentleman who had some WWII era trucks that had
>> >>> been
>> >>> > sitting around on his farm for some 20 odd years
>> >>> and
>> >>> > was wanting to get them sold off or scrap them
>> >>> out.
>> >>> > Tom noted that he had one CCKW with a crane on it,
>> >>> 3
>> >>> > Internationals, and a 52 REO. I was pretty busy
>> >>> at
>> >>> > the time with work but managed to call the guy up
>> >>> > about a week later. Turned out he had already
>> >>> > scrapped two of the 2.5 ton internationals but
>> >>> still
>> >>> > had the CCKW with crane, the last remaining 2.5
>> >>> ton
>> >>> > international, and the 52 REO. Upon further
>> >>> discussion
>> >>> > with him on the phone he advised that he also had
>> >>> > another CCKW that was in pretty decent shape that
>> >>> he
>> >>> > had decided he would sell it as well. So I set up
>> >>> to
>> >>> > drive to his place (about 120 miles from my place)
>> >>> to
>> >>> > check out what he had. I went to his place on a
>> >>> > Sunday and ended up buying the open cab CCKW that
>> >>> you
>> >>> > can see in my yahoo photo ablum buy going to this
>> >>> > site:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > http://photos.yahoo.com/goin_myway
>> >>> >
>> >>> > open the album with the red CCKW on it and scroll
>> >>> down
>> >>> > to the bottom of the album. I have 4 photos of it
>> >>> > posted. It turned out that he had bought it from
>> >>> a
>> >>> > local fire department 6 years ago drove it to his
>> >>> farm
>> >>> > and parked it in a barn were it had remained ever
>> >>> > since. I ended up buying it along with an original
>> >>> > type WWII bed and a winch for mounting on the
>> >>> front. I
>> >>> > have not had a chance to do anything with the
>> >>> truck
>> >>> > yet but I know the engine is free and I believe I
>> >>> will
>> >>> > have it running and driving in no time. I also
>> >>> > committed to buying the remaining CCKW and the
>> >>> > International. I just hated to see these trucks
>> >>> end up
>> >>> > being sent to the scrapper. Unfortunitly I could
>> >>> not
>> >>> > save the other two International dueces. I looked
>> >>> at
>> >>> > the 52 REO Gasser which at one time had a LeRoy
>> >>> > Compressor on it but I could not swing getting it.
>> >>> I
>> >>> > got ahold of a guy that probably would have bought
>> >>> it
>> >>> > but he was too late getting ahold of the owner and
>> >>> it
>> >>> > has already been cut up for scrap. Anyhow I wanted
>> >>> to
>> >>> > thank list memeber Tom Woodburn for passing along
>> >>> the
>> >>> > info. It got me to the open cab CCKW of which I am
>> >>> > really happy to get. It also saved at least for
>> >>> parts
>> >>> > or possible restoration the CCKW and the
>> >>> > International. I have not really seen very many
>> >>> > International duces nor have I seen any CCKW open
>> >>> > cabs. Hope you enjoyed this story. There is still
>> >>> > MV's out there in the hills. Forgot to menchin
>> >>> these
>> >>> > trucks were in southern Indiana. I am also trying
>> >>> to
>> >>> > figure out how to post the sites for list members
>> >>> to
>> >>> > click on to see a photo of my truck. So try this
>> >>> site
>> >>> > and see if it works. thanks
>> >>> > Dan Bever
>> >>> > MVPA 18507
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goin_myway/detail?.dir=/2b41&.dnm=6759.jpg&.src=ph
>> >>> >
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