WHY OWN A CCKW?

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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by bobc » Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:50 pm

It would be really nice to have the time and money to build a show quality CCKW, but mine has to earn it's keep, this time it was moving a bush, I built an elevator for my parents and the bush was right in the way, so in order to save the bush(out here in AZ any growing green stuff has to be preserved) I dug a huge root ball around it, we tried to use an 8 foot ladder to lift it out of the hole but it collapsed, I can always count on the CCKW to do the job!
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by forestry4evr » Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:21 am

Bob,

That is a pretty innovative use of a CCKW/winch/boom pole, and looks much easier on the back. Even though that rig is not restored, the engine purrs like a kitten.

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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:23 am

The Army actually had "Boom Kits" for the CCKW.
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:41 am

Buy David Doyle's "THE GMC CCKW TRUCK IN US SERVICE" and really enjoy your CCKW. I found pics of CCKW's in early WWII service with U.S.A. Registrations just a few numbers away from mine.

Be proud of your CCKW and post it's pic.
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:52 pm

CCKW is a whiz to restore compared to the MB/GPW.
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:45 pm

CCKW has lots of space to recreate the evolution of unit marking styles. Will be painting the doors on my 1941 Closed Cab CCKW 352 with late 41-early 42 door markings of the Local 152nd Field Artillery Bn. that was called to duty in mid 1941 and spent 3 years fighting in the Pacific jungles while assigned to the 43rd Division.
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by mudflap » Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:08 pm

Actually just finished refurbishing the unit markings on my truck this summer.

According to the guy I purchased the truck from, who brought it back from Holland many years ago, when he first sanded down the bumpers, the 12th Armored Division markings were on the lowest layer of OD paint. So, I had to keep them.

First I sanded and repainted the bumper. For the markings, I found this magnetic material that works very well for creating stencils. Just lay out the letters, and cut them out with an exact-o knife. The magnetic material adheres well to the steel, so hardly any bleed over when the markings get sprayed on.

The last pic shows the front bumper back on the truck. This is taken at our employee car show back in July. Lots of awesome cars there, but only 1 CCKW :)

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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:52 am

Your stencils look great!. The "A" in the FA is not normally added when indicating Field Artillery. Was there evidence of an "A"?
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by mudflap » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:27 pm

Hi Ben,

Arrghhh... :)

You are correct!

Here's an image from the 12 Armored Div. website: ( http://www.12tharmoredmuseum.com/photoalbum_02.asp )
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Looks like I should have done a little more research instead of just blindly following what was already on the bumper. :oops:

Next time I see the guy I purchased the truck from, I will ask him about that extra "A". Maybe there were multiple levels of paint and/or markings on the bumper that got smerged together.

Makes me wish I had used that gasoline soluble paint I always read about ...

Thx...

Best Regards...

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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:16 am

The gasoline soluable white paint has a trademark look to it after a while, it will bleed down from the marking.
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:17 pm

Ben Dover wrote:The CCKW is a truck for all seasons and the present cold weather brings back vivid memories of them in Military use. I can still remember the F-51D Mustang flightline crews on cold blustery days driving CCKW Airfield Tankers at Dow Air Force Base during the Korean War period.
For those who like to display accessories related to cold weather WWII MV operation, there is a gasoline fired heater that is made to hang on it's bale beneath your CCKW or other large truck. It is plumbed to the fuel tank drain and the chassis draped with a tarp or wind break of sorts. Adirondack Dodge has them NOS in the box with instructions. A bit of WWII Americana for your fighting vehicle. It is manufactured by Evans and is a bit larger than a one gallon paint can. I have one on my CCKW dodad shelf.

WWII era Dow brings back vivid memories, some are like yesterday. In 1950 the Iowa-Nebraska ANG was activated and sent to Dow in 1951 with the F-51. I remember a squadron formation of 16 arriving for duty at dow. The final approach to the runway was 400' from our office window, Base Operations did not have the view we did. Armed Forces Day was a big event for me as some of our GI customers would give me a special tour of the aircraft and inside the shops. I remember one F-51 that was unique. It was in the hanger on jacks while the landing gear was being demonstrated. On the cowling beneath the exhaust was a freshly polished area and the removed WWII Nose Art was still evident. "It's Super Mouse". Over 55 years later I was going thru my 352nd Fighter Group history book "Blue Noser Tales" and I came across a wartime photo of this very aircraft. The WWII pilot assigned this F-51 was named Dodd, he passed away only recently.
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My contact with the 352nd Blue Nosers, "Punchy Powell" passed away this past June. Sadly when I related the story of the P-51 "It's Supermouse", to Punchy a few years back, he informed me it's wartime pilot named Dodd, had just passed away. The memories are still vivid, tho, as I enjoy a Tim Hortons coffee and bagel every AM at Dow Field Hangar #1 where I saw It's Supermouse" and my former Survey Crew Party Chief served with The same 132nd Fighter Bomber Squadron as an Armorer on the P-51's during his Korean War active duty. Ken settled in Maine 60 years ago.
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Feb 26, 2017 5:13 am

Veterans don't have to be Army to talk CCKW. Our mechanic, Andy, spent 3 years in Korea (50-53) as an F-80 Crew Chief with the 80th Fighter Bomber Squadron. He got plenty of experience with CCKW versions such as Airfield Refueler, M-27 Bomb Service used by USAF plus MB, WC and the Biederman. Last time I talked to Andy back in 92, he was in his mid 60's and a Service Manager at a car dealership in California. Many of the officers he served under with in the 14th Fighter Group at Dow were also assigned to his 8th Fighter Bomber Group in Korea, Col's William Samways, and Clure Smith were two that come to mind. Andy remarked that if the USAF would take him, he would love to work on Jet Fighters again. Andy has been gone a few years, his family just emailed me a few pics of him and his aircraft back in Korea. Andy used to tell me of his friends in California souping up the GMC 270's with 6-71 Blowers and getting something like better than 300 horsepower back in the 50's.
I used to supply NOS GMC 270 blocks and components to dealers involved in supplying performance parts to those who set records at Bonneville Salt Flats.
I was very lucky to have grown up in the automobile and surplus truck business with WWII veteran WWII mechanics eager to share their experience and adventures with a young Jeep nut whose hobby was Army Trucks and WWII/Korean era aircraft at a business across from a busy Air Force Base. :wink:
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by bobc » Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:49 pm

It would be interesting to know how many of these old work horses are still earning their keep here in the US,mine does at least monthly!This is the second time this spring we have had a large Russian Olive tree get blown over up on the lane,this one is actually a lot smaller then the last one I cut up,this trunk was only 24 inches were I cut it off the roots, and at the 8 foot mark it's down to 12,I have about 2 cord of wood in the bed and probably another 2-3 back in the field to cut up yet,the last one was over 3 foot across at the root,I had the bed almost full, heaped to the top of the cab close to 6 cord I figured,plus the two large pieces of trunk I haven't cut up because a friend that builds benches wants to come see them before I do.
This piece of trunk is probably 1,000 pounds.
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Dr Deuce » Sun Apr 02, 2017 3:08 am

My guess is that there are about 10,000 CCKWs worldwide in at least chassis and cab or more. That would include work trucks and collector HMVs
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Re: WHY OWN A CCKW?

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:43 am

What's satisfying about this hobby is realizing that I have played a hand in supplying rare cosmetic parts for many CCKW's (and Jeeps too) to vehicles in WWII collections and museums world wide. My last NOS CCKW early Steering Wheel is on a SWB CCKW at the National WWII. Museum here in the USA.
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