Picture of the Week 1/29/2007
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:35 pm
The GMC CCKW
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Picture of the Week 1/29/2007
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Photo of the week
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:48 am
Nice Truck and Trailer. Really like the canvas doors.
One thing I have never understood is the European collectors fasination with draping large diameter rope on the front bumpers of large trucks. Especially when they have a winch? WWII Jeeps, OK tow rope on the front bumper - documented. But on a CCKW? Seems like they have to put it on every truck. Even on 2 1/2 ton M35's! I like to see authentic kit lashed to the vehicles but I vote to loose the "tow" rope. At least off the winch models.
I never knock another persons vehicle. It's a huge job to preserve them and get them out and rolling. I just think the rope thing is overdone on trucks larger than a Jeep or maybe a Dodge.
Thanks
Cat Man
One thing I have never understood is the European collectors fasination with draping large diameter rope on the front bumpers of large trucks. Especially when they have a winch? WWII Jeeps, OK tow rope on the front bumper - documented. But on a CCKW? Seems like they have to put it on every truck. Even on 2 1/2 ton M35's! I like to see authentic kit lashed to the vehicles but I vote to loose the "tow" rope. At least off the winch models.
I never knock another persons vehicle. It's a huge job to preserve them and get them out and rolling. I just think the rope thing is overdone on trucks larger than a Jeep or maybe a Dodge.
Thanks
Cat Man
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:18 am
Great photo , as usual, and I love all the stuff on the truck. Especially the water bucket on the jerry can. 
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:29 pm
great photo lovely shorty 
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:54 pm
Niiice!
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:29 pm
Yep - gets my vote!
I think we all like to see kit on our trucks because it does tell a part of the story but on a practical sense I don't think rope would last long on a bumper as it would be cut to bits with the amount of stones that would be kicked up by the vehicle in front!
The 352 seems to be perfectly scaled!
I think we all like to see kit on our trucks because it does tell a part of the story but on a practical sense I don't think rope would last long on a bumper as it would be cut to bits with the amount of stones that would be kicked up by the vehicle in front!
The 352 seems to be perfectly scaled!
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:38 pm
I have had a large diameter rope on the bumper of my LWB cargo for years now. Rocks are not a problem. Sunfading is.
And soack it!!
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:57 pm
And remember to soack in water before using the rope, or it will snap of when it has been hanging to dry in the sun for months....
Rolf
Rolf