Just bought my 1st GMC.................

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:29 am

Morning all.

Been around for a while and this is my first post and it is of my GMC that I have just bought.............how pleased am I.........30 years in the waiting

Can not wait to get cracking on it.
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UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:41 am

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rgus · Post by **rgus** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:34 am

Congradulations and welcome.....looks like you snared a little jewel. Very nice looking truck. You will enjoy it I perdict.

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:42 pm

Nice truck.... And welcome to a new world of HMVs. You have purchased proabably the nicest to own WW2 vehicle!

A couple suggestions if I might:

If you are keeping the directionals, mount them under the fenders so they are less noticeable.

Move the pioneer tool rack to someplace else. You will thank me in the morning... You will frequently remove the side panels and anything that slows that process down will become aggrevating.

Steve AKA Dr Deuce

bobc · Post by **bobc** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:52 pm

Thats a great looking truck,looks like it will be a good one to restore. What year is it? Did it come from the continent? The tool rack on the side of the engine compartment is usually a hint that it was from one of the Eropean countries. Good luck and keep us posted. Bob.

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:39 am

I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. I looked a quite a few 'restored' GMC's but I wanted one that I could rebuild from the ground up, I want to part of its history. You are right that it is European as it is a late Norwegian release and was built in 1944. It is being delivered in about 4 wks and I will then be able to post more pictures and keep you up to date in the rebuild.

Thanks for the advice on the indicators Dr and on the pioneer tool rack. On that note ( I will post some pictures) when my family and I were down at the Upottery airfield, which is the airfield where some of the 101st airborne, including Easy Company, took of for the drop on D-Day. A field right next to the runway 27 had just been ploughed and a rusty object had caught my eye, I walked over and pulled it out of the ground and there it was........in my hand, I had a pioneer shovel minus the handle. What a find! This will be brought back to life and it will again, return, to a pioneer rack, 60 years later.

Best wishes.

Jack

rgus · Post by **rgus** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:24 am

You guys are so lucky to live so close to so much history. To be able to walk into a field and pull out a piece of history.....something that was carried and used by that those guys and gals that gave it all.

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:07 am

rgus wrote:You guys are so lucky to live so close to so much history. To be able to walk into a field and pull out a piece of history.....something that was carried and used by that those guys and gals that gave it all.

Thanks rgus.

We are so lucky to be surrounded by WW2 history and as the American soldiers were based in the Hampshire, Dorset and Devon we have a great deal to see. Many of our local woodlands were home the the US troops as they were billited with in for cover. The majority of the big country houses were taken over as HQ's by the Americans, the local big house was pretty much left a ruin by the time of D-Day and took many years to repair the estate back to it's former glory as the pioneer cor where based there.

I am so loking forward to getting my truck on the road as I know that when I do and take a black and white photo you will not be able to tell if it is modern or a WW2 picture, as nothing has changed around here

Cheers

Jack.

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:12 am

That is one great lookig truck. You have a real prize there. I work on Fort Sam Houston, Texas where 3rd Army trained before departing for England and sadly enough my CCKKW is the only one restored and running in the San Antonio area and it was an Army Air Force truck. Great find and good luck.

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:18 am

Well, it is nearly here.........will be delivered within the hour

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:41 pm

Hi guys.

It is here so I thought I would just get some images up from yesterday and will try and resize them!

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Plenty of room...........you would get a bus through there

Picking the children up from school

Nearly home

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bobc · Post by **bobc** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:15 pm

That looks like a blast,great to see another old war horse back on the road,looks like beautifull country also. I'm sure glad I have DSL.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:41 pm

A "turn key" purchase....Instant gratification....boy do I envy you.

Nice Truck!

Bill

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:35 am

She is definately a beauty and the photos are great.

The GMC CCKW

Just bought my 1st GMC.................

Just bought my 1st GMC.................

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