What TM did you see an "Open Cab Chevrolet" in? Are you sure what you saw was not a M-6 Bomb Service Chevrolet? The Chevrolet Closed Cab was different from the CCKW Closed Cab in details of the Firewall and the lower Right Rear Corner of the Cab, they were not the same production, and were wired differently.
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Hi Joel, In this thread back a bit the administrator posted a thread for vehicle markings it's out of TM9-850, they only call it a cargo truck 1 1/2 ton 4X4, but it sure looks like a chevy,I don't know what other 4X4 1 1/2 ton truck were built. Sorry for the super sized picture,must really tick off you guys with dialup. Bob.
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Hi Bob,
Is your buddies truck in the picture a Chev or CCKW? if it's a CCKW is it a short or long wheel base?
Cheers!
Matt.
Is your buddies truck in the picture a Chev or CCKW? if it's a CCKW is it a short or long wheel base?
Cheers!
Matt.
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Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
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I am well aware of the differences between the Chevy and CCKW cabs as I have a few of each.
The point I was making was that the tooling like doors etc was identical and that to modify the CCKW tooling to make it into Chevy tooling would be minimal compared to creating all new open cab tooling. Remember there was a war on.....
The manual in question here does indeed show an open cab 2 axle GM open cabed cargo truck. I have one of those manuals too.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
The point I was making was that the tooling like doors etc was identical and that to modify the CCKW tooling to make it into Chevy tooling would be minimal compared to creating all new open cab tooling. Remember there was a war on.....
The manual in question here does indeed show an open cab 2 axle GM open cabed cargo truck. I have one of those manuals too.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
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1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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Roof Stars.
For more WW2 shots of CCKW-352 dump trucks with stars on the cab roof take a look at Wheels & Tracks magazine number 64.by the way does anyone know of a surviving 352 dump truck?
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Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
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Hi Matt,the truck in the picture is a short wheelbase with winch,you can see in picture the star was painted on in both directions,point forward and point backward,I guess they didn't have a stanard.
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Stars
Thanks Bob! I have a CCKW hood with original paint and I can see two previous layers and on one the star is reversed.
March 1942 Dodge WC-56 Command Car,1229th QM.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
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Could have been Post WWII US Markings from early 50s. Some of these trucks soldierd on in to the mid 50s.
Joel
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Hood Markings
Hi Joel,
I doubt the paint is post war as it still has the star in a broken circle and Preston 44 marking.I will provide more detail and a picture as soon as I can.
I doubt the paint is post war as it still has the star in a broken circle and Preston 44 marking.I will provide more detail and a picture as soon as I can.
March 1942 Dodge WC-56 Command Car,1229th QM.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.