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Discussion and Questions about the different models of CCKW's
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Nick Bombini
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After taking off the dataplates on my truck so I can weld up the unoriginal holes, I noticed that someone had signed the dash of my truck and covered it up with a dataplate.

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It was signed by "Ulbrich"

I imagine this was done when the truck was reconditioned in Berlin in 1955. It could have also been done when it was reconditioned at Karlsfeld Ordnance Depot in Munich, although I believe only the engine was replaced at Karlsfeld.

The signature was under the dataplate to the uper right of the the glovebox (which I know is supposed to be on the firewall)

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Post by armydriver »

That is cool. You never know what can be found on these old trucks. :D
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Post by UK Jack »

Very nice find Nick.

On my dash just below the choke pull, it has 'choke' scratch quite deeply into the dash and it is in English so I am kinda thinking (hopefully) that it is as old as the truck as surely it would be in Norwegain if they had of done it?!
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