cckw oin ebay

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:11 pm

CCKW for sale on ebay. Closed cab truck that has been turned into a boom wrecker.Looks pretty rough but the price will probably be pretty cheap as the first bid is $50.00 no. 4609243836. The truck is in California. Still a restorable truck for someone that really wants to save a piece of WWII history.

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:38 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 4609243836

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:46 pm

The dash looks like it's from a civvy Chevrolet truck,note the winding handle for the windshield and trim strip along the bottom. at first I thought the truck might be an early CCKW but everything else points to it being a 42/43 truck.

Matt.

mmoore · Post by **mmoore** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:20 pm

I seen that dash window crank too, did the chevy 1-1/2 ton all have that window crank?? someone did a good job on building that body, that hole boom works looks impressive,

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:37 pm

I believe only the Civilian version of the Chevy 1.5 ton had the crank. The Military version (G-506) had just a latch like the CCKW.

Bill

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:12 pm

Many commercial customers preferred the closd cab, and surplus dealers salvaged many civilian cabs to install on the CCKW Chassis. We used to scour the salvage yards for any 41-47 Chevrolet/GMC civilian truck cab we could buy.
Joel

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:27 pm

That was 41-46 cab. The 47 trucks had the newer cab that ran more or less the same thru 1953 with 1954 getting a one piece windshield as I recall.

For one year, 1947 Chevrolet had the new cab with the 4 speed crashbox tranny.

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:04 pm

Not quite, 41-47 Chevrolet/GMC had the same style cab, it was discontinued in mid 47. The late 47 Cab Style ran to the 1st series 1955.There were minor changes in the late 47-55 cab, it had to do with vent windows, push button door handles, and 1 piece windshield in 54 and 55. We sold new GM trucks in the 40s-early 50s.
Joel

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:18 pm

Jim Carter Antique Auto parts disagrees....

http://www.oldchevytrucks.com/cgi/htmlo ... 5600020752

What was considered a 47 had a different cab with the old 4 speed.

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:38 am

Tell Jim Carter he is wrong. We sold new GM Trucks in the 40s. The 41-47 Chevrolet trucks used the same cab. In 1947, what is known as the 1st Series with the 41-47 Cab was in production until late May 1947. The Advanced Design Truck Series with the new cab. They were introduced to the public June 28, 1947. 1941-1947 GMC followed a similar history with a mid year change. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong on this.

Joel

Nick Bombini · Post by **Nick Bombini** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:51 am

My dad has a 1948 Chevy Thriftmaster pickup with the Advanced can design. It is just like the this one except his is white. If I remember right, he said it is the 1948 model manufactured in late 1947.

http://www.oldride.com/displayAd.html?s ... wItem=6148

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:09 am

Wow, so much interchange over an old GMC/Chevorlet truck.
So what is the final verdict. Inquiring minds want to know. We had a 48 Chevorlet truck, but that was so many years ago I don't remember the internal particulars of the truck.

Chris T. · Post by **Chris T.** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:48 pm

Just looked at the truck in person.

Frame #38xxxx-H2, two piece oil pan, late Hydrovac & demountable hubs. Frame is ok, just trimmed a little

. Orig. carb & air filter. It needs a home or the owner is going to make a monster dune buggy out of it.

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:41 am

Aparrently GM continued the production of the 41-46 design into 1947. The question is, did the literature say 1947?

Both Jim Carter and Chevys of the 40's list the vehicles as 41-46 and 47-54.

I have a Chevy factory manual: 41-46 trucks and 41-47 cars in the same manual.