Another Hello from the UK
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:46 am
Hello all,
My names Harry (Aitch), and although not an owner of a CCKW or any other MV, having spent well in excess of 200hrs so far on a friends truck, I find myself and drawn into the CCKW community...
The Truck (based nr Watford, Herts. UK) is a CCKW353 with a closed cab and as far as I can make out, has an original cupola (on the clean up I found 2 datum arrows.. "12 O'clock and 3 O'clock").
It was released by the French Millitary in the mid 80's and went into private hands in the UK with some carefull owners and some not so! My friend bought it in the later part of last year from a company who supply vehicles to the film industry, it is one of the vehicles in "Capitain America", and although it ran, badly, and stopped (worse!) the rear of the cab was not in the best of shape having been mended with gaffa (duct) tape and painted over, and the wiring a complete mess!
So far where we have removed paint, we have found no evidence of original markings or numbers so it's history is a mystery, but in doing the steel work we have uncovered what looks very much like a bullet hole in the headboard end of the bed and a corresponding scar on the cab.
I shall post up pictures, chassis and cab numbers as soon as I can in (hopefully) the appropriate sections. But now back to today's challenge of building a 12 to 6V dropper for the fuel gauge
Aitch
My names Harry (Aitch), and although not an owner of a CCKW or any other MV, having spent well in excess of 200hrs so far on a friends truck, I find myself and drawn into the CCKW community...
The Truck (based nr Watford, Herts. UK) is a CCKW353 with a closed cab and as far as I can make out, has an original cupola (on the clean up I found 2 datum arrows.. "12 O'clock and 3 O'clock").
It was released by the French Millitary in the mid 80's and went into private hands in the UK with some carefull owners and some not so! My friend bought it in the later part of last year from a company who supply vehicles to the film industry, it is one of the vehicles in "Capitain America", and although it ran, badly, and stopped (worse!) the rear of the cab was not in the best of shape having been mended with gaffa (duct) tape and painted over, and the wiring a complete mess!
So far where we have removed paint, we have found no evidence of original markings or numbers so it's history is a mystery, but in doing the steel work we have uncovered what looks very much like a bullet hole in the headboard end of the bed and a corresponding scar on the cab.
I shall post up pictures, chassis and cab numbers as soon as I can in (hopefully) the appropriate sections. But now back to today's challenge of building a 12 to 6V dropper for the fuel gauge
Aitch