Picture of the Week 1/15/2007

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:00 am

Another great photo as usual. Love the overall AAC theme as a departure to the Army themes.

41CCKW · Post by **41CCKW** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:30 pm

That is the best pic there is so far of me and my 41cckw. I look angry in the pic but it was the sun in my eyes. A WWII Vet was present when my dad took the pic and I heard him remark "Thats a real happy looking soldier".

Colin Britton · Post by **Colin Britton** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:47 pm

Good picture and I also like the AAF theme with the drop tanks in the back ground.
I'm eyeing the Ben Hur water buffalo trailer and it looks to be in great shape and complete. I have one guestion on the CCKW. Is that an air tank on the outer right frame rail under the flat bed? Is there a secondary air system on your truck? The truck sure has come along way since you posted the first pictures of her. Keep up the good work.
But I gotta take some cool points away for the modern sunglasses tucked in the right breast pocket of his wool shirt..... Sorry, I have high standards for Living History displays. Over all though a good impression of AAF by the flightline.
Is the Garand a S.A. or Winchester?
And I would kill to have a Quanset Hut shop for my CCKW in my back yard!!!

41CCKW · Post by **41CCKW** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:19 am

I noticed the sunglasses after dad took the pic. He was in a hurry to get the truck packed and go home so there was no time to get a second photo without the glasses. Also the boots are not correct. In regards to the air tank, the truck used to have an air horn on the cab and I think that tank was the air resivor for the air horn. Since the pic was taken I have removed the tank. We used the CCKW as a stage truck for an air show. The water buffalo trailer is for sale. The garand was built by a gunsmith in northern CA. A friend refers to it as a "Garand salad".

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:37 am

41CCKW I agree with Colin, you have really done a great job with that old beauty and keep up the good work. I was drooling over the Water Buffalo too Colin.

rwdfresno · Post by **rwdfresno** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:15 pm

That water buffalo is very complete except missing a couple of water valves. SteveG (on the Gee) bought it. The drop tanks are P-38 drop tanks also used on PV-1 and PV-2.

The GMC CCKW

Picture of the Week 1/15/2007

Picture of the Week 1/15/2007

happy soldier