Picture of the Week 12/22/2008

[Bill_Wolf]

[vj]

thank,s bill glad to get the picture on the cckw. this truck is a m426 5-ton 4x2, tractor [C.O.E. ] engine is a450 red diamond, build by ih. three company build this truck ih, marmon-herrington and kenworth. i,m not sure of its date, 44- 45 . or the builder . data plate gone. they were use by the red ball express, hauled gas , food, material during ww2. also these truck,s were use during the berlin air lift., many of the truck,s were left in europe after the war. also in japan. i,m still working on the body, that why some of the item,s are missing. the odometer has 8 thousand on it. i hope to have it in the parade down the road. wendell

[lacoda56]

Hey Wendell,

Even though it's not a GMC, that's a good looking truck! Keep up the good work.

Ron

[Barry Churcher]

Cabovers are like blondes. They just have that certain "thing" about them.

[armydriver]

Now that is a real beauty. Merry Christmas All.

[daveyboy]

that IS sweet.

Check out this U-tube video of the tire industry during the war.

The beginning of this video shows a lot of these type of trucks running the Red Ball express.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2URKqjNnRWs

However, there are a lot of shots opf other ww2 truck (GMC/Chevy?jeep/etc)

Dave

[vj]

bill, ron, barry, armydriver and dave, have a merry christmas and a happy new years. i hope santa bring you all a new cckw or some thing olive drab. i like the ww2 toy,s. wendell

[Colin Britton]

Nice.... I always liked that Semi COE bodystyle...

Great; now I want one...... My wife is gonna kill me... Oh well.