D.O.D. GMC cckw353-H1 open cab???

[thierryb]

Hello fellows,

Who could help me dating a cckw353 GMC ??? Serial number is 396828-H1. Just bought this truck and can’t find any data plate on it….

Many thanks, Thierry.

[mud-snow]

Hello fellows,

Who could help me dating a cckw353 GMC ??? Serial number is 396828-H1. Just bought this truck and can’t find any data plate on it….

Many thanks, Thierry.

Thierry welcome to the forum
Your tipper would be delivered in mid november 1944.
Any photos?

Chers
Rolf

[thierryb]

Hi Rolf,

Thanks for this information.
Actually there is not a lot left from the tipper. The truck has been fitted with a cargo bed and all tipper specific parts have been removed. A perkins Diesel engine has been installed. I bought this truck to save it from the scrap merchant. Will see if I can have it running again…If not it will probably be a source of parts for my other trucks
You can see a picture on the French cckw forum : http://cckw.forumactif.fr/viewtopic.forum?t=189

Thierry.

[Matt]

Hi Thierry,

Good to see you here

Matt.

[thierryb]

Is it possible to have the exact day, even if it is just a supposed date? I have to transmit the date I would have on my registration form…

Many thanks, Thierry.

[ERB72]

HELLO THIERRY. ODD JUST HOW MANY TIMES NORWEDGIAN TRUCKS ARE TURNING UP IN THESE PAGES MY 353H1 401215 U.S.A.4733956 IS VERY CLOSE TO YOUR DATE OF MANUFACTURE AND WAS IMPORTED INTO THE U.K "ALMOST" COMPLETE IN HER MAJOR COMPONENTS INCLUDING HER NORWEDGIAN ARMY DATA PLATES AND "VIKING" TYRES IN 1996 . THESE TIPPERS MAY EVEN HAVE "MATES" IN THE ARMY TOGETHER HOPE THIS CAN HELP YOU LIKE ME IM TRYING TO PUT SOME HISTORY ON TO MY TRUCK TO ONE DAY IT WILL COME IM SURE KEEP ASKING REGARDS BOB "HOPE THE ALSTER HOTEL IS ALIVE END WELL IN STAVANGER"

[armydriver]

It would be nice for all of us collectors, had General Motors or whomever was in charge actually dated the day of delivery of the vehicle, rather than just the month and year on the data plate. Jeeps had month, day and year on their data plate along with the serial number.
Of course if you don't have the original data plate, then even that practice would have not helped.
Good luck with your truck Thierryb.

[armydriver]

I have found that in some cases, the manufacture of the tipper rolling chassis may not coincide with the actual delivery date of the vehicle to the Army. In some cases months go by from the date of manufacture until the DOD date on the data plate is noted as delivered.
I feel that the trucks were either waiting on the dump beds or the lifting mechanism to complete the trucks.
I hope you get her completed as tippers are not as plentiful as the cargo version of the truck today.