From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Apr 29 2005 - 08:39:51 PDT
You can use an M35/M211 cargo body while you are looking for an original...
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "International Movie Services" <ims@telus.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list
member.
> Just finished putting a 1941 CCW back on the road; Pics to follow. Anyone
> know of a CCKW cargo box available in the Pacific Northwest?? Starting on
> the next project, a 1943 closed cab, nice shape but no box.
> Cheers!
> Ian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Bever" <goin_myway@yahoo.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list
> member.
>
>
>> Steve, Your photo of the Crane CCKW inspired me to
>> call up the guy who has the one that I am buying and
>> advise him to not remove the crane as I decided to try
>> and get the whole thing. I had told him last week
>> that I would just take the truck and to go ahead and
>> cut the crane off. He is usually pretty quick with
>> the torch but fortunitly we have had cold and rainy
>> weather over the last week and he had decided to wait
>> before firing up his torch. I had made my decision to
>> try and save the whole truck last night and then
>> couldn't sleep half the night worring that he might
>> have already cut the crane off. But an early call this
>> morning confirmed that he had not. So I am going to
>> try and get the whole unit. It might be something that
>> I end up not restoring but figure if I don't someone
>> else might get the chance. I know that this one is
>> missing the motor in the crane and only the section of
>> the crane arm that you see in the photo is left.
>>
>> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goin_myway/detail?.dir=2b41&.dnm=a80a.jpg&.src=ph
>>
>>
>> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goin_myway/detail?.dir=2b41&.dnm=c762.jpg&.src=ph
>>
>>
>> In your research on this type of unit would you know
>> if there are anymore that have survived in the US? Do
>> any other MVPA members have a setup like this? Your is
>> an open cab and I note that this one is a closed cab.
>> Would this have been made special for the military?
>> thanks
>> Dan Bever
>> MVPA 18507
>>
>> --- Steve & Jeannie Keith <cckw@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Congratulations !
>>>
>>> They are a nice truck. You do have some work to do,
>>> but it looks
>>> like you have a solid truck to start with.
>>>
>>> The last picture of the crane is that of a
>>> Schield-Bantam
>>>
>>> http://www.cckw.org/weare_2004117.jpg is what my
>>> open cab looks like.
>>>
>>> If you have technical questions, you can get expert
>>> help on the cckw
>>> site: www.cckw.org
>>>
>>> Good Luck
>>>
>>> Steve AKA Dr Deuce(s) [8 of them]
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dan Bever" <goin_myway@yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>>> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:17 AM
>>> Subject: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading
>>> posting from list member.
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi List, I just want to thank one of our list
>>> members
>>> > Tom Woodburn MVPA 16138. Back on 24 March some of
>>> you
>>> > may recal Tom posted a message regarding an older
>>> > Gentleman who had some WWII era trucks that had
>>> been
>>> > sitting around on his farm for some 20 odd years
>>> and
>>> > was wanting to get them sold off or scrap them
>>> out.
>>> > Tom noted that he had one CCKW with a crane on it,
>>> 3
>>> > Internationals, and a 52 REO. I was pretty busy
>>> at
>>> > the time with work but managed to call the guy up
>>> > about a week later. Turned out he had already
>>> > scrapped two of the 2.5 ton internationals but
>>> still
>>> > had the CCKW with crane, the last remaining 2.5
>>> ton
>>> > international, and the 52 REO. Upon further
>>> discussion
>>> > with him on the phone he advised that he also had
>>> > another CCKW that was in pretty decent shape that
>>> he
>>> > had decided he would sell it as well. So I set up
>>> to
>>> > drive to his place (about 120 miles from my place)
>>> to
>>> > check out what he had. I went to his place on a
>>> > Sunday and ended up buying the open cab CCKW that
>>> you
>>> > can see in my yahoo photo ablum buy going to this
>>> > site:
>>> >
>>> > http://photos.yahoo.com/goin_myway
>>> >
>>> > open the album with the red CCKW on it and scroll
>>> down
>>> > to the bottom of the album. I have 4 photos of it
>>> > posted. It turned out that he had bought it from
>>> a
>>> > local fire department 6 years ago drove it to his
>>> farm
>>> > and parked it in a barn were it had remained ever
>>> > since. I ended up buying it along with an original
>>> > type WWII bed and a winch for mounting on the
>>> front. I
>>> > have not had a chance to do anything with the
>>> truck
>>> > yet but I know the engine is free and I believe I
>>> will
>>> > have it running and driving in no time. I also
>>> > committed to buying the remaining CCKW and the
>>> > International. I just hated to see these trucks
>>> end up
>>> > being sent to the scrapper. Unfortunitly I could
>>> not
>>> > save the other two International dueces. I looked
>>> at
>>> > the 52 REO Gasser which at one time had a LeRoy
>>> > Compressor on it but I could not swing getting it.
>>> I
>>> > got ahold of a guy that probably would have bought
>>> it
>>> > but he was too late getting ahold of the owner and
>>> it
>>> > has already been cut up for scrap. Anyhow I wanted
>>> to
>>> > thank list memeber Tom Woodburn for passing along
>>> the
>>> > info. It got me to the open cab CCKW of which I am
>>> > really happy to get. It also saved at least for
>>> parts
>>> > or possible restoration the CCKW and the
>>> > International. I have not really seen very many
>>> > International duces nor have I seen any CCKW open
>>> > cabs. Hope you enjoyed this story. There is still
>>> > MV's out there in the hills. Forgot to menchin
>>> these
>>> > trucks were in southern Indiana. I am also trying
>>> to
>>> > figure out how to post the sites for list members
>>> to
>>> > click on to see a photo of my truck. So try this
>>> site
>>> > and see if it works. thanks
>>> > Dan Bever
>>> > MVPA 18507
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/goin_myway/detail?.dir=/2b41&.dnm=6759.jpg&.src=ph
>>> >
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