From: bjpendleton@charter.net
Date: Fri Apr 29 2005 - 08:48:00 PDT
if I remember right the M35/M211 cargo body is wider than a CCKW
>
> From: "Steve & Jeannie Keith" <cckw@comcast.net>
> Date: 2005/04/29 Fri PM 03:39:51 GMT
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Bought Open Cab CCKW after reading posting from list
> member.
>
> 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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