Military-Vehicles: RE: [MV] Chevy (GMC) What?

RE: [MV] Chevy (GMC) What?

David Robinson (djr@enterprise.powerup.com.au)
Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:25:49 +1000

> Not long ago I stopped to look at a WWII 1 1/4 ton 4X4.
> It has
> been pretty well cut up but hopefully someone can tell me what it
> was. The front of the cab looks like that of a CCKW. The back of
> the cab has been cut off and the windshield frame gone. The box is
> what makes this truck different from others i've seen. It was not
> the cargo style bed. It has what look to be original fenders like
> what are on weapons carriers. It had duels on the back but the
> fenders did not cover the outside tire. looks like they were added
> by the present owner. The truck has been chopped out of the middle
> and the back end of the bed and turned into a winch truck. Some
> dash plates were still present but the only ones readable were the
> transmission and transfer case shift patterns. It had been painted
> yellow except for one side of the hood (probably a replacement part)
> which has Chevrolet on it. Did GMC make a 1 1/4 to weapons carrier
> with a similar body style as the WC Dodge?
>
> Thanks for the help
> Todd Hall
> Cody WY

Hi Todd and List Members,

Could this vehicle be the remains of a Chev Bomb truck - they had
narrow round rear fenders and single rear wheels - also no back to
cab. If so it should have a short wheelbase - 125 inches in fact.

If on the standard wheelbase, it could be a cut down special body - a
telephone maintenance truck or a pole borer rig, or even a cut down
panel van - although the rear fenders were wide enough to cover the
dual rear wheels on these units.

Regards,

David Robinson. Brisbane. Australia.

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