cckw $$$
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- Captain
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cckw $$$
I never thought i would dump so much $$$$ into a truck and not have her road worthy yet! I still have a long way to go..the breaks and tires are looking me in the face.....$$$.. im only 30....i can wait some more i geuss
Brad
1944 open top CCKW 353 A1 with artic top---1945 CCKW hard top 352 A2---1942 4x4 chev cargo...
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1944 open top CCKW 353 A1 with artic top---1945 CCKW hard top 352 A2---1942 4x4 chev cargo...
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- Brigadier General
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Re: cckw $$$
They certainly are a "money pit" for the amount of time we drive them.
Still would not trade in the "thrill" of it for anything
Bill
Still would not trade in the "thrill" of it for anything
Bill
1945 GMC DUKW
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
194? Steel Ben Hur (x4) 194? Wood Ben Hur (x2)
1945 Case VAIW-3 Aircraft Tug
1943 Case VAI USAAF with Mower
1944 Clark CA-1 Airborne Dozer
1944 PE-95G, 1944 PE-99B
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
194? Steel Ben Hur (x4) 194? Wood Ben Hur (x2)
1945 Case VAIW-3 Aircraft Tug
1943 Case VAI USAAF with Mower
1944 Clark CA-1 Airborne Dozer
1944 PE-95G, 1944 PE-99B
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- Brigadier General
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Re: cckw $$$
Amortize it over the miles you drive it.
" Smiles for Miles..."
" Smiles for Miles..."
Dr Deuce Over 50,000 driven miles in a CCKW
1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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- Captain
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Re: cckw $$$
thats a good way to put it.
Brad
1944 open top CCKW 353 A1 with artic top---1945 CCKW hard top 352 A2---1942 4x4 chev cargo...
Visit my pictures!
1944 open top CCKW 353 A1 with artic top---1945 CCKW hard top 352 A2---1942 4x4 chev cargo...
Visit my pictures!
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- First Lieutenant
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Re: cckw $$$
Don't get discouraged. Back when I found my first WWII jeep, I actually had it 14 years(!) before I could afford to start the restoration on it. I had accumulated a few parts over the years but would continue to haul it to new living quarters with each move. Starting a family, getting larger homes as the family grew, paying back student loans, buying into a business, etc all contributed to moving the restoration back and back.
Eventually when I could start, it made it all the sweeter to be finally making progress on it. The CCKW is so much larger that every step is more costly and difficult but it will be worth it to you tenfold in enjoyment. Your young son will have many memories of being around and riding in "a real Army truck"! HAng in there, it will be worth it!
Eventually when I could start, it made it all the sweeter to be finally making progress on it. The CCKW is so much larger that every step is more costly and difficult but it will be worth it to you tenfold in enjoyment. Your young son will have many memories of being around and riding in "a real Army truck"! HAng in there, it will be worth it!
1944 GMC CCKW 353, 1943 BEN-HUR Trailer
1943 WC-52, 1944 WC-54 (dod 4/19/44), 1945 Willys MB,
4/44 Bantam T3, MVPA 12610, NRA life Member
1943 WC-52, 1944 WC-54 (dod 4/19/44), 1945 Willys MB,
4/44 Bantam T3, MVPA 12610, NRA life Member