Picture of the Week 5/1/2006

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Picture of the Week 5/1/2006

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A tipper in disguise? Very nice, with a water bucket too.
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Now that is one fine looking truck. Great photo as usual from our intrepid host. I love the water bucket and the cargo use of the tipper. After all the description is dump/cargo bed. Great restoration.
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Another great looking truck, the moment I saw the pic I knew the bucket would do it for Karoshi :lol:
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Those buckets are a real addition in dressing up ones truck. :D :D
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Niiice truck...!!!!!

What is the count on the pix in the "owners vehicles" area?

39 LWB
16 SWB
7 other

by my count

Just imagine if we could get them ALL together in one convoy......
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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Wow, that would be a real event and something to talk about the rest of your life.
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Degsy wrote:Another great looking truck, the moment I saw the pic I knew the bucket would do it for Karoshi :lol:
Yeah for a moment, I thought Colin had slipped our host some cash to have his truck up again :shock:
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:lol: :lol:
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Well its not quite like that. Just that some of the guys had a whip round to see it again!

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Karoshi wrote:Well its not quite like that. Just that some of the guys had a whip round to see it again!

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Mate, that truck just gets better looking by the day.
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Jack, It was really a holding tactic waiting for your press release. Just keeping a place for you, now I hear you're finished!

My picture was taken recently on a stump haulin trip. Just ripped em out the ground, with such ease.
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Yeah, have been waiting on the sidelines for when the time is right for me to enter the hall of fame.

..........not long know - just saving up to bribe Bill :cry:
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