Dragline

Area for Discussion of non-original and non-Theater Modifications to the GM family of WWII trucks. This would include engine, transmission, and driveline swaps, etc.
Post Reply
Nick Bombini
Captain
Captain
Posts: 347
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
Location: Madera, CA

Dragline

Post by Nick Bombini »

Have a look at the truck on this web page. It's obvious that the truck was used and abused.

http://www.bigoldiron.com/cranes.html

--Nick
Nick Bombini
---
'42 M7A1 Generator
'42 M7 Generator trailer
'43 CCKW 352 A2
'45 USMC mobile repair shop trailer
'45 GPW
joel gopan
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2493
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
Location: Hampden, ME

Post by joel gopan »

Annie's extended family. Mabel, Moe, Boomer, Iron Mike, Nuts and Heckle.
44 MB 356378- 54 M-38A1-41 CCKW 352-51 M-37-42TW6-45MBT-43 M1 BOMB LIFT (WEAVER)- RECORD SETTING HONOR GRADUATE Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics School, U.S. ARMY 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL 1962 - MVPA 1064 - RED BALL CHAPTER - PHONY VETERAN HEADHUNTER - ARMY FIXED & ROTARY WING MECHANIC/CREWCHIEF-STILL FIT WARBIRD COCKPITS
armydriver
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2595
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
Location: San Antonio, Texas

Post by armydriver »

These old trucks were used for everything needed in the civilian world following the War. Sadly they were used up and to collectors like us it is shameful, but to the companies that used them , making a profit was what these trucks were relegated to. Poor old Betty Boop was actually in worst repair than this truck when I started on her restoration.
52 M38 Willy's
Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"

proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
joel gopan
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2493
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
Location: Hampden, ME

Post by joel gopan »

It is very sad indeed that trucks were surplused to contractors and private individuals, but on the plus side, it kept the need for surplus parts alive in the USA for 50 years. They were a market in a magnitude that the collectors will never match. They bought thousands of trucks and made large dealers like, Alretta, American Auto Parts, Bergs, Willenskys, Dixie Parts, Rex Tex, Down Town Truck, Memphis Equipment, Harry Reiter, Sam Winer, Mott Haven, Merit Truck Parts, Mutual truck Parts, Highland Auto, Houston Truck and Equipment, GM Wilson, NAPCO, Ring Brothers, Firestone Motors, Maury Klyne, Red River, Sarafans, Si Kloner, Supreme Surplus, Southeastern Equipment, Transportation Parts Owl, Southern Parts and on and on. Where are they now? Without these places there would be nothing left for the smaller dealers of restoration parts that have little in compared to what has been. For all of these large dealers, there were dozens of other smaller dealers that they wholesaled to, the smaller dealers were well spread out within the lower 48. There was also a network of dealers thruout the world that bought surplus from the military. That is another story.
You gotta think big and that is hard to do with today's avarage collector with his one rescued truck.
Don't get me wrong, as some collectors do get out and scour the world for good trucks and unique parts. That list is alot smaller though.
44 MB 356378- 54 M-38A1-41 CCKW 352-51 M-37-42TW6-45MBT-43 M1 BOMB LIFT (WEAVER)- RECORD SETTING HONOR GRADUATE Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics School, U.S. ARMY 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL 1962 - MVPA 1064 - RED BALL CHAPTER - PHONY VETERAN HEADHUNTER - ARMY FIXED & ROTARY WING MECHANIC/CREWCHIEF-STILL FIT WARBIRD COCKPITS
armydriver
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2595
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
Location: San Antonio, Texas

Post by armydriver »

About seven years ago I was visiting with an old guy in my hometown in Louisiana and we were talking about the CCKW's. He related the story of Bayou State Oil Company buying 8 of them from the Red River Arsenal in 1947 and he was one of the dlrivers that drove the trucks to Louisiana to be fitted with oil well work over rigs. Of course over the years the old trucks were abused and used up and eventually left to rot in the various oilfields around North Louisiana. :cry:
52 M38 Willy's
Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"

proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
joel gopan
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2493
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
Location: Hampden, ME

Post by joel gopan »

Are you familiar with the Monroe Louisiana area?
44 MB 356378- 54 M-38A1-41 CCKW 352-51 M-37-42TW6-45MBT-43 M1 BOMB LIFT (WEAVER)- RECORD SETTING HONOR GRADUATE Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics School, U.S. ARMY 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL 1962 - MVPA 1064 - RED BALL CHAPTER - PHONY VETERAN HEADHUNTER - ARMY FIXED & ROTARY WING MECHANIC/CREWCHIEF-STILL FIT WARBIRD COCKPITS
dr deuce
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2400
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
Location: Pembroke NH
Contact:

Post by dr deuce »

Interesting with cranes etc. There are what I call English cranes like Annie and American cranes. Annie has the cab/controls on the "wrong" side. Some time in the 50's I believe that changed to the operator to be on the "correct" (American) side
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
http://home.comcast.net/~cckw/wsb/html/ ... 59870.html
Post Reply