Possible acquisition

[kurtkds]

So I've been having a garage sale all weekend and I've had all kinds of Questions about the OD in the front yard...

So today I had an old timer ask if i was interested in a '43 CCKW. Says there is no box on the back and the typical ran when parked statement. LOL

I'm planning on looking at it tomorrow and get some pictures.

So the question is what level of basket case should i jump into...

 

[maddawg308]

My opinion is, if the price is fair, get it even if you are not really interested in restoring it yourself, as long as you can afford it and your wife won't kill you. Post here in the classifieds to get it a suitable home, someone who loves CCKWs and wants to give it a caring home. Sometimes it's a lot of work, but we're all about saving things here for future generations to enjoy. Hate to see you pass up on it, then the old gent gets discouraged and scraps it.

 

[FrankUSMC]

Most of the CCKWs you find are very used up. It would be great if you could get it and break it up for parts to restore others. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, the CCKWs got a new lease on life when the last of them were being sold off by our European allies. At that time "military vehicle collectors" had entered the market for the old trucks. Before that time, only construction companies and farms were buying them, read Using them to death. Most you find today with no box on the back had a crane or something mounted on them.
Also, remember. unlike our beloved m35 series trucks, even during production, the CCKWs were being made with two different drive trains (banjo, and split axle), plus a short, and long wheel base models. As the production went on, they were changing to different brake systems.
Try to find the most complete CCKW you can find to restore.
Before any one shows up to burn a cross on my front lawn, I have owned two CCKWs, a 1942 long wheel base closed cab ( Loved it!!!), and a very rare open cab airborne CCKW ( it broke down into two halves to be flown into an airfield). I paid $1800 for the closed cab CCKW in 1988, and it was a European rebuilt one that only needed correct paint.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[dmetalmiki]

Well if you get it, you may be pleasantly surprised as to what it might take to restore. But if not, then as others hinted, Pass it on to a needy member.

 

[mhassett]

What a nice dilemma to be in.

 

[glassk]

 

[kurtkds]

Here's some pictures of it.
There's also a few other items there too.
Willy engine and garwood winch.

The owner of them told me that his father made the skid that has the Willy's engine and winch on it to clear the property where he lives, the winch looks to be the correct one to go on the front of the CCKW too!

 

[NDT]

Looks like a '41. Gonna have to see more of it, but the cab looks mighty rusty.

 

[kurtkds]

Wooden steering wheel that's coming apart, and yes, lots of rust, I'm not holding my breath. He's supposed to be getting it out of the black berries this afternoon so I can get a better look at the whole thing.

 

[turnkey]

WOW not sure where this one is headed...lots of rust all over the place...cant wait to see the other pics when it is clear of the brush.

 

[srodocker]

oh kurt...

 

[kurtkds]

So what have I got myself into? Lol

 

[quarkz]

It rolls, so you can move it.

It looks to have glass, so it can sit in the rain, under a tarp and not get any worse than it is, as you figure out what to do next.

You had the tools to recover & transport it to its new home. So you didn't have to invest dollars in a wrecker, only the mechanical puzzle itself.

You can learn all about fixing her up, post it up here on Steel Soldiers where I can follow it, and I can use the info to work on my DUKW.

You can start to collect on on all those favors you paid out. Heck maybe you can even get that Rodocker kid to pay back some of the hard work you put into his acquisitions.

A win, win, win situation as I see it. Congrats.

Scott, time to plan a mini rally?

 

[m1010plowboy]

That is beautiful! I'd give my left brother for a round cab like that. Now that it's out of the bush she looks like a keeper. Keep the photos coming and thanks for sharing.

 

[USMC 00-08]

Looks better now that you can see the whole thing. Post some more pictures please.

 

[srodocker]

Im down for a mini rally!

Kurt and tony you coming to the rally this summer at aarons?

 

[Merc1973]

Now that is a proper recovery! Good luck with her!

 

[kurtkds]

Ok, some more pictures.
And not shown is a pto on the driver's side with a rear facing output shafts.

 

[kurtkds]

So the frame was extended a couple feet, that will come off along with the extra steel that was added for its previous life as a mobile lifting platform for installing siding on buildings.

 

[Wolfen]

Enjoy your Purchase.