That would be me! My GMC 6x6's were built in 1940, so they are ACKWX-353
trucks, not the more famous CCKW trucks. Most of the ACKWs were sent over
to France in '40 and '41. There is actually quite a bit of information
about the WWII CCKW trucks and nearly none on the earlyer ACKW trucks. by
the way, the "A" stands for 1939 model and the "C" stands for 1941 model.
The older ACKW trucks were pretty much a mixture of GMC and Chevy civilian
2-1/2 ton trucks with military options. Some links to CCKW trucks:
http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/remlr/6x6/index.htm (Duece & a half register)
http://www.logicnet.ru/~len/ab/gmccckw.htm (oldtimer GMC gallery)
http://www.olive-drab.com/index.html (Olive-drab)
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Conrad Vogel
1940 GMC ACKWX-353 (2)
mailto:conrad@nidlink.com
http://www.nidlink.com/~conrad/trucks.html
Vince Strazzabosco wrote:
> Hi...
>
> I recall a fellow who had a neat site with pictures of
> all the old trucks he had on his farm, mostly WWII
> Chevy 4x4s and 6x6s. Think his name was Conrad?
>
> I'm trying to find some information about the old '40s
> big trucks from WWII.
>
> Thanks!
>
> vince
>
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