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If/when you remove that hard cab the rear wall will no longer be a problem. But you will then need a windshiled frame (inner & outter)& mounting hardware. The bed on there as you can imagine is not OEM for the WC63. What I should have mentioned with my WC, is that during the course of it's...

If you look at the positioning of the pedals you'll notice that trying to graft another cab onto that frame, like an M37 cab for example, would be a major undertaking. Those trucks (WWII trucks in general) weren't much fun for long distance driving with their non adjustable seats and cramped...

I would think that the only way to save it from being cut up into tiny little peices is to have a museum take possesion of it. Matt

I remember Dave Uhrig had one of the original Meltracs on his site for sale. I had just sold my M151A1 through him and inquired about the Meltrac. I went as far as to call the owner of it (I had the cash from the jeep sale to buy it). After talking with him and discovering that his meltrac was...

Actually, not only does the breech have to be removed & cut up, there also has to be a hole drilled into the pressure area of the barrel the same diameter as the bore of the weapon. Since there was no hull machine gun a common meathod of demil by the Gov't (right after the war) was to remove &...

Almost brought one of those back in the 90s. A fellow who lives about 30 miles south of me had a pair of them on his farm. Matt

You may want to purchase the book "Hard ride" by James lyles. He was a guntruck driver(?) in Vietnam. His book seems to be the goto source for those who want to research/build guntrucks. Here's a link to some for sale; http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Ride-Vietnam-Trucks-Vol/dp/9719303719...

That would be really cool to see. I've only seen the one image in Fred Chrismon's book on wheeled vehicles. Matt

Wasn't the preproduction Gamma Goat powered by a Corvair engine? Matt

There was one named either "The trail boss" or simply "Trail boss." Matt

My WC51 was painted the same color and had an identical hard cab grafted onto it's original open cab which certainly saved it from the elements. My truck was a European return brought "home" some time in the 1970s. Think it was imported by Seaco from Switzerland...

Thanks for posting those pics. It's always interesting to see old aircraft sitting in repose. The helicopters are (one in front) an H34. This was the standard utility helicopter used by the Army, USAF,USMC & Navy during the early 60s. If you ever watch those old newsreels of the Navy recovering...

Certainly looks like a 1/2 ton Dodge with a home made cab scabbed onto it. Matt

Good for you, Mike. Glad you had fun. I drove an M3 HT some years ago, Rode like a brick on a skateboard...:driver::wink: But glad I got the chance to do it. Matt

And this one time at Band Clamp..........:lol: Matt

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j-20? Was this a civilian variant of the Military's M725 (Ambulance variant of the M715)? Matt

M37 rims will fit those trucks. MidWest Military is a good source for parts. Everything cab forward is the same as on the 3/4 ton WC51/52s. Matt

Yes that is (almost) exactly what it was. In 1943 the Military needed more 1.5 ton trucks and ordered/asked Dodge to produce one. They took their 3/4 ton WC51/WC52 weapons carrier, lengthend the frame added an extra axle and a two speed transfercase. The cab on that truck is identical to the one...

It is a WWII Dodge WC62 (WC63s had a winch) 1.5 ton truck (Weapons carrier). They were built from 1943 to 1945 with a production total of less then 50k (think it was around 43,ooo units?) trucks. One of those was my first MV... Matt Tire size is 9:00X16 on 5 lug rims. Engine...