Have you learned anything about the CCKW yet?

RANGER · Post by **RANGER** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:59 am

Hopefully, many of you will have learned that there is more to your CCKW than strapping on a waterbucket and pointing it down the road.

All posts were drawn from 60 years in the company of all versions of the CCKW,involvement with family gov't surplus business, ARMY training by WWII and Korean era Ordnance personell, various TMs, TBs, SBs, and MWOs along with just plain enjoyment of the MV hobby with other dedicated MVPA friends that enjoy OD color paint.

This sort of concludes this series of CCKW bits and pieces. I will still post an item or two and hope to get pics of rare CCKW items on this site as soon as time allows.

BTW, today is the 36th aniversary of being married to the most special lady in the world, she also can drive all Military Vehicles in my turnkey motorpool consisting of Jeeps thru APC.

CCKW353 · Post by **CCKW353** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:13 pm

Ranger,

your wealth of knowledge and information amazes me yet, comes natural for you and others whom were lucky enough to be around these trucks and jeeps when they were common place. I grab everybit of info that you put out and save it back.

never will my truck have some new fangled 12v system with bubba'd tranny's and engines... If willie & Joe could use it and do just fine, then so will I

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:32 am

Congratulations! Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs RANGER!

RANGER · Post by **RANGER** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:37 am

Thank you.
Mark mentioned Willie and Joe, there was a post war movie with Willie and Joe with plenty of WWII vehicles, I only saw it once in the late 50s during "senior week" when I was in high school. I do not remember the title, but it was in black and white. Bill Mauldin told me the title of it about 20 years ago, but I have since forgot. Bill had a summer home on the east coast after the war and it is where he used the new CJ-2A Jeep that was a prize possession. Later on he moved the Jeep out west and had it at his New Mexico home in the late 80s. I used to send him parts for it. It was pretty rough after 45 years of use, and I believe that it fell on his hand and caused injury that sort of ended his cartoon career. Sadly, he passed away about 3 years ago. I had his permission to display either Willie or Joe on the cab corner of my open cab CCKW. I still would like to do so.
I enjoyed many conversations with Bill, he was very colorful, and just loved to talk about his Jeep and military life.
It would be a fine tribute to Bill Mauldin to display Willie or Joe on an MV. If I could find the right sketch, I would still do it.

Post by **Bert** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:01 pm

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs RANGER!
Congratulations!