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1 1/2 ton chevya and airfield construction
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:23 am
by geargrinder
Here is a link to a photo of several
Chevys being used for airfield construction
in England.
http://www.fold3.com/image/251/32042232/
Re: 1 1/2 ton chevya and airfield construction
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:54 am
by rixm37
Nice find ! The Fold three is a great link to old photos. I think aviation engineers used lots of Chevy trucks.
Re: 1 1/2 ton chevya and airfield construction
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:49 am
by forestry4evr
Thanks for posting this site. As we all tend to blame bubba on all of the dents and distortions on the metal of our projects, it is always interesting to see how the GI's beat these old beasts of burden when still in Uncle Sam's domain. I think one of the trucks even has a broken out back window. The image of the steam shovel loading concrete rubble in the bed of a G506 makes me question the origin of the dents in the bottom of my dump bed... The period photos of trucks working the ALCAN highway often look to be in rougher condition.
Also, did you all notice the baffle implemented on the CCKW dump bed so that it would not be overloaded?
Great reference pictures, thanks again.
Paul
Re: 1 1/2 ton chevya and airfield construction
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:40 pm
by pintelhook11over
Good Stuff!