May 21, 2010

Spokane Washington Armed Forces Day Parade.
"Sweet Pea" in her first public outing filled with WW2 veterans!
We all had a great time and she performed as she did when these guys were twenty years old.
No water bucket needed!

She was the only WW2 vehicle in the parade.

April 2011

Sweet Pea with her little friend

body work amounts to corners of both fenders bent down

 

farmer mods removed

 

Steam cleaned the bed looks pretty darn good for 63 years old

The farmer that bought this Jimmy after the war used it to haul grain

The 18 X 18 hole in the bed was for a grain auger other than a few small

brackets attached to the bed and a makeshift battery tray welded to the

front bumper, this truck has escaped virtually unscathed in the 63 years it

spent in civillian life

 

The dash after a spray and wipe with WD40

The dash after a spray and wipe with WD40

bottom of original wooden steering wheel after cleanup and paint

top of original wooden steering wheel after cleanup and paint

Original wood steering wheel has been removed for safe keeping : )

Original back canvas still inplace

Cargo Body Tag #7064280

 

All here except for original ignition switch

Note original tire pressure stencil on glove box!

All data plates are on dash and nomenclature

plate is on firewall pad!

Serial #470202-1 matches frame stamping of

CCKW 353 470202-1

 

original seats which covering is correct brown vinyl or OD canvs?

 

rust & dent free cab

All the cab bolts are AA marked

The original box is in fantastic shape

as is just about everything

even the gas tank is in great shape

 

Fuel tank has been removed for cleaning and original

battery cover has been purchased from Kevin Kronlund

 

An interesting note so far all of the cab and chassis bolts have

been a mix of AA and A over TR20 or a combination there of.

Same mix of bolt headstamps as found on Willys MB's

 

door latching hardware is present

no rust out in the floor or any where for that matter

drivers side of cargo box

driver side of cab

original 4 screw late style regulator

aerial shot of engine bay

Original GMC 270 (same one that was in the truck)

Amazing what a ton of elbow grease and a little paint

Original cast iron Zenith carburator is back from the rebuilder

a good steam cleaning is coming up

   

heres something you don't see everyday a straight bumper

underside of the late composite cargo bed

 

the wood is not even dry rotted

pretty sweet I think I'm in love

Here she is meeting some old friends at Fairchild Airforce Base

and making some new ones

 

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