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Brad9826

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Hi all,
Can anyone id what US truck this is please, am I right or wrong in presuming it's a 2.5t gmc 6x6.?
Thanks in advance
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Brad9826

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Thanks Simon, for quick reply, I'll see if I can find some more reference images.
 
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Brad9826

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Simon, had a quick look at m16 as you suggested, in this image its wheeled not tracked, have you put in a wrong digit?, also has anyone seen any other images like this, here are a couple of similar (For discussion), I've found, if anyone can point me to some more that would be great.ta
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Hi Brad.There're some good pics on Primeportal of GMC CCKW 353.
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P.s. I think that's the base for the M16.
 
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Steve thank you, both good ta, especially the soft top.:thumb2:.. Was it a Gmc?
 

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Brad - it's an M16 workshop body not the M16 quad 50 half track
They have a habit of using the same references for all kinds of different equipment
 
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Brad - it's an M16 workshop body not the M16 quad 50 half track
They have a habit of using the same references for all kinds of different equipment
Ok buddy, thanks, eco friendly even way back then, then..:thumb2::thumb2:
 

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Brad - it's an M16 workshop body not the M16 quad 50 half track
They have a habit of using the same references for all kinds of different equipment
Indeed: very important with American equipment is to never just give the M-number, but always the category or type as well. “I built a figure of an American WWII soldier armed with an M1.” What kind of M1? An M1 rifle, an M1 carbine, an M1 submachine gun, an M1 rocket launcher — what?

This, BTW, is what the Americans themselves discovered too in the early 1940s, which is why they had no M4 light tank but went from M3 to M5: to avoid confusion with the M4 medium tank. Or why the armoured car intended to be named M10 was eventually called the M20 instead (because of the M10 3-inch gun motor carriage).
 

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They also often had soft & hardshell versions of the various workshop vehicles. PaulE
 
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