New G506 Chevy Truck owner in the States
Hello,
My wife and I bought a 1945 Chevy 1 1/2 ton Cargo no winch truck in Sept. 2009. We are collecting information about the truck and looking for help on the various areas that need attention. We also own a 1942 GPW and a 1942 Bantam trailer. We drive the jeep in summer parades and local airshows. Her father was in wounded on April 1 1945 just after crossing the Remagen Bridge. My father was an MP in Hawaii in 1945-46. He had very good duty. We restored the jeep using the unit markings of her father during the war. We have a son that lives in Vienna and is a teacher. I visited Omaha and Utah Beaches, Caen, Bayeux, Brecourt Manor, Ste-Mere-Eglise,Carentan, Paris and Versailles in 2004. My son-in-law is in Iraq with Army and my nephew is a Marine in Afghan. Any help with our G506 is appreciated.
Roger
Hi Roger.
Any help you need just ask away and I'll see if I can help.
Paul
Hello Paul,
Thanks for the reply. My personal email address:
rogerbean60@hotmail.com
Best to send photos to me at that address. I have used VOV for brake parts and Bill Muller at VOV is very helpful. Yeah-we are very happpy with our 1945 Chevy cargo truck. We have the 1947 State of Idaho title from the original owner when he bought it at an Army surplus auction after the war. Pretty neat! It runs pretty good. I am doing a total brake service on it this winter. I am just about to reinstall the hydrovac and wheel cylinders. Very cold over here now.
Very hard to obtain information on the composite bed. I have purchased the TM's for the truck. TM showed very little details about the composite bed structure. No photos and no measurements. I need topside and underside photos. A previous owner removed the original boards and the metal skid strips. So- I am starting with little evidence from the past. I have troop seats, tailgate, spare tire holder and center correct gas tank.
Any bed photos and specific details would be very helpful to me.
Thanks again,
Roger
I will have a look through my pictures and send you any of the cargo bed I have. I'll also see if I can find the measurements I took off the original boards.
Welcome darog, sorry for the delay, I'm sure pop larkin will be a great help to you.
Cheers
Ian
Hello again,
Thanks for the replies. I need details and photos and specific measurements of the wood floor boards of a composite bed for the Chevrolet 1 1 /2 ton Cargo truck. My bed is a replacement bed by a previous owner. It was not done correctly. I would like to fix it back the right way. Thanks again for your help.
Roger
