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gary_bath_jr 11-08-12 17:39

Rusted out hulk found while hiking
 
Hey guys

A friend of mine was out hiking with his wife and he found a rusted out hulk that he thought might be a military vehicle so he took me to see it. I did not have my phone with me to take pics so they will come later.

The truck appears to have a van type body that had double doors and the spare tire goes in a hole in the side of the body in front of the rear left side tire. I am unable to see the cab as it is buried in trees and dirt so identifying it is hard at thim point.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to what it might be? I hope to get to it and do a recovery in about a month, if we have snow before I can get it then it will be a spring recovery.

Gary

Harry Moon 11-08-12 17:49

Wireless box for a 15 cwt if it is a little longer maybe a 30 CWT Don't know about the double doors though...
Some GMC deuce and a half had a similar tire in the wheel well on the side. never leave without your phone....

gary_bath_jr 11-08-12 17:54

Box
 
Hey Harry

Thanks, I forgot to mention that there are no windows at all and on the roof closer to the cab there is a round thing that looks like an air conditioning thing, (looks lik eit might spin and remove heat from inside).

Gary

jeff davis 12-08-12 02:57

Truck
 
Possible cmp ambulance body?

Mike K 12-08-12 03:27

YAnkee Joe
 
Could be a US radio van Chevrolet 1 and 1/2 ton 4X4. Signal corps K51 type .

Mike

Yeo.NT 12-08-12 03:34

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From the description I am going to take a wild guess it is a WC54.

Lang 12-08-12 03:35

My bet is a Dodge 3/4 ton Ambulance.

Lang 12-08-12 03:39

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Like this one. Maybe a half ton Dodge also.

gary_bath_jr 13-08-12 04:13

Pics
 
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So the wife and I went for a walk and this time I had a camera, here are the pics I took, looks like it is a dodge ambulance.

Gary

gary_bath_jr 13-08-12 04:18

Last 2
 
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These are the last 2 I took, as you can see the cab, if it is there, is buried in the mud from frequent mud slides in the area. One day I will go rescue it.

Gary

Hanno Spoelstra 13-08-12 09:33

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Originally Posted by gary_bath_jr (Post 169162)
One day I will go rescue it.

Gary,

Finds like this are always exciting - but I wonder if it is worth recovering. Surely there are some useable bits 'n bobs on it, but with so many of these Ambulances still around the Dodge as a whole isn't worth recovering (in my humble opinion).

H.

jeff davis 13-08-12 22:10

Truck
 
I always find it More fun to Search ,find and recover rather than the Rebuild
Jeff


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