Motto's Chev

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I thought best to start a new thread instead of hijacking Ganmain Tony's. See thread 'It's Infectious', posts 73 to 83 for the origins of this one.
Some pictures of the Chev are in the computer and accessible so will try and post a few of them. The file size and pixel limit may be a problem.
1/ On the cover of Big Rigs newspaper for truckies, April 2002. This was a follow up article 7 years after the original that appeared in 1995. Maggie and I were stopped at the 'Frosty Mango' near Townsville, Far North Queensland on our way home from Darwin when we were approached by journalist that wrote for the paper. He contacted us in 2002 to see if we still had the truck.
2/ On the Oodnadatta track north of William Creek over a thousand miles from home. Broken Hill/Alice Springs run 2000.
David

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Preparing the Chev for the ANZAC Tour. Summer 2008/2009.
With the intention of selling the truck in Europe after taking it on the tour and on to Beltring, I made every effort to ensure that it would be as good as it could be. This included body work, mechanical work, upholstery, painting and the construction of living accommodation in the back with no significant modification to the tray body. This would not have been possible without the generous assistance of a wizard body repairer friend named Simon Allen and my friend of forty plus years Keith Newsome AKA Dunny Brush Head or Short Fat and Ugly. The work was frantic and right up to the last minute.
David

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Accommodation consisted of a 4' wide double bed with inner spring mattress, head and foot lockers and secure under bed stowage, chests of draws, including wash stand and in the forward right hand corner a porta loo.
David

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1/ On a tilt-tray in my drive. This was for transport to the set of 'The Pacific' that was being filmed at a location southwest of Melbourne. Summer 2007/2008. The sharp eyed among you may notice that the rear wheels are 6 stud instead of the standard 10 on these trucks. The reason for that is because the hubs and drums are from a late model GMC CCKW. These hubs have demountable drums, the L/L Chev to my knowledge never were. To get at the brakes on the Chev the axles and hubs must be removed. With this mod only the wheels and drums need be removed. The GMC hubs and drums fit straight on, the Hyat barrel roller wheel bearings are the same part number. The only tricky bit is the axles. The GMC has a larger diameter drive flange but none of the CCKW axles are the right length. American Chev 4x4 1 1/2 Ton (Yankee Joe to you Aussies) axles must be used.
2/ A L/L Chev on the set that had been modified to break in the middle at the push of a button.
David

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The Chev as it was positioned for one of the scenes in 'The Pacific'. This view shows part of the set that was constructed to represent the airfield captured from the Japanese by the US Marines on Pelelieu.
David

[jim sewell]

Dave
That was a very good restoration , very neat tidy truck.
Do you miss it .
Regards
Jim S.