G749 Picture and info thread

[Dave D.]

The date of delivery on Goose is March 16, 1956 which is the same day as my Dad's birthday in 1927. That's how I got away with dropping the first 6x6 on the farm.
I found Goose in a salvage yard, from a gentleman who would recover deuces with his wife. It had a modified service box on the back, was painted white and needed what most 60 yr old trucks need.

Dad turned 90 in March and now loves our fleet of Deuces.

[jdmcm]

The dental van is factory outfitted with sink, water heater, cabin heater, various cabinets and drawers. It looks like there was one dentist chair bolted about center in the floor. It also has the cable bell setup so you can get the drivers attention. The command wagon has benches, fold up tables etc. They are both packed with various other vehicle stuff right now but when I get a chance to begin cleaning them up I will get detailed pictures.

John

[Wayne Hingley]

Originally Posted by jdmcm

The dental van is factory outfitted with sink, water heater, cabin heater, various cabinets and drawers. It looks like there was one dentist chair bolted about center in the floor. It also has the cable bell setup so you can get the drivers attention...

M220 Dental unit specs...

[Dave D.]

Wayne, you're in Water Valley,...... I apologize. I spent 4 winters at Old's College and helped Bruce Smith spill so many peanuts on the floor at your bar I still feel guilty!

Thank you for the links, every byte of info helps!

We lost an M133 CDN to Washington and unless someone beats me to this post...I'm the first one to talk to the owner of an M133 CDN. Now that I said that, more M133's will show up, I hope. This M133 went to the right guy who rebuilt the motor, transmission, shaved the head and tweaked the 302 to its optimum performance.

Rob, some real nice fella pulled this info for me back in 2013. I'll find a way to really thank that guy someday!

More the M211

53313 belonged to CFB Penhold from 1955 until 1979. From there it was transferred to HQ and Sig Calgary until retirement in 1984. It's last recorded work order had the mileage at 72289 miles.

Goose the M135

53714 Was in Wainwright from 1956 until 1980. It went to Edmonton for 80-81, back to Wainwright for the summer of 81, then off to Calgary until retirement in 1984. On release it had 15835 miles.

[rob love]

The museum I work for (RCA Museum Shilo) also has an M133 with winch. I assume they were cab/chassis initially.

There is one of the line trucks about 15 minutes from here that is single wheeled as opposed to the dual wheeled version which was more common. I had expected it to originally be an M133 however the data plate on it showed M135.

[Jon Skagfeld]

Re: Dental vans...

There is/was a pristine one in the Base Borden museum.

IIRC, it had plexiglass cover so that the interior could be viewed.

Its CAR was 52-50000.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

Re: Dental vans...

There is/was a pristine one in the Base Borden museum.

IIRC, it had plexiglass cover so that the interior could be viewed.

Its CAR was 52-50000.

Jon
I have not been to the Borden museum in at least 25 years, but the few cells of grey matter that still work tell me that 52-5000 was a cargo. It is the kind of number you remember. Also, it is likely that 50000 would be serial no1 (or very close).

A quick google revealed I am right.