Dr. Deuce Keeps ‘em Rolling

I have been collecting WW2 CCKWs and Chevys for more than 40 years. In that time, I have learned a lot by trying different things to make the trucks reliable and to correct some of their deficiencies. When I fixed a friend’s CCKW twenty-five years ago, he decided my new nickname should be “Dr Deuce.”

Note: If you are a purist about historic military vehicles HMVs, you may want to skip to the next article.

COMMENTS ON MILITARY GMs

In my opinion, General Motors was far ahead of the other makers of 2-1/2-ton trucks in design and function during WWII. For example, GM trucks had recirculating ball steering boxes. This system eventually found its way into all US-produced cars from the mid 1950 until Rack