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Old 19-09-11, 22:04
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Yes Mike - I have all the chassis no info and other details however they're with the vehicle at our place in the country - I'm heading there this weekend so I'll report back next week You probably know the vehicle - it belonged to Fred Reeves who rescued it from a scrap dealer and put it back on the road for the Back to the Track exercise in 1995. I owned a Studebaker US6 at the time - I'd never seen a C60X before - no idea such a thing existed - and I said to Fred if he ever wanted to part with it, could I have first dibs? Almost two years ago, Fred decided he'd change down to a C8AX and gave me a call. I absolutely love it. For its size it's easy to drive and the GM motor runs so smoothly.
I haven't explored the truck's service history yet (btw congratulations on your C60X research on the Old CMP site. Fantastic! I once tried to contact you at the AWM however and they told me you were now living in the States) - Fred was confident the truck was once an RAAF refueller - later used for artesian water boring out at William Creek on the Oodnadatta Track, fitted with a huge auger before Fred found it. It's fitted with a Studebaker gs body which looks the part - and is practical to sleep in the back of and carry things like the jeep etc - even if the configuration is technically a work of fiction. If I had the tanker body though - and all the bits and pieces, I could be tempted to put it back on.... however I've got enough projects.
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