G749 Picture and info thread

[Dave D.]

Originally Posted by Dennis Cardy

Another use for a Deuce.
Probably my favourite variant…(grin).

Not sure if this is an official kitchen truck or a field mod. Can anyone tell by looking at it?
Note the night lighting. Assume that would be plugged in to a nearby GenSet.

No points for guessing what Regt. it was.
BC Reserve Summer exercises...sometime in the early 80's. Seem to recall a wooden platform and steps along side.

I was given access to a few pictures and found a photo of the flying kitchen from the outside. Rumors are that our troops were real happy when they saw one of these trucks. Added a picture of the infamous Kosmos 954 Kitchen.

[Dennis Cardy]

Dave,
This Kamloops Army Truck pic you sent…is one very interesting photo.

Looking closely…the door crests on the Deuces could be CF…
(A higher rez scan could help us with that).

The white star on the M37 has me puzzled.

At the time this shot was taken not sure if the US Army still marked their vehicles that way…..and in answer to your question....Yes..small groups of US forces regularly train in Canada. (as do Canadian's in the States).

Think we need a more knowledgable forum member's input
about the correct time-line application of the white star.

[Dave D.]

The little lady is stepping off the side of Gracie, the 1954 M207 CDN delivered 30-4-54, stamped 120703002

One cool thing with this one besides 2 perfection heaters, is the triple sliding door assembly that is on the back door.

Why would we need sliding doors inside the main doors?

[Dave D.]

The hole pattern in the floor might tell more about what was inside the back of Gracie. She's almost complete with a metal shelf to the left, most of the electrical, the rear fan still mounted.

The typical floor and bottom body panel rot is evident but this Yellowknife Reserve truck is worth saving.

[Jes Andersen]

Its been some years since I lived in Kamloops but the picture may be from better times at the depot in the approximate area where the University and the current armoury is located. AT one time, Kamloops had a depot with storage bunkers in that whole area and also another north of town which, I think was a naval storage depot with rail access. As already mentioned, the one in town has been overtaken by the city and development. Another possibility, but I don't think the terrain behind looks right, could be the camp for the Mt Lolo Pinetree Line Radar site, located a ways to the north east of town. There was.is a road that passes through the camp area and ends at the top of Mt Lolo. This camp was featured in a movie called Cadence, if my memory serves me. By the time I moved to Kamloops in the early 90s, most of all of this was pretty much history or gone derelict. The depot north of town was being used as a corrections facility and some of the bunkers converted to barns.

[Ed Storey]

These two office bodies are still hanging around the 2 CER vehicle compound in Petawawa.

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[Dave D.]

Those are great pictures Ed. The blue is interesting, almost the U.S. Civil Defence color....any backstory on them? The interior photos of the back are still illusive so I'd share a cold one if you come across any.

Let's nurse this into the M211. We put an offer on these trucks, lost...... and they went to a good home anyway. They were buried in the bush for a long time and unless these engines see some oiling and turning over the years they won't work. The new owner tried for a long time to get one going to tow the others a few miles home but it didn't happen. I hope to follow their progress as they go through the challenges of the G749.