ARTHC GMC Truck
We here at the ARTHC are proud owners of this GMC, we received this truck from the Wollongong Council for display & over the years its been seen in our Museum and on display at some of our events.
History To Come
Specifications
- Maker: General Motor Company.
- Model: CCKW 352.
- Year Made: 1942.
- Country: USA.
- Motor: GMC 270.
- HP: 91 Hp.
- Fuel: Petrol.
- Load Weight: 2 1/2 Ton.
- Drive: 6 X 6.
- Transmission: Warner T93 5-speed.
- Top Speed: 72 Km/H, 45 Mi/H.
- Extras: Front Winch
Left Hand Drive. - Built For: Army.
- Total Owners: 4 (approximate)
News Article About The Truck
From The "The Bulli Times" 18-10-2012
ONE of Wollongong City Council’s oldest workers will retire this month.
The Blitz, a 70-year-old GMC truck, will retire to the Australian Road Transport Heritage Centre.
‘The Blitz’, as the work crews call her, dates from 1942. Council purchased the truck some decades ago and since then the truck has completed numerous tasks, most notably as a tow truck and in the recovery of plant items such as the backhoe, graders, excavators or tractors that were bogged or broken down.
Council’s City Wide Services Manager John Bubb said its most notable use came when it featured in the Moomba Festival in the early 1980s as a float.
“The Blitz has also featured in recent Camp Quality Convoys,” Mr Bubb said.
“Workshop staff have recently spent time refurbishing and rebuilding the truck to bring it back to somewhere near its original glory.”
Council is providing the old workhorse free to the museum on the proviso that it be on display in the news centre in Tarcutta, NSW.
Other Photos
Historic Photos
The photos bellow are not of the actual truck but what the truck looked like when first made or used
Enclosed Cab
Open Cab, Same type as the Museum one
Extra Info about these
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Info From "War Department" (1944)..
