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« on: August 21, 2007, 21:10:36 »
attached is a pic of what was possibly the ultimate off-roader. 6x6 drive and it floats!
Someone wants £3000 for this example and states it will need a nut and bolt resto job!
I suggested it to her Ladyship, that this would be a good investment, seeing as a completly rebuilt one is currently going for £43K!
Oh, how I wish that I had a longer garage, and that the women of the house didn't have horses! :(
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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2007, 21:26:05 »
Thats a world war II amphibious thing, DUKW, dont ask what it stands for, but they called them Ducks!!
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2007, 21:36:28 »
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Thats a world war II amphibious thing, DUKW, dont ask what it stands for, but they called them Ducks!!



D  = Designed in 1942
U  = Utility (amphibious)
K  = All wheeled drive
W = 2 powered rear axles

Great piece of kit, when right, lovely money pit  :)


More info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUKW
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 21:37:16 »
Looks interesting, would love to take something on like that if I knew how to restore from that state! :|
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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2007, 21:41:57 »
Nothing special about the name I'm afraid
Name coms from military terminology used for designs during WW2
D = vehicle designed during 1942
U = utility (amphibious )
K = all wheel drive
W = two powered rear axles

Bit boring really !

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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2007, 21:44:13 »
Isn't Google a wonderful thing !   :wink:
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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2007, 22:46:45 »
It needs a lick of paint!
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2007, 01:10:55 »
.....if i turned my disco upside down, i bet i would look very similar!!!  :lol:
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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2007, 11:29:15 »
Think I'd prefer a stolly and all their associated problems
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2007, 20:47:41 »
i went on one of those last week  :D

Duck tour in London, it was great
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2007, 10:51:24 »
Just remember it has the sea-worthy properties of a house brick. If the engine dies, it sinks!
It's based on the GMC CCKW 6x6 2.5 tonne truck utility medium.


If you need parts, try these people, http://www.cckw.org
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« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2007, 12:36:13 »
these are still being used by the royal marines down in barnstaple area :wink:
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« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2007, 12:47:42 »
My conversation with RRB last night went something like this

Me:  LSP knows where there's a DUKW that is a nut-and-bolt restore job, and it's for sale for 300 quid.  Can we have it, please?

RRB:  Do you really want it?

Me:  Yes.

RRB.  Oh, go on, then.

the only trouble is, he thought that the nut-and-bolt restore had been done.  He then spent the rest of the night trying to point out all of the pitfalls (of which there are many), but started to get interested, esp in finding out where it had been in action.

Strange, really, we'd been talking about getting something like this (after the floods recently), so much so that he's bought a model one for me!

Well, I was going to end up with either a DUKW or a Snowcat, he's sort of pleased as I won't have to take another driving test.  As a snowcat is a tracked vehicle, then this would be another test.

Our mentalist neighbour is going to go ballistic if he comes home from holiday and finds that on our front garden!!!! :twisted:  :twisted:

We may not have any trouble, though, if we can find a replica gun for it :twisted:
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« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2007, 13:51:25 »
Just tell your neighbour, your carrying out a historic renevation.

Or be less tactful and tell them to hop it!
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« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2007, 12:31:55 »
This is the mentallist I and another neighbourt have reported to the police for assaulting us.
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« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2007, 12:56:11 »
Quote from: "climbingchris"
Think I'd prefer a stolly and all their associated problems


Neil ('Artists Rifles') on Dave H's 'OLLR' forum has a Stolly called Maud
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« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2007, 15:40:58 »
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« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2007, 18:42:02 »
like this :?:
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« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2007, 19:13:56 »
What happended to that did it shrink in the wash :wink:  :lol:  it's a mini dukw
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« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2007, 21:46:10 »
Quote from: "cardiff_gareth"
like this :?:
Quote from: "gtomo2"
What happended to that did it shrink in the wash :wink:  :lol:  it's a mini dukw


It's a 'SEEP', the Willeys JEEP derivative. I used to know someone who owned one, Patrick Kears (who owns 'Specialist Leisure')

This is one of his other vehicles (the red HUMVEE on the 'S-L' site is also his)




Dave Hoar who owns Tong Woods (ParkWood off-road site) has (or had?) 2 Stalwarts
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