Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Monday, December 01, 2008 - 01:27 AM UTC
Hi
Just came across this unluncky truck while browsing through Google-hosted Life Magazine pics :
http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=0a7f7676159a4280_large http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=969b1f929cda92cb_large At first sight I thought it was a Short Wheel Base International M-5H-6 (the fuel tank with the X shaped tighteners was a giveaway to me..) like this one (from
Hardcorpsmodels.com ) :

But the cargo bed doesn't match

It doesn't look like a CCKW 352 cargo bed either
Any idea is welcome
TIA
Frenchy
"Find the Bastards, then Pile On"
Col. George W.Patton III 's standing order for the troopers of the 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment
New York, United States
Joined: November 14, 2003
KitMaker: 89 posts
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Posted: Monday, December 01, 2008 - 02:35 PM UTC
It's an International M-5H-6 cargo dump body. The dump truck version. Built in 6x6 and 6x4 versions.
Joe
Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Monday, December 01, 2008 - 06:03 PM UTC
Thanks for the reply Joe. I've always thought the cargo/dump variant was this one :

.
But the cargo bed shown in Life Magazine picture is quite different (wooden sides, no storage box )....
http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=969b1f929cda92cb_large Do you have by any chance a better picture of this variant (the one in Life Magazine picture

) ?
TIA
Frenchy
"Find the Bastards, then Pile On"
Col. George W.Patton III 's standing order for the troopers of the 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment