Trying to resurrect 1942 GMC 4x4 COE. WW2 era Truck. 

That old man is the only mechanic in that shop.

If I worked with Joe for a week, I'd know way more than I've learned about vehicles in general, for the last 40 years... You need a raise, Joe!

Love seeing the old iron coming back to life.

I really enjoy Joe. He reminds me of the garage owners that I knew in the '60s & '70s..👀

"CaN I GEt a PiCTuRe Of you STandInG beside it!?!?" had me in stitches!

Remember during WW2 those trucks were often driven by women. Even the former Queen Elizabeth 2 drove trucks like this during her wartime service. Great to see it running again.

At one point in my life I had a CCKW 6x6. 42 I think. I appreciate the questions being asked and someone who knows their stuff answering. God I miss working on the early military stuff. They would climb trees .

I'm loving this stuff! Keep up the great work! I could watch you guys work all day.

Great video. Entertained the whole way. Joe is a genius!!!

Many thanks for saving this truck.

We owned one of those, it was a post war GMC, a flat bed that we made into a dump truck, I loved the tilt out windshields, you could tune them just right with the side windows down and it would be flat calm air in the cab.

You have the best truck's on RU-vid. Buy far. Keep up the great work....

Morning Pete, the 42 Jimmy is very cool!!

Nice truck. It does get down below freezing in Salinas, not often but it does. I used to drive a two wheel drive version of that truck, taller and heavier duty dump truck with two speed rear end. It had a chrome grill and clean red and black paint job. An old lady waved and said,"nice truck"...it got a lot of looks. That was in the 80's. All those cabs were made in '37 but went on trucks even after WWII.

Sweet truck good save.thanks🎉🎉🎉🎉

That Bed Look's Like It Came Off Of An Old Duece And A Half Because Of The Bench Seat Support's. I Drove Alot Of 2 1/2, And 5 Ton Truck's In The Army.

My all time favorite truck, thanks for sharing. Very interesting...

Joe is the master of will it start

What a keeper! Looking forward to a full resto. Feelin' the fizz just thinkin' 'bout it.

They don’t make vehicles like they used to. Let’s be real, 90% of the vehicles manufactured in the past 20 years won’t be around in the next 20. Whereas these hardy old gals will outlive all of us.

She’s a beauty I have a soft spot for COE’s. So much potential

Fantastically clean under the valve cover!

I hope the new owner restores it back to its Army days. You don't really see COE's at shows.

Love seeing old iron being saved whether trks heavy equipment motorcycle or tractor's good deal guys ty

" hey Otis what's that can looking thang on the side a that motor " " uh , I dunno "🥺

the bed that you removed ,looks like a 1943 Ford Burma Truck bed.

You gotta run Sheetz 100% gas in old motors. And a lead or zinc additive. She's a Runner!

Great video . I really like your channel.

I LIKE THE SHOW BETTER WHEN PETE HELPS OUT ON TEAR DOWNS…PETE, PETE, PETE..🎉🎉🎉😊😊

Joe’s the best

Awesome truck!!

Save that drivers seat. Looks like a 1968 firebird or GTO bucket seat…worth a few bucks to someone needing an original core.

Cool Chanel... Just came across you guys tonight!!!

Imagine cramming a 471 detroit into this

Cool truck

Ok , glad it's going to Connecticut instead of over seas.

Hey Pete and Joe, could the engine be a 270ci ? Just curios! I own a 1950 GMC, 5 WINDOW 1/2 ton shorty, w/248 ci M 4spd. Optional 270 ci. Just a thought fellas. GREAT VIDEO GUYS!

That looks like the ones that go on the Chevy and GMC G506

I couldn’t figure out why everyone there is so salty, then realized it’s because they are in Pittsburg. 😂. Seriously good work enjoy the channel and saving these old ugly trucks

FYI Iron City folks, this truck license was last registered in CA. in 1976.

Love the scout 80

I've never heard of "solinus" ca. I've heard of Salinas.

He's a real mechanic not a parts changer big time asset to shop and company

Melhor vídeo e de carro antigo Lk

Love that guy's window stickers!!!!

THAT WAS WHEN TRUCK DRIVERS WERE MEN WITH STEEL BALLS AND GOT THE JOB DONE WITH NO B/S LIKE MY OLD MAN (R.I.P. POP ) TRUCK DRIVER FOR SPERRY RAIL 17 +YEARS

GREAT SOUND CAN'T HEAR A WORD HE SAID !

Would love to see a total restoration including paint

I drove a dump truck like that.

Yeah, they all run when parked. 😂😂😂

I would of got the thing running out in the yard and drove it into the shop the thing should have a inline 6 and those things are so simple to get running as long as they turn over and not seized and it has some compression and the carb is half ass functional

Silas from the youtube-channel "adventures made from scratch" has these old GM straight-six engines around on the regular, out of old grain trucks. Dont know about shipping prices, hes sitting in kansas, but hes very reasonable on pricing.

What is the issue with the WWII era bed? It does not fit the truck. I think the answer is that the bed is from a FORD 1 1/2 ton GTB "Burma jeep." I say that as the bed has the bumps over the rear tires that a Chevrolet G506 does not have. The USAAC did not like the Burma jeeps because the tire bumps got in the way of a crated aircraft engine. Chevy 1 1/2 tons did not have the bumps. The mismatch paint should be a red flag. Getting a correct bed will be difficult.

TRY TO FIND A LEAD HAMMER TO TAP VALVES SO YOU GET THE POWER TO MOVE THE VALVE BUT NO SHOCK TO BREAK THE VALVE STEM / LIKE MACHINIST USE TO TAP PARTS DOWN IN THE VICE TO SET FLAT ON THE PARALLELS AND CAUSE NO DAMAGE TO THE PARTS

Great video, too bad the audio is sometimes wrong : it's only on one side and unpleasant with headphones.

Hallo everybody, very nice Videos ! I have a question , wich Band plays this awesome backing Sound ? Greetings from South Germany Bernd

Just subbed n watchin. Dan

I'll tell you what the bed on that is..... That's the bed from a Ford GTB, often called a Burma Ford. Both your truck and the GTBs are fairly rare trucks, so take care of 'em.

That's a newer than the truck dump bed trailer box on back

Be careful of the asbestos dust from old exhaust gaskets men….!

Everything was running when it was parked. I had a tarantula for a pet for 12 years.

Never lead with "trying to resurrect". Maybe you should say "we're gonna bring it back".

On old machines like that is after draining the oil fir new then pulling the plugs and flooding cylinders with mystery oil ( kerosene/ATF to soak a few days before any attempt to move pistons) and then I pull the starter and clean up the bendix thouroughly and gease. Spin test and inspect the brushes. Then you grab the hahmonic ballancer with both hands and gently turn back and forth a little to break loose the rings. If it moves slowly work it back and forth untill you go 180 on each side. Now gently rotate a full rotation. Then back. Now oil the cylinders and turn.it till it is turning full rotation. NOW --- with the plugs out ( you'll want to spread shop towls over the open plug holes and it is time to spin it with the starter motor to get everything cleaned and slicked up. Next clean and free the valves by turning and a lite square tap with a ball pean hammer on the top of the valve stem to settle and seat the keepers etc. Then after checkingbthe carb n setting up a n alternate fuel source. Plugs back in and pray for spard to start it. If you goninto it like you will likely wake one up. Im 80 and been reviving of forgotten machinesInwas bout 10 yrs old. ( Old diesels are almost allways waiting to be rescued) I love the old COEs. Especially the Dodges withthe hemi engine.😂😂 Dandahermit.

Were the kid that used to be there he was a hard worker.

It probably ran when it was parked but it didnt have antifreeze an froze up an broke an never ran again.

What happened to putting the catter guard back on the front of that cab over????

wow 4 wheels 1940

Locos de la guerra jajaja esta para hacerlo food truck.

Where did you get the work light from, I need one of those

I bet you can put a Detroit motor in there

85 horsepower? Impossible. I'm reliably informed by the Big 3 that I need 450 horsepower to haul my lard ass to the bowling alley.

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

What size of inline 6 in that thing is it the 270 cu in or something smaller?

what do i have to do to see the rest of this trucks journey?

There are places in California that gets cold

What about the white Autocar? panel van in the background?

Ready to sell to India for top Rupee!.

Did you find a head for it?

Very cool

4:30 The price of fame, dude.

The cargo body is from a Ford GTB

Is the model # GMC AFKX-352?

Do you have a source for the troop seat and head board wood ? Or will that be up to the next buyer?

Fuctu...overseas?

So your selling it to go overseas? That really sucks that it's not staying here

Habla mucho..... Es muy denso

Is it a chop shop hiding faces?

Who is the masked person?

Too bad that cool ole truck is going overseas but business is business I guess.

That would make a great project for an L6 Cummins swap.

Before they took the lead out tail pipes rusted out and the rings wore out at about 100,000 miles. Lead in our system caused violent behavior and lower IQ. Good riddance my car has 188,000 miles and doesn't use oil it still has the original tail pipe. Leaded gas started in about 1935. why didn't the valves burn out before there was leaded gas.

I’m a New Subscriber, I’m on Board with what you are doing but it threw Me Off that the Ole’ Loyal Fucking COE will be Leaving the State’s. That is a Crying Shame in My Opinion, She was Manufactured the Year between Mom & Dad’s Birth’s😢. But We all know what they Say about Opinion’s? Everybody has got One😂😂. I Certainly do Wish I could Afford to keep Her on this Side of The Pond😢. No I’m not Shiting 💩 in My other Hand😂😅 Hopefully it Remains in Ct.😅

Needs 350

Shut that background music off!!!

The music junked another video 👎👎👎👎👎💩💩💩😬

I like those old church students the dodgers and some of the pre-war war too but we're too machinery. You? Know diesel gas. Doesn't matter? I'd like those old choices coz you were easy to work out.

I am a gm fan, they make and made great trucks. Far better than ford ever dreamt of being! But that trucks OMG UGLY! Lol

Hablan demasiado y trabajan poco