Posted by Frank USMC [174.106.149.189] on Tuesday, January 07, 2014 at 21:08:17 :
In Reply to: Considering a WC-54 input wanted posted by John in Utah [166.70.201.2] on Tuesday, January 07, 2014 at 18:04:17 :
I have had 3 WC54s. I love them. I have had or have the WC51,52,53,54,55,56 and the 63. I liked the WC54 the best. It has a smooth ride, and what has already been pointed out a heater! plus, the drivers set is adjustable!!
Try to get one as complete as possible. The inside rear items are getting harder to find, and pricier. The rear step is being reproduced by Midwest military. The front seats, the originals are hard to find, most WC 54s I see today have to low side weapons carrier seats in them. It looks like as the WC54s went though rebuilds the original seats were replaced by the WC seats.
One more plus on the WC54, at air shows, living history events, you have a great place to sleep! I spent way to much time one year getting all my trucks to an air show, I had to work into the night getting every thing staged. During the air show, with all the noise going on, I climbed into the WC 54 opened one of the stretchers, and fell right to sleep.
Great trucks.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET