Posted by 1361191886208sK8yw6 [174.106.149.189] on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 17:19:31 :
In Reply to: Power Wagon sighting in the monuments men posted by John in Utah [166.70.201.2] on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 11:23:56 :
Yes, it was a good movie. The big downside to it, is it made you think there was only few men in the unit, when there was over 500 of them in the ETO.
The truck was a WC52, and it was modified so John Goodman could drive it. If you have ever sat behind the steering wheel of a WC, then you know how tight it can be for some one who has not missed many meals. The WC52 had the seats pulled out and a bench seat put in for more room. The motor and transmission were replace with a Mercedes motor and automatic transmission.
The truck was sold on e-bay after the movie was made, in the sell was the original motor and transmission, just in case the new owner wanted to convert it back.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET
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