Military Candy

[showbizkid]

Studebaker US6 by W.Grabar, on Flickr

[raprice]

It's great to see a Studebaker military truck. The only one I ever saw was at the National meet in Lancaster, PA. If I remember correctly, it was also a deuce-and-a-half.
Rog

[JBOYLE]

Looks like Russian helicopters in the background...

[starliner62]

When I moved close to Fort Bragg, NC in the seventies, there were a bunch of these trucks around. I know of a couple of cable contractors that bought and used two US 6 trucks for quite a while. I'd love to have one now.

[studegary]

It's great to see a Studebaker military truck. The only one I ever saw was at the National meet in Lancaster, PA. If I remember correctly, it was also a deuce-and-a-half.
Rog

I do not think that the pictured truck is a Studebaker. There is no vent window in the door (the best that I can see).

[62champ]

Gary may be correct - the Soviets were pretty good at making duplicates of items from other nations - would not really know for sure until closer inspection...

[studelark]

I do not think that the pictured truck is a Studebaker. There is no vent window in the door (the best that I can see).

I'm going to stand in studegary's corner on this one. It just doesn't look 'studebakerish' enough for me. I would bet its a Russian copy made in the 60's/70's.

Frank Drumheller
Locust Grove, VA
60S-w6
1948 M16-52 Boyer-bodied fire truck

[5859]

They still make Studebakers in Russia, don't they?

[Carl Purdy]

I am thinking that it is a GMC. Instead of a Studebaker.

[silverhawk]

I don't think it is a GMC. If I remember right, it has a different shaped cab, and a smaller looking front. Also, the hoods on them are at a different angle, and "thinner" from top to bottom. I think it could be either a Stude or a Russian copy, as it looks to have had some work done to it. Even the bottom of the doors look rebuilt, and maybe not the best at that either.

[gordr]

I'd say it is a US6, made by Studebaker, and that it's had a very superficial restoration, with sheet Plexi being used in the doors instead of the proper windows and vents.

[52-fan]

The truck certainly has Studebaker features. Since it is on the stand and the windows look strange, I wonder if it has something other than glass in the windows for a static display. I have seen that kind of thing done with other military vehicles displayed outside.

[comatus]

It's not a GMC. The "whitewall" rims suggest Mayday in Red Square, though!

[41 Frank]

I have to agree with Gordon on this one. The shape of the cab which is way different than a GMC, also the front fenders have a different curve than GMC. The side window is probably plexiglas to keep the weather out and therefore the wing window was removed. It appears to be part of an outdoor military museum in Russia. My guess is that it is a Studebaker built in the U.S and shipped to Russia during WWII under the lend-lease program.

I'd say it is a US6, made by Studebaker, and that it's had a very superficial restoration, with sheet Plexi being used in the doors instead of the proper windows and vents.

[aarrggh]

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