My father was a John Dear mechanic so I'm thinking that at one point many years ago he pulled the engine and possibly rebuilt it. Did I mention it runs superb ?

so it sure wasn't green , eh ?

Like the subject line says, what was the original colour of the 251 engine in the M37 CDN's ?

Storage is not an issue at the moment. I'll keep it at work, we have an acre of space. I have plenty of time to decide what to do.

Brent I am taking any donations at this time,I have the room for it and it will be restored to its original glory and I will keep you up dated on it's progression and even send pictures from time to time.I live here in the desert south west and it will not rust away so keep me in mind I will love a...

Thanks for all your replys. To further the conversation, I don't know what I want out of the truck. The biggest thing is the fact that my father had it for 40 years. There is a photo of me when I was about 3 or 4 sitting on the left front fender.( I am now 40 ) Been in the family so-to-speak for a l...

Ok, I'm trying to come up with a plan on what to do with my M37. This is very much in dream/planning phase. I am also very capable of doing what ever I dream up. So.......... The truck is not useful to me as-is. If I had a acreage I'd keep it as is and put it to work, but I don't. I understand the c...

Forgot to say that I also received a 1971 M38A1-CDN3. It is also a runner that needs some work.

New guy here. Just inherited a 1952 M37 CDN .It is fairly complete, I even took it for a spin around the house though the brakes don't work very well.The engine runs like a top http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg204/Bent_Bolt/Military%20trucks/ShoalLake030.jpg Not sure what I'm going to do with it...