Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

superbee70 · Post by **superbee70** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:08 am

Thought you might be interested in seeing these. My dad was stationed in germany in the 60's as a wrecker driver. There was an M37 wreck that ,if I recall, was due to a little too much german beer. My dad was neither driving nor the passenger, though. Sounds like germany was a fun place at that time. When they had free time they would take different army vehicles out and see what they could get stuck. He had the wrecker to pull them out.

Hopefully the pic links work.

http://g741.org/photogallery/main.php?g2_itemId=12788

guess link doesnt work, any help? this is what I'm using...

imghttp://g741.org/photogallery/main.php?g2_itemId=12788/img but with brackets around the image

RMS · Post by **RMS** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:07 am

it should have worked. I right clicked, copied img location, pasted between the brackets ?

fixed

RMS · Post by **RMS** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:10 am

wow looks like the sector shaft sheered rite off the box as it looks like the pitman arm is still attached to the drag link. when I had a wheel collision a ball on the idler arm sheered

superbee70 · Post by **superbee70** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:27 am

Here is the scene of the crash, before getting the tow. Hopefully this one works better. Post worked much better. Right clicked the picture instead of copying from the address bar. Thanks!!!

w30bob · Post by **w30bob** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:20 pm

Cool pics...........thanks for posting!!

regards,
bob

Post by **T. Highway** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:54 pm

Great pictures, a couple of new parts and the rest of the damage should buff right out.

Bert

Post by **Monkey Man** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:57 pm

Yes, great pics, I would be seriously worried about telling my CO the units truck "Might!!??" have gotten a little scratch in the side streets of Berlin

MM

chris olson · Post by **chris olson** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:21 pm

That takes some skill right there!...
missed the front bumper completely and trashed the front clip and axle.....

RMS · Post by **RMS** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:16 am

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chris olson wrote:That takes some skill right there!...

i was thinking the same thing.

must have been motoring pretty good to break the bows, z the slats and bend the headache rack.

52 M-42 · Post by **52 M-42** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 10:12 am

Looks like a young Mario Andretti wannabe was driving that truck. He was probably just looking for the Autobahn; not his fault......

52 M-42

superbee70 · Post by **superbee70** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:08 pm

From the other pics I have it looks like it was a pretty good time over there. Have some of him loading a tank on the wrecker, early jeeps, heavier trucks. Even breaking down some rims and tires. Must not have been that fun, he always "encouraged" me to go to school and skip the service.

Post by **T. Highway** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:20 am

Please share some more of those pictures.

Bert

superbee70 · Post by **superbee70** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:29 pm

Posted some more in a new thread. thanks for the comments.

vtdeucedriver · Post by **vtdeucedriver** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:07 am

Please post more pictures. I would love to see more of that wrecker. Its got lights all over the back.

Cav Trooper · Post by **Cav Trooper** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:54 am

The wrecker picture looks like it was taken in Nuremberg at Merrill Barracks. Am I right?

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