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Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:08 am
by superbee70
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

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:07 am
by RMS
it should have worked. I right clicked, copied img location, pasted between the brackets ?

fixed :D

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Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:10 am
by RMS
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

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:27 am
by superbee70
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!!!

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Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:20 pm
by w30bob
Cool pics...........thanks for posting!!

regards,
bob

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:54 pm
by T. Highway
Great pictures, a couple of new parts and the rest of the damage should buff right out.

Bert

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:57 pm
by Monkey Man
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 :wink:

MM

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:21 pm
by chris olson
That takes some skill right there!...
missed the front bumper completely and trashed the front clip and axle.....

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:16 am
by RMS
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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.

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 10:12 am
by 52 M-42
Looks like a young Mario Andretti wannabe was driving that truck. He was probably just looking for the Autobahn; not his fault...... :wink:

52 M-42

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:08 pm
by superbee70
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.

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:20 am
by T. Highway
Please share some more of those pictures.

Bert

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:29 pm
by superbee70
Posted some more in a new thread. thanks for the comments.

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:07 am
by vtdeucedriver
Please post more pictures. I would love to see more of that wrecker. Its got lights all over the back.

Re: Crashed M37 pics from the '60's

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:54 am
by Cav Trooper
The wrecker picture looks like it was taken in Nuremberg at Merrill Barracks. Am I right?