Military Vehicles

G-506: Preserving the Past

“Army truck, G506, needs total restoration but complete,” read the Craigslist ad that started me on an incredible journey. I always had the major goal of preserving a substantial piece of WWII history, so when the opportunity arose, it didn’t take me long to act! After contacting the owner, seeing a picture or two, and warning my father about the major project he was about to be “drafted” into, I drove to Du-shore, Pa., to rescue this historic piece. It was only after seeing the truck that I had purchased over

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