CCKW UK Photo Blog

[Vulture]

Hi everyone
I've created a photo blog to record the GMC CCKWs seen in the UK. http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/
As I post this I'm up to 95 vehicles logged. If you have one, and would like to display it on there, or simply have some photos (of UK vehicles) you would like to share, please either post them here or get in contact direct with me
Kind regards to all
Vulture

[Vulture]

Hi there

A bit of an update. Passed the 350 total on the Blog today http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/

I've been able to collate some interesting stats:

Blog Statistics
336 x UK based vehicles.
15 x Foreign owned vehicles (seen in the UK).

249 x Vehicle registrations recorded. (71%)

721 photos embedded in the Blog.

Of The 351
85 x CCKW 352 (24%).
266 x CCKW 353 (76%).

Of The 351
219 x Open Cab (62%).
132 x Closed Cab (38%).

Analysis Of The 351
46 x 352 Open Cab (13%) (54% of 352)
39 x 352 Closed Cab (11%) (46% of 352)
174 x 353 Open Cab (50%) (66% of 353)
92 x 353 Closed Cab (26%) (35% of 353)

Varieties:
4 x Air-portable (1.1%)
5 x Bolster (1.4%)
257 x Metal Cargo (73.2%)
11 x Wooden Cargo (3.1%)
2 x Clubmobile (0.6%)
4 x Compressor (1.1%)
8 x Converted (2.3%)
3 x Radio Van (0.9%)
5 x Tanker (1.4%)
19 x Tipper (5.4%)
1 x Tractor Unit (0.3%)
32 x Workshop (9.1%)

50% have Winch fitted.
15% have a Gun Ring fitted.

Kind regards to all

Vulture

[pfarber]

Very impressive!

It would be great if frame SN's were included with the photos... at 300+ CCKWs that has to be the largest photo collection on the internet.

As you have already started to do, culling your submissions for data would be invaluable.

I'm also going to have to rethink my estimate of how many CCKWs are still left. I had figured around 1,000. If you found 300+ just in the UK then the number seems more like 2,000-3,000 CCKWs worldwide is a much closer number.

At with only 11 wooden body CCKWs on your list I'm even more excited that I was able to get a wooden body for my mid 43 truck. And that if I ever see a fuel tanker for sale snap it up... them's is rare as hens teeth.

Good work!

[Vulture]

HI Paul

Yes, I reckon by the time you discount the foreign trucks, those scrapped, and the duplicates that will exist in 100 odd vehicles that I don't have reg numbers for, your probably looking at around 300 vehicles like you say.

I shall try and add details where I can, but reckon I've almost come to the end of adding UK trucks now.

As I'm a real sucker for punishment I'm now going to try and pull together a European listing (excluding UK trucks)... LOL

Yes like you I find the mix of vehicles to be fascinating.

Kind regards

Vulture

[Vulture]

Two years on since my last update, the total of trucks on the UK CCKW Blog has crawled up to 417 with 1,006 photos embedded.
http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Blog Statistics
391 x UK based vehicles.
26 x Foreign owned vehicles (seen in the UK).

320 x Vehicle registrations recorded. (77%)
1 x Vehicle registration withheld.
96 x Vehicles with no registration recorded. (23%)
(19 x 352 and 77 x 353)

1,006 photos embedded.

Of The 417
93 x CCKW 352 (22%).
324 x CCKW 353 (78%).

Of The 417
265 x Open Cab (64%).
152 x Closed Cab (36%).

Analysis Of The 417
48 x 352 Open Cab (12%) (52% of 352)
45 x 352 Closed Cab (11%) (48% of 352)

218 x 353 Open Cab (52%) (67% of 353)
106 x 353 Closed Cab (25%) (33% of 353)

Varieties:
8 x Bolster (1.7%)
304 x Metal Cargo (73.5%)
17 x Wooden Cargo (4.1%)
2 x Clubmobile (0.5%)
6 x Compressor (1.5%)
9 x Converted (2.2%)
4 x Radio Van (1.0%)
5 x Tanker (1.2%)
26 x Tipper (5.8%)
1 x Tractor Unit (0.2%)
35 x Workshop (8.3%)

Sub-variety
11 x Airportable (2.6%)

54% have Winch fitted.
15% have a Gun Ring fitted.

Kind regards to all
Vulture

[pfarber]

Thanks for the update! Good to see so many of these war horses still around.