The second life of GMC's

Too late ?

Too late ? Tough restoration projects but good enough for cannibalism. More melancholy under the 'tired iron' button of www.cckw.org  and under www.travellerdave.co.uk/?s=31  and  www.travellerdave.co.uk/?s=27 

Abandoned GMC carrier, boom twisted

GMC cemetary, probably in France (source: Leon vd Bergh)

Spare parts supply (source: Rob Born)

Abandoned crane (from the archives of Ad Gevers)

Worn drill rig

Disposed French fire engines (courtesy of Papy37)

Poclain on GMC carrier

A crane from better days (courtesy of Henk Jansen)

Cannibalism at CAB scrap yard in Weert (courtesy of Jan Stam)
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Once a proud tipper, now waiting on Coenen's scrap yard (courtesy of Marcel van der Sluis)
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(courtesy of Etienne Musslin, www.super2cv.com/2009/01/05/jeep-dodge-et-gmc/  )
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(courtesy of Brett Pelletier: http://deepfrogphoto.co )
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France: the  El Dorado voor scrap fetishists (all these GMCs were once for sale on www.leboncoin.fr )
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Cape Griz Nez Normandy, France, 2009 (courtesy of Joop van Middendorp)
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Maltreated donor in Monts near Tours
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Abandoned GMC near Villers Cotterets, France (courtesy of Bram Leeman)
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Poclain TU or TP mounted on a GMC and in the background a succefully restored Merceron GMC fire engine (couresy of Jean Noel Vanel)
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Courtesy of Helmond firm, Culemborg, The Netherlands
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Contribution of Oscar Koskinen, www.oldgrowth.com/specialty_specials.htm
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Remainders of a few GMC's of the Pol firm,  Leeuwaarden, The Netherlands (courtesy of Marcel de Vrij
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Another two wrecks (courtesy of Bruno Michel,  http://oldfrenchtrucks.ifrance.com/ )
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Only the Fuchs 300 appears to work (courtesy of T. de Graaf)
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A contribution from www.armyfiretrucks.com
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A contribution from www.midwestmil.com
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GMC's on Corsica, France (courtesy of Marc & Nel v.d. Helm)
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On my way to the south of France, around 1980
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