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I think we basically is talking about the same trucks - as they was famous beeing able to be used on most fuel who can com bust in an engine - and if not used on a regular basis that way - could do it in a pinch now and then - I doubt the army never treated them that way - even if used for almost everything the army as long as they was able treated the beast as jewels in the logistic services - and even after many, many decades most of them was usable in the 1990s - and sold all over the world - some of them ended even in Africa in some of the hot-spots where they was soldiering on for another decade or two - I suspect some of the trucks is still very well alive down there to this day... Some of them was sold off as surplus - and ended up in civilian hands - as veteran-trucks - and they is still seen on the roads here and there even in small amounts by now - I suspect most of them in the end ended up in the scrap yard when the civilian use was up... Or never, more effective trucks was made available - who also was little more comfortable driving

I also suspect most of the engines used in Norway was indeed diesel conversions - and I suspect most of them got a german engine in the 1950s - as germans have a nack for diesel-engines, and have for some reason always been in the forefront when it comes to diesel powered engines.. Even if I suspect - in the way of getting it both ways - some of the GMCs got US made diesel engines too - it was part of getting it both ways, with our allies I suspect.... The Norwegian government was pretty good at getting everyone who was seen as our friend on its side in that matter...

I Suspect - if it was not for the facts the army was in need of newer trucks anyway - who was more up to the task - the GMC trucks would have been soldier on for another decade - as I suspect some wanted to rebuild its engines on the GMC trucks as best as possible at first - from a person I know - who was in the army back then - he told me about the GMC trucks - and how the army originally wanted to rebuild the engines - but the cost benefit of buying new compared to rebuild the engines was in the favor of just getting new trucks... Instead of rebuilding the engines.... So then - the army got rid of its GMC trucks (some was just happy the beasts was on their way out - some had found memories of the trucks and was sad they was getting out of the army, even if everyone who had driven the beast could state it was a nightmare to drive - as you point out, no powers tearing at all - something that made for some interesting driving experience on Norwegian roads... But as you experienced - they could be nice to drive on even roads - and in the field, no one could even make a challenge to the GMC - as they could drive almost everywhere in the field.... And they could take a beating few others was able to survive - and as you point out - they was good trucks overall...

I suspect the army also had M114 and M113 APCs, or for that matter - still have them in service and rather happy about the APCs - and they are been rebuild now and then, to different duty's and services - and I suspect the engineers who was designing them back in the 1960s and 1970s, had no idea they should be used as long as after the 2000s But then again, i suspect it it something that often happened to military equipment - they often got a life on their own - many decades after they officially is starting to be wearing out their usefullness... The Navy still have 30 year old submarines - who still is as deadly as ever - even though they is in the prosess of maybe either been refitted for another 20 years - getting new submarines (who can take years and years depending of the speed and priority, or something in between - I think the Navy want new submarines - (and the U212/214 is maybe on the forefront on that wishlist )

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