VINTAGE MILITARY TRUCKS
Chevrolet G506 Series 1 1/2 Ton 4x4 Trucks
G7173 Telephone Maintenance Truck
"K-43"
The Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Telephone Construction & Maintenance Truck (G7173) was part of the G506 series of 1 1/2 ton closed cab trucks built by Chevrolet in large numbers during World War II. The 145 in. wheelbase G7173 was a line maintenance truck with a rear winch but lacking the earth auger of its companion truck, the G7163. It was used by the Signal Corps who referred to this truck as the K-43.
John Colwell Member # 9884
Waxahachie, Texas
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