The CUCV in Showtime's Jeremiah

[Buckmaw]

It had a very unusual rack/roll bar setup on it.
It also had a open roof that was covered with canvas.
I know this was filmed in Canada. Is this a mod Canadians
made to their 1008's or is it for TV?

 

[dc3coyote]

interesting front grill guard too looks like a hummer one

 

[TyJustice]

Not sure....But that truck looks BAD As@!

 

[Buckmaw]

Looks like it had no rear window also. Would be covered with canvas with a plastic window. Troop seats in it also.

Pretty slick looking setup if you ask me...

If you have never watch it, and you are into TEOTW type stuff, its pretty good.

 

[TOG 5]

Seen a few Canadian M1009's and M1008's, not normal mod's for them or any one else I'm aware of, thinking its TV.
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[Tnrobocop]

Those aren't CUCV's.

Side mirrors and headlights are all wrong.

 

[raiburn]

It has a 1973-1980 doghouse, grill, and headlights. I think it is just a regular civilian truck with a Hollywood makeover.

 

[raiburn]

I also just noticed, there are no lockouts on the front hub!!! It's a 2wd!!!

 

[Westech]

they look like Canadians army cucv. They had 350 gassers and the round headlights.

 

[POOR WHITE BOY]

Could be a canadian cucv 1976 model . They were chevy trucks with a gas 350 engine. It is a 4x4 . It has the spicer full time four wheel drive axle plates with small dust cover in the center.

 

[Recovry4x4]

It's got a 76 grill. 76 would have had the external hubs on the 3/4 ton and this one has the external hubs with drive flanges. The truck is certainly a 75 or 76.

 

[Evilone]

Those are our now replaced Canadian 1976 Chevrolet 5/4 Ton pickup trucks. They reinforced the frame of the CK200 by incorporating some technology of the CK300 frame according to GM so the vehicle would have the 1-1/4 Ton rating. Basicly GM's first standard commercial regular production pickup consisting of RPO's and accesories designed for a military application. Full time 4x4 NP203 Transfer Case, TH350 Transmission, 350c.i.d. motor, Dana 44 Front axle and 14 Bolt/Posi-Trac Corporate rear with 4.56 gears. 24Volt system piggybacked onto the 12Volt factory harness for powering the military equipment. Gas Southwind 978 rear heaters in troop cargo seat area and for the van body ambulance, radio truck variants. 2848 purchased aside from the original handful of test trucks. Wheel winch adapters, arctic assist start kit, front mounted electric winch and front mounted pintle hook were a few of the ancillary equipment. Four tie downs were added to the strengthened frame rails for rail shipment. These pics came from one on e-bay not to long ago. As you see it was what it would have looked like at the end of there long service life, minus the British Columbia plate. The black and white shots are from in-service period. I've always had a soft spot for them, and wanted this one but it went to a guy in Washington state. Really an early gas powered CUCV. Cheers.

 

[POOR WHITE BOY]

That the one . I have seen 2 or 3 of them for sale on e bay over the years. They all had bucket seats them too. I never seen them support rods over the engine . Look like they are oem /military issue.

 

[CUCV85]

I agree
"TV"
THESE PICS ARE NOT OF AMERICAN MILITARY CUCV M SERIES

 

[POOR WHITE BOY]

In the photos that evilone posted . Does anybody no what kind of tires : Brand name and style are on the truck in the photo ? Look in the 1st and 2nd photos . Can they still be purchased ? Thanks , hal

 

[trucknut]

76 chevy

I have one of the 76 chevrolet 5/4 and am in the process of restoring it. Unfortantely mine had an ambulance body and they were reused on the lsvw. In many ways these trucks were the preecessor of the cucv

 

[kentuckycucv]

I was flipping channels and caught the glimpse of that truck and started watching the show. This truck looked to me like a movie prop starting with a m008 and a lot of add ons. Later episodes show 1008s and 1009s. I thought it was a good show concept.Post epocolyptic movies are my Fav.... I think the cucv is a great practicle survivalist vehicle. I run mine on soybean oil. No electronicss to go out with an Electro Magnetic Pulse from a nuke and with your help they are pretty easy to fix. I do like the exterior cage around the vehicle. I always thought that would be a great Idea for bouncing around in the woods.... Wall to wall Nerf bars .

 

[Somemedic]

What about just an older Blazer? That would explain the canvas over the cab.

Id love to pull the back seat out of my blazer and drop those troop jump seats in. Bet I could carry more kids too.

 

[Evilone]

Does anybody no what kind of tires : Brand name and style are on the truck in the photo ? Look in the 1st and 2nd photos . Can they still be purchased ?

I can't say for sure the model/name of the tires, but they are a Firestone brand 9.50" x 16.5" 10-ply, load range E. I can have a look Monday at a truck to confirm the name.

They all had bucket seats them too. I never seen them support rods over the engine . Look like they are oem/military issue.

The trucks left the factory with bucket seats, but as time went on a modification instruction came out that certain trucks would get the bench seat installed. The fender braces also came from the factory and were designed to help support the fenders due to the weight of the extra 24 volt components incorporated to the original 12 volt electrical system components. Extra hood bracing was also a modification. The likelihood of severe off road use would possibly buckle the fenders so the designers opted to put extra bracing under the hood.

 

[trucknut]

eilone, nice photos. As I said my truck had a ambulance or communications body on it. The buckets were taken out and a bench seat installed. The upper rifle brackets were cut off but the bottom ones were left on the floor. To handle the weight the rear spring pack has ten leaves plus a two inch block. Have you (or anyone ready this thread) seen or heard of a manual for these Canadian trucks?