1940 FWD SU-COE Special

1940 FWD SU-COE Special in Guadalcanal Diary, Movie, 1943

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2006-05-28 09:40
stronghold ◊ 2006-05-31 14:07	Unusual that you don't know this one Alexander.?
Alexander ◊ 2006-05-31 14:31	stronghold wrote Unusual that you don't know this one Alexander.? Very unusual, isn't it? I have been searching for this one but cannot classify it ... so far! Those distinctive separated windscreens ring a bell, though. I'll keep searching.
garco ◊ 2006-09-27 15:10	And?
Maruti800 ◊ 2006-10-25 21:12	very funny looking truck. never seen these
2491tj ◊ 2007-01-23 20:59	Found it!!! its a Truck,4x4,Prime Mover (FWD SU-COE Special)..based on the SU-COE truck,built from 1940-43 only for the US Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre..after the war,most had their large tyres and cargo bodies removed and were fitted with smaller tyres and dump truck bodies..its classed as a tractor/prime mover.
Alexander ◊ 2007-04-15 10:58	2491tj wrote Found it!!! its a Truck,4x4,Prime Mover (FWD SU-COE Special)..based on the SU-COE truck,built from 1940-43 only for the US Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre..after the war,most had their large tyres and cargo bodies removed and were fitted with smaller tyres and dump truck bodies..its classed as a tractor/prime mover. Only just read your comment. One more I can cross off my mental list! Thanks a lot! Have you found any sources on the internet? Even with the name I couldn't find anything, only about the normal SU-COE.