Pete Ashby

Yes they were Robert, the first CMP's to enter the UK in May and June 1940 came in as part knock down and were assembled at the Southern Railway works in Southampton. When this plant was destroyed in a raid in December of that year assembly was then carried out the Citron main dealership in Slough and at certain London bus company garages. After mid 1941 depots began to be set up elsewhere around the UK notably at Dagenham Liverpool and Manchester. Pete

Yes your right Niels well remembered, 12 cabs they were only made in very small quantities, most were reconverted to 6 pounder towing tractors later in the war although one was/is in a Norfolk museum collection and another one was for sale here in Wales part restored some years ago and did'nt one come up for restoration in your part of the world a few years ago ? Pete

Never a truer word Niels, CMP's are in a class of their own both in build detail and type diversity and an area that has until recently been somewhat overlooked by the main stream collecting movement.......... Go Canada !! Pete

The short answer Julian is that the CMP range of artillery tractors were manufactured by both Ford and Chevrolet as: FAT 25 pounder limber and gun tractors in 11, 12 and 13 cab variants LAA Bofors tractors in 12 and 13 cab versions Portee for the 6 pounder anti tank gun 15cwt 13 cab Polsen cannon mounts A small number of Ford only produced Bofors self propelled tractors which were based on the 60cwt frame. Ford and Chevrolet CMP's have a low level of commonality other than looking out ward similar (but not identical) commonality exits in some, but not all, body parts, brake shoes and some but not all power train bearings, winches were universally Ford supplied and on later 13 cab variants standard instruments although even here Ford used electrical gauges for temp and oil pressure . Join MLU Hanno will sort you out they will give you chapter and verse over there Pete

Your playing with fire Laddie :box:

Ah, I was thinking they looked like they had been done with a press nice job. Pete

Did you fold up the brackets ? Pete

Can't take any credit for the pictures other than finding and copying the link from a FB page, I thought they deserved a wider audience here. I don't think I have seen any of them before with the exception perhaps of the MW's lined up in the street. Certainly a very different view today Sean to the point of no discernable reference points thanks for the link. Pete

I thought it may be at the Nuffield factory ? Pete

Thanks, might be useful for a pending project. Pete

Nice work Alistair :thumbsup: interesting thread very much enjoying reading about the progress so keep posting the pictures. As an aside, which firm is making your brake cables up ? Pete

Mk 1 Canadian Universal Carrier Headlight body, bezel and light unit retainer ring all in first class condition, clean and in zinc undercoat £140.00 plus postage at cost to anywhere in the world. This item has now been sold on another forum thanks Pete

I thought you Bedford chaps would like those, there are some very nice early carrier pictures and an excellent set covering the Cruiser Mk IV or Mk IVA ?? as well as some very atmospheric period assembly line shots. Pete

101 interesting early war factory photos here taken at Luton Bedfordshire ? and at Nuffields Birmingham ? worth a look Pete

Just love the look of these pre/early war trucks :thumbsup: looking good Pete

Very nice work Guy keep the photos coming I'm very much enjoying following this thread :thumbsup: Pete

You don't say what the temperature gauge reading was Tim. If it was reading 212F when your rad cap blew then it could be the result of one or a combination of the following: Failing/stuck thermostat Blown head gasket Blocked radiator Slipping fan belt Failed water pump If the reading was below 212F: Blown head gasket A compression and leak down test coupled with a vacuum gauge on the inlet manifold will confirm this. Failed or missing rad cap gasket Blocked or restricted overflow pipe Pete

I would be a little bit suss that the lower flange bolt was loose/missing as well. As you've said Chris the rear support bracket needs to be in place with both front flange bolts and the three fixings points drawn up equally spanner tight. Pete

I would try asking the question here http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/115-remeraoc/. The unit war diary is the definitive source these are held at the National Archives Kew, the official web site is not the best for finding this sort of thing so if you want to pursue this let me know and I'll give you the name and link of a researcher who has found and copied a number of obscure war diaries for me at very reasonable cost. I have no connection with him other than a satisfied customer. Pete

Nice photos chaps thanks for sharing. It's good to see after all the uncertainty that has surrounded W&P that the show still managed to field some rare and interesting vehicles, this was always the strong point of the show in that it attracted rare and little seen examples. Pete

Nice photos :thumbsup: Pete

Thank you Bob and Peter for the positive comments, they are very much appreciated. When I've completed the top section and locking assembly I'll post another update. Currently I'm converting my old slurry pit into a large workshop so it may be a couple of months before I return to this thread. regards Pete

Ian much appreciated :thanx:. it's very much a labour of love to do this commercially for a customer would not be viable. But I'm doing this for myself and have a family connection with the type so it's always a pleasure to work on. As you can can see I take one bit at a time and treat it as a project in it's own right, I find that way it focuses both effort and funds and prevents getting overwhelmed by the amount of work still to do. Each separate project completed is a step nearer to the finished whole............. pleased your enjoying the thread. Pete

Useful bit of kit can be used for all sorts of things, I missed one in a closing down sale a few years ago, sadly went well beyond price I could justify :-( had a full set of different sized rollers to match. Pete

how are you going to put the cross pressings into the seat pans ? Pete