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Welcome Keith Hope to hear more about CMP's now. Cheers

Almost 20 years ago I was given a tamiya 1/35, CMP Ford Quad modelkit, and since then a dream of owning one of these little oddly looking tractors have been lurcking in the back of my head. This dream as now materialised it self, with a 1941 Chevrolet Cab 12 GT. While searching through a MV page on facebook, I came in contact with a Norwegian guy who had one. I went to see it in early June and a deal was struck and then came a long wait for the export license to clear. The license came last week and the transport home was quikly arranged and booked. The CGT was given a new battery and some fresh petrol and soon after it was running again after some years of standing still. The back has been cut like on most of them to fit a recovery crane, and it has been fitted with a postwar Chevrolet engine, I have not id the type yet, but it runs and drives nicely. The rear tires are date 1941. The brakes will still need some work as the front ones are missing all internal parts, but the handbrake worked nicely. I got a lot of odd looks when I drove it on to the ferry. It have seen service with the Norwegian army postwar and probably with Tysklands brigaden, The Norwegian brigade in Germany just after the war. It was then sold off in 1948, it has then spent a part of its life as a recovery truck at Auto A/S which was representing Viking Recovery in Egersund in Norway. It still was at Auto A/S garage in the early eighties. Auto A/S had 3 CGT recovery trucks. It still has a lot of original features in the crew compartment. The plan is to restore it to its war time configuration so any pictures, drawings and parts are most welcome.

Hi Ewan welcome to the forum Cheers Niels

I like the Pickfords Scammell. This picture shows something a bit like it, I think I found here on the forum.

:cheesy: NICE... congratulations And we need pictures fast

Nice, now I know what those loops are for, now I just have to find a jack like that

I am pretty sure that Jeep is the one this forum member build http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?23988-Armourerdoug-new-member!&highlight=armoured+jeep

Hello and welcome That was some interesting vehicles. Do you have any pictures of them? Cheers

very nicely done... much better then what I am doing with the kit......

Hi Alan Yes I think there is abit of Scammell hibernation going on at the moment Well just to start things again, here is a picture of My Scammell doing what its build for, suspended towing of a CMP Chevy C30 that I had to move on the farm. The Scammell will be put to use again this weekend for some tree felling.

Well I know that there are people on this forum who is looking for vehicles of this type... so it might be worth asking the owner if he would be willing to part with them. Do you have a chance to get a pic of the inside, they look to be in good condition.

Not very common, its a Humber Mk IV AC and a Morris LRC VERY NICE FIND do you if they are forsale ?

Humber

how the h.... do you survived that..... lucky bloke.

Like the last one alot :cool2:

I have a rotary light, modern rear lights, a large orange reflective triangel on my Scammell. In Denmark vehicles not capable of going more than 45kmh are not allowed on highways this includes argro tractors which are limited to max 30 kmh

A very sad sight, hope that the people are alright.

The REME airborne electrical repair trailer is owned by a forum member and the restoration of it can be found here :-D http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?27455-British-WWII-REME-Lightweight-Electrical-Repair-Trailer-Restoration-Project

Hi and welcome There can be a number plate in when you open the drivers side door. Is it an Australian or Canadian build ? And please post some pictures of it

I know it is bit late to suggest, but a Roll Royce B80 engine would be nice alternative. They seem to be used in the Bentley 4.5 litre replicas.

It is looking really nice now... good luck with the rest

I got inspired to repaint my water jerry can

Looking at Guy's progress with his Bedford, I thought it was about time to get back to mine, I have been distracted with other vehicles lately. An engine machine shop will take a look at my engine, replace the core plugs, surface grind it and flush the water channels as they are pretty clog, but I will have to wait a month before they have time to do it. So back to replacing bad rust repairs in the cab. this time in the driver footwell. Not the prettiest welds, but they will do and I am still learning, so I hope they will improve with time.

Its a Canadian Ford or Chevrolet C8 HUB, we have two of them in denmark one have been to normandy a couple of times but I dont think it is this one

Really nice pictures