chevpol Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ok folks, here is a interesting piccy, discuss...... Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Is it a Civil Defence salvage vehicle? There was an article on these in a mag last year. Classic Military Vehicles or Heritage Commercials or one of those. They were attached to various fire brigades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Chevrolet CMP C8 8-cwt 4x2 chassis/cab, post-war many were used to be rebuilt into the type of vehicle you see, mostly for essential services like fire brigade, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) In London, the Salvage Corps was a separate body independant of the Fire Brigade, whose job was to minimise the damage caused by the Fire Brigade by using tarpaulins and the like to keep water away from goods not directly involved in the fire. When I worked in London in the 70s, I remember them being disbanded. I suspect that they were funded, at least in part, by the Insurance Companies. Update - just googled Salvage Corps - the London Corps was disbanded in 1982, and they were funded by the Insurance Industry. John Edited March 12, 2011 by Essex5 More Info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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