As I come here irregularly only, it took a bit to notice this. Thank you very much, Mike, this info is really precious Strictly speaking if you are using a pencil, no matter what the hardness may be, you're using your fingers so etymologically this is digital work all the same, right? :p
Za, And I use my finger to smudge the shaded areas. Neil, I do not think there will be any more posts until next week. Mike
Two oddments (or oddities). The first is well known. Not strictly CMP but Canadian Manufactured Modified Conventional. It is odd in that it was not used by Canadian Forces but is nevertheless listed in the official handbook. The chassis is a modified commercial Chevrolet 30cwt 4 X 2 134"wb, supplied with POW carriers on the running boards. The cab is open topped and with canvas screens instead of doors. The body is the all steel 4B1. 200 of these vehicles were produced to a special order for the Long Range Desert Group. They had found that the Chevrolet WB 4 X 2 30cwt was the most suitable for their needs and had purchased a small number from a GMC dealer in Cairo and a further small number came from the Egyptian Army. These were worn out by March 1941 and various other types had to be used until this special order arrived in March 1942. The second oddment is the CMP Ford 3ton 4 X 2. In most respects it is a standard CMP 134" chassis with 4J1 body but it has been modified with a tubular, undriven, front axle, a two speed rear axle, and a canvas topped No 43 cab. It is also fitted with run flat tyres. There are other CMP 4 X 2 Ford 3ton but they do not have open cabs and run flat tyres. Mike
CMP 3ton 4 X 4 158" wheelbase vehicles with Series 5 bodies. This is by far the largest series of vehicles with many variants. View attachment 138743 View attachment 138744 View attachment 138745 View attachment 138746 View attachment 138747 View attachment 138748 View attachment 138749 Mike
5 Series bodies on CMP 3ton 4 X 4 158" wheelbase vehicles. There are many more 5 Series bodies for modified commercial vehicles. These are dealt with in Part D. Mike.
Trux CMP Handbook Part 'C'. CMP 6 Series Bodies for Ford 3ton 6 X 4 160" wheelbase vehicles. Actually they were 160.5", but who's counting. These vehicles were intended for specialist roles in line with the British 3ton 6 X 4 vehicles. They were produced early in the war but were replaced in production by Chevrolet 6 X 6 and Diamond T 975 4ton 6 X 6 vehicles. Mike
CMP 7 Series bodies. Artillery tractors and portees. Field Artillery Tractors. Some of my favourites. These vehicles are attractive, compact, purposeful and carefully designed for a specific purpose. They were originally intended only to replace horses in towing the 25pdr gun and its ammunition limber. There was a specific place for every person and every piece of equipment. Body 7A Body 7B1 and 7B2. Body 7B3. Body 7B4. This is a scan of a poor photocopy of a poor cyclostyled (!) information sheet. Mike
Light Anti Aircraft Artillery Tractors. Anti Tank Portees. The 2pdr portees were later converted to 17pdr AT tractors. The 6pdr portees were converted to 3ton GS lorries. Medium Artillery Tractor. This has no complete vehicle code as it is not fitted to a CMP chassis but to a US built FWD SU COE. Self Propelled 40mm Bofors LAA gun. This vehicle has no body code since it has no body. A 40mm Bofors is fitted to specially modified chassis. Mike
CMP Chevrolet 3ton 6 X 6 vehicles with 8 Series bodies. These replaced the Ford 6 X 4 vehicles in production. There are more 8 Series bodies designed to be carried on US built Diamond T 975 chassis. 8 Series bodies for fitting to Chevrolet 3ton 6 X 6 vehicles. Complete CMP Chevrolet 6 X 6 vehicles with 8 Series bodies. Mike
CMP 10 Series bodies. Wait I minute I hear you say. What about 9 Series bodies? Well I have only found one 9 series body and that was not for a CMP chassis. It will appear in a later section. Series 10 bodies were for trailers. These are much neglected in the literature about military vehicles but there were a large number and variety of them in service. CMP 10 Series bodies for trailers. Mike
