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One of the F8's in the Netherlands is of Jos Hendriks from Wekerom, the hometown of Evert van Luttikhuizen, in Holland a well known CMP owner.

Greets Hendrik :thup2: :thup2:

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Originally Posted by david moore (Post 115704)

As Paul Singleton said, my F8 cab 12 is running but it won't have a finished box and new canvas until September.
Mike Calnan at Swords and Ploughshares has a running C8, Jason Ginn near Ottawa has another F8 - must be running or near running now- and the war museum in Ottawa has at least one though not sure if its runnable any more. So that's four at least in E. Ontario.
Anyone doing the math to add 'em up?

Hi,

My F8 is an 11 cab Ford GS truck that was issued to the 2nd Battalion Dufferin & Haldimand Rifles in Southern Ontario. The truck was not sent to the praries for farm use like many 8cwts but was used by a construction company after the war. Marc Montgomery owned the truck at one time and later sold it to Don Dingwall. I Purchased the truck from Don as a partially restored project and have recently finished the restoration of the cab and chassis. I haven't put it in the road yet as i am still working on finding a 1B2 body and inner tubes for the tires but it is otherwise ready to go. I have located 1941 period cinefilm footage of the truck while it was in service with the D&H Rifles so I am really exited to finish the project!

A few folks on the forum have asked for updated pics so i have attached a few.

j

Talk about progress....

In case anyone wants to see what a little effort can do, look at the above post of Jason's Ford. Nice work, yes?

Now check this pic out from 2001, the day after I got it home from Montreal. it looked pretty much the same when I sold it to J a couple years later. The cab was really rough. He and his dad Roy have worked wonders since.

Cheers
Don

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Originally Posted by Don Dingwall (Post 120367)

Thanks Don! It has been alot of fun to work on the truck over the past few years, and it has really allowed me and dad to add a focus to our arguments on how to best perform any given task that we choose to undertake whilst in each others company! :D

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Originally Posted by Hendrik van Oorspronk (Post 117315)

One of the F8's in the Netherlands is of Jos Hendriks from Wekerom, the hometown of Evert van Luttikhuizen, in Holland a well known CMP owner.

Greets Hendrik :thup2: :thup2:

Here is a photo of the F8.

My Morris C8 is certainly going and would be happy to take anyone for a spin around Hervey Bay QLD Australia, not to sure about the Toowoomba C8 as that is where mine used to live along with the other used to build mine.
Paul

Just to prove a point https://youtu.be/kz1Z8tMykhc check the video out.
Paul

I have one it can drive under it's own power to shows. Sits in the barn most of the year but runs without much coaxing. Will post a pic once I have a computer.

Jon and Jim,

Here is a picture of Jon's F8 taken back at the 2015 FMVA Bivouac.

Merry Christmas to all, Peter

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c 8 4x2 running in the Netherlands

I'v got a Chevrolet C8 on the road in the Netherlands ffw one
upload of photo's doesn't work sorry

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Originally Posted by martin vandepoel (Post 256772)

I'v got a Chevrolet C8 on the road in the Netherlands ffw one
upload of photo's doesn't work sorry

Martin, here are some I lifted off your FB timeline.

Nice little truck! :thup:

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My C8 Runs Drives and also stops (worth mentioning as she hasn't always ) located in Cairns QLD but not yet registered as I am still restoring her. Picks are on another thread

My C8 is up and running in the UK - still a rolling restoration but I did get it to a few shows last year!