Great job Rob ...
 

looking forward to seeing the restoration on Sunday with our Prairie Command group. Cheers Rob

That is an excellent restoration Rob

You left all the tell tale signs of it"s use but brought it back to Life
It was never a million dollar vehicle it was made to do a specific job and it looks like it just got off work!
That is the way it should be done
Kudos to you Rob
:salute:

Thanks Stew. It sill looks a little too fresh for my liking. Once it gets banged around and a little dusty it should start to look the part. I still have to re-do the front roof over the driver/co-dvr, and as soon as the weather warms up a bit more I'll soak that tarp and let it dry in the sun to get the final shrinkage.

Was at the Canex just now so grabbed a copy of the ML paper. One notable difference to the online article ( http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/e...useum/j1gkjndq ) is that they changed from "Sgt (retd)" to "Mr" and shortened it up a bit. Suits me fine, but one could read into the article that I was only a reservist. I got my start there during my high school years, but once out of school it was straight to the recruiters so I could do what I loved for five to seven days a week.

Signed copies available on request :smoker:

Will you send a signed copy COD, or is it EFT prepay only?

Ah, so the mocking begins.....that's it, no signed copies for anyone.

A first rate restoration Rob..a credit to you and the museum.
Thanks for making time for me when I visited in June 2016.

Dennis

Shilo Truck
 

Have enjoyed following the restoration on the forum.

Grabbed a few shots you might find interesting ….if you match them to Rob's commentary…during June 2016.

Tried to stay out of the way when taking the shot's…as he was a very busy man at the time..

You can see just how rough a problem the restoration crew had to deal with..Leather Buggy seats in final stages of disintegration .

Shilo Ambulance
 

Very rough starting point

Rob's posting of 29-04-16, 18:42 and other similar postings...talks about the new tailgate and rebuilding the rear box..

Just look at all that irregular wood grain.....sure glad I painted all that over.

Just like it was made the first time Rob
:cheers:

Wish I'd had time to take more shots, but around this time Rob was working 12 hour days to get it finished..
So made it a quick visit.
The combination of nasty overhead lighting…the camera flash…and daylight through the open door made for some challenging photography. Had to use a bit of colour-tweeking to get it viewable.

Wish I'd had a week to really explore the back shop…What a place.

Amazing how skinny those tires are…given the load they had to carry

Those nasty yellow lights may soon go the way of the dodo bird. Not because they are ugly, not because they give a background noise, but because they are not energy efficient. They will soon be replaced by the snow white lights of LED.

Man, working here just keeps getting better. Today I got my big tire machine wired in, and tomorrow they will have the lathe hooked up.

Good news about the lights…even better news about the Tire Machine.

A question for you..Sure is a basic dash

Is the dash more or less WW1 style…..or later mod..?
For sure... not much there. Oil Pressure and engine temp..??

I assume spark advance on the steering wheel…was throttle there as well.?

The control panel is just an ammeter and a combination ignition and lighting switch. It is not a Cadillac item but rather a model T item that was retro fitted to this truck around the same time as the conversion. The panel is from the model years 1919-1925 I believe. There was a run of khaki paint down the back of it, so that switch was there during it's military service, whenever that might have been.