Hi Duane
The Pattern 13 Cabs are much more roomy than the Pattern 12s.
On the standard CMP the air conditioning works great in the winter, while the heaters are more than adequate in the summer. But what you might get a real kick out of is the Arctic Kit that was developed for the true cold weather operation. Heater kits on CMPs are relatively un-common, I once heard that this was deliberate to save on fuel.
You might find the winter photos of Pattern 12 & 13s taken in British Columbia during the war
http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/C...20Columbia.htm with your specialist training you may get a kick out of the predicaments shown as a result of convoy driving on snowy roads.
Welcome aboard or more correctly welcome back as you first found and joined MLU back in 2005.
As to finding a good running or restored CMP they do come up from time to take a look at the
For Sale Or Trade section to get an idea of what has come up over the last few years. Also take a look at the Heads Up heading in that section as the MLU network seems to do a pretty good job of spotting ads for CMPs on the web and even down to the local shopper news level.
Cheers Phil