Sid Swallow Ford Prototype? Need help!!

[servicepub (RIP)]

Not wishing to hijack the thread but the following two articles on early development of the Canadian 15cwt may be of interest.

https://servicepub.wordpress.com/201...n-army-part-1/

https://servicepub.wordpress.com/201...n-army-part-2/

[rob love]

Originally Posted by DK Simpson

Hey Rob - Are you still working on the above vehicle? Don and I have the one that we bought pieces of from Gary Moonie virtually up and running. #IC-5984. Don did an amazing job of repairing and putting all the hand cut body parts back together, mostly with the original wing nuts rather than bolts, engine is fully rebuilt, (seems to run well with 100 yards on it - ha ha ), most body parts refurbished, all new brake lines, 6 volt wiring harness, switches and gauges rejuvenated by Sid Moorehouse here in Victoria, new rear wooden box made with all the original hardware. Don made a heavy duty jig and then used an anchor chain link (for the curve) to straighten out and then hand hammer both of the folded over and ruined rear fenders. Front bumper all redone to the correct curve by Pat Houle and his wonder press.
We are having problems with the clutch linkage and wondered if you had a picture of yours. The clutch will not dis-engage and the linkage bent!!!!! Cannot find another one.

Don

Very nice.

Not a lot of progress on this one. Higher priorities have developed, and seem to keep cropping up. I need to get it painted this summer so I can continue the work through the winter.

I'll look at the clutch linkage tomorrow and see if it is original.

There are two others...one at the Cdn War Museum, and the last one I think went to Arlon Bauer in Alberta. That still leave the potential of 45 more...who knows?

A fellow from Saskatchewan dropped by last year and left a photo of his pilot Chevrolet. So even one or two of those survived.

[rob love]

Katrinka and Don

Got about a half dozen photos of the linkages. I'll shoot you a PM so I can get your email address to send them to.


Rob

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by DK Simpson

Hey Rob - Are you still working on the above vehicle? Don and I have the one that we bought pieces of from Gary Moonie virtually up and running. #IC-5984. Don did an amazing job of repairing and putting all the hand cut body parts back together, mostly with the original wing nuts rather than bolts, engine is fully rebuilt, (seems to run well with 100 yards on it - ha ha ), most body parts refurbished, all new brake lines, 6 volt wiring harness, switches and gauges rejuvenated by Sid Moorehouse here in Victoria, new rear wooden box made with all the original hardware. Don made a heavy duty jig and then used an anchor chain link (for the curve) to straighten out and then hand hammer both of the folded over and ruined rear fenders. Front bumper all redone to the correct curve by Pat Houle and his wonder press.
We are having problems with the clutch linkage and wondered if you had a picture of yours. The clutch will not dis-engage and the linkage bent!!!!! Cannot find another one.
Let us know how you are doing
Cheers Katrinka and Don

Picture of "Papa Bud"

This truck is now in the collection of the CWM:

“This is a left-hand drive Canadian Army Pilot Model 15 Cwt.1 4X2 truck manufactured by The Ford Motor Company of Canada in late 1939 or early 1940. There were only 50 of these trucks made by Ford and 51 manufactured by General Motors of Canada.

Together they were the precursors of the Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) vehicles manufactured in large numbers by both companies during the Second World War.

This truck was used by the Victoria Rifles of Canada.

CWM 20190197-001”

[rob love]

Beautiful piece. Ours still sits unfinished.

I have learned of a 5th example in Alberta, but it is more of a parts source.....not much left of it. It was offered to the Shilo museum, but then covid happened and we have lost touch.

[m606paz]

Factory pics, same vehicle?

[Colin Macgregor Stevens]

UPDATES:

The Gary Moonie Ford 15 Cwt pilot model was restored by Don Gordon of Victoria, BC. He used the original 2A1 wooden cargo body that I brought out from Estevan, Saskatchewan to Gary Moonie. He was able to reuse the hardware and had the patterns for the wood. The main difference between that and the photo showing my father standing beside one (appparently the same truck) in 1940 is the tailgate on the pilot model was not notched in the centre, but straight across. The truck was restored with Chevron tread tires, though ovetrsized for the 15 Cwt. I believe he also had Ferret 9,00x16 tires with British tread pattern. I was one of the appraisers for this when it went to the Canadian War Museum. The CWM already had the cab of another Ford pilot model.

The Chevrolet pilot model what was in a photo above, painted white, was found in the British Columbia interior (dry country) by Albert Siemons, a surplus dealer. It was offered to me, but I could not take it on, so I alerted the Canadian War Museum (CWM) and they made a deal to acquire it. :-) Remains of another Chevrolet pilot model were found in Wetaskiwin, Alberta in at Reynolds Museum storage area.

Photos are on my "new" web site at https://captainstevens.com/military/...tern-vehicles/