Advice needed by potential CMP owner!

[Gordon Yeo]

From the list of vehicles you have worked on the CMP would be more like the Model A for parts acquisition. Most of the brake parts are still available, but I have had a master cylinder relined. I've had several CMP's with no steering problems, the front ends are tought, tough, tough.
You just have to accept it is a 60 year old vehicle and the parts guy might have too do a little searching when you don't have a current part number for your 1942 15 CWT Ford military truck. These guys on here can fill you in on how to find parts.
As an example, the first truck I restored I took a wheel cylinder into the shop I dealt at and showed it to the parts guy. Well he said there was no way he could get one of those, your out of luck. A neigbour suggested that I try another parts supplier he dealt with. Took the cylinder into them and showed it too their parts guy, he said "yeah we have those" and pulls one one off the shelf and puts it on the counter.