C8A HUM s/n 3844536696 1944

[Barry Churcher]

I am happy to see Gordon’s truck has finally arrived at the Nanton Lancaster Museum. He has put it on loan to them for a time. I would like to comment on Hanno being at my garage and seeing the truck. He walked up to it and immediately knew which truck it was. What visual recall the man has. We asked him not to post anything on MLU as the owner hadn’t even seen the truck in person yet and had requested we didn’t spread the word till later. Hanno was as good as his word and has said nothing. Dank u wel Hanno..
The photo was taken during Hanno's visit.
Barry

[Barry Churcher]

I must admit I was initially disappointed when the truck arrived at our garage. Our customer had bought a vehicle that was not as good as described to him or myself. We were tasked to make the vehicle safe to drive and run well enough to be put in parades. Initial inspection indicated lots of work and perhaps more than the customer expected. No brakes, won’t start, no lights and so on. I was told by the vendors agent that the starter was rebuilt and just needed to be hooked up. Well the starter was in wrong ( I know, how do you do that on a CMP?), the battery cables were about 8 gauge wire and nothing was “as advertised”. Gordon gave the okay to get working so we did. Brian Gough, Bob and I gave the truck a thorough once over and all of a sudden were amazed a what a great truck this was. Everything it needed was just a result of sitting unused or being improperly done. The fuel tanks were coated inside and out but the pickup and gauge holes were soldered over. The coating inside the tank had come off. All of these things involved time but nothing was serious. The more we finished on the truck the more we realized what a great vehicle it was. It now runs like a Swiss watch, starts on the second revolution and will stop on the proverbial dime. I agree with Gordon when he says you would be hard pressed to find a vehicle this solid and this complete. Good on you Gordon for having the balls to take this on.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

I would like to comment on Hanno being at my garage and seeing the truck. He walked up to it and immediately knew which truck it was. What visual recall the man has. We asked him not to post anything on MLU as the owner hadn’t even seen the truck in person yet and had requested we didn’t spread the word till later. Hanno was as good as his word and has said nothing. Dank u wel Hanno..

Thanks Barry, but actually . . . I did offer a sneak preview last March

I felt it was appropriate to post the picture below to commemorate your good veteran friend Herb Danter after he passed away. One month later, the veteran on the right, Art Bell, also passed away.

Gordon, that HUW of your is really a great truck, and I am happy to have seen it in the metal. Most of all, back in November 2007 it was a fitting backdrop for a photograph of two great veterans. I would never have thought these two men would be gone a little over a year later. I hope your truck is preserved for many more years to commemorate guys like Herb and Art

- Hanno

[Gordons]

Thank you Hanno, I will pass the photos on of Herb and Art to be posted with the truck, it still needs a little minor work and cleaning, I felt the museum was the best place to keep the truck, stored in doors and out of the weather, it will be looked after and driven by the museum members for special events hopefully it will stay on loan for a few years, look forward to posting a few pic in the furture