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17-01-10, 06:50
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Where did the word "B;itz"
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As a kid I always knew the CMP trucks just by the name "blitz". What I did not know, then or now, is how they became associated with the name. In fact it was only last year that I became familar with the CMP name for blitz trucks. As they were just always called Blitzs. I know that in WWII London endured the German bombing and it was called the "blitz". Also that nice police officers set up booze buses when the have a "blitz" for drink drivers. Oh and as a kid the band The Sweet had a hit the Ballroom Blitz. So how did such a name get stuck on CMP trucks in Australia. Or are its origins lost or corrupted over time? Kind Regards Lionel
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17-01-10, 10:43
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Hi Lionel
Blitz is actually a German word and means "lightning, flash, thunderbolt" etc. The term "Blitzkrieg" has been also used for the early German WW2 attacks on France, Holland etc. Until I went for the first time to Australia, for me a Blitz truck was always a German Opel Blitz. They were the backbone of the WW2 German Army. Opel belongs to GM since 1929. That's probably why the term "Blitz" swapped over the pound. Greetings Chris
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18-01-10, 02:53
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Thanks for the interpretation Chris - the backbone of both sides war efforts are different trucks named a blitz ...I think is called irony. Kind Regards Lionel
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18-01-10, 09:12
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Irony?
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They were also called 'Blitz Buggies', 'Blitz Wagons' and 'Desert Blitz.'
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19-01-10, 02:11
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In my search for parts for my own Blitz, I've also come across several Blitzes and other trucks in this part of the world; the trouble is, for most of them i found them too late! There's a Ford Blitz out near Mossgiel that has been sitting there for an age, but according to the bloke whose place it's on, has been sold to a fellow who is "gonna do it up" eventually. The bloke pops out occasionally to make sure it's still there, but doesn't take it away!
There were also several more Blitzes that made their way from the direction of Ivanhoe on the back of Scrappy trucks, some in fairly good nick, and another that was a mere 15km away from me, and I didn't know about it until it too had been sold to the Scrappies! Down at Willanthry, where i got my Blitz, there's the remains of a Studebaker 6X6 (no wheels, no engine) that had been a firetruck, and a bit further up the road there's a Diamond Reo in not too shabby nick that was also a Willanthry fire engine. So all in all, these trucks are everywhere, but you really do have to look out for them!
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