My new CMP -Help

[Stony Smith]

one more shot, I forgot the front end

[Walde Libera]

Stony

Congratulations, you have found a good one.

There are a lot of accessories present that are usually missing, R/H mirror, winch guard, original fuel tank and hangers, 2 seats, engine dog house cover, all 4 axle lifting flanges. Flanges are indicators it may have been overseas in WW2, but returned to Canada. Looks like a little bubba stuff as in rear cab and some p.t.o. gas axe damage but nothing drastic. Your front end is missing the channel bumper, bush bar, D rings and winch fair-lead.

As far as the engine goes Phil is right, go with the 261, available, parts are easy to find and its a bolt in!. Performance is good.

As far as rear body goes, its doable but will be challenging, suggest finding a sheet metal worker friend and be handy at welding. I was fortunate to have a lower body section to start from.

Rear bodies were made by 2 builders for the Cab 13 F.A.T. chassis. To date it, it's probably 1943-44 vintage, square roof hatch, wooden steering wheel. Late WW2 models had round hatches. If it has the original engine check S/N. There is a Chevy stovebolt web site that breaks down S/N build years.

Any information you need just email me. I too found one in 2003 and finished it over 5 years. It was well worth it, a crowd favorite at our shows.

Walde-Vancouver

[Stony Smith]

your 3rd pic is now my desk top picture, something to work towards. thanks for giving the pics an overview, since I'm new to the CMP's I wasn't really even sure what I had till I got it home and started digging. Great pics of the underneath of the rear section, I'll have no problems building the rear end -somebody out there must have some drawings. I'm going to hold out and start digging around for an engine.

The green that is underneath the fenders and frame section is really dark, are there any colour charts for these vehicles that I might be able to pick it out from?