CMP C60L comes home

[Comox Air Force Museum]

Bob. I just noticed the one data plate you have. It has the same build date and that truck came down the assembly line just two trucks in front of ours. How complete is that truck, or is it just a data plate.
Rob

[George McKenzie]

Small world Bob isn't that interestig both the Unit # and the Ass'y # are back to back . Mahood must have bought it at Vancouver .I'll have to find the other one to see if it is close to ours .If it is the right one it is in a sawmill and the rest of the parts might still be around there .I wonder how many were made as cable trucks ? Next time we come out your way I'll have to look you up .

[George McKenzie]

I checked out this other CMP60 .It has the cab and front axel with runflat tires on it on 20' rims Here are the numbers
C 60-M-W BRKD-2 C 60 444-M-W
Spareparts 175 Cab 13
Manual MB-01 Chssis 28444219296 Engine PR 3838315 Order LV 148 Date July 16 42 This is not the truck I wanted to see so I will have to keep looking What does BRKD stand for?

[Grant Bowker]

BRKD means it was originally equipped with a twin boom wrecker/tow setup. Manufacturers of the BRKD gear were Holmes and Gar Good. These were mainly on 134" wheelbase (but some on 158") and this matches the data plate (the third 4 in the C60444 is for 134" WB)

[Yeo.NT]

To add more to this thread, I have had pleasure and dreadful chanch to save some parts of a truck that is going to end up on a range. I did try to save the entire truck but was unable. The vehicle at one time did have a winch but looks like it was removed before it was donated.

C-60448-M-W
13
38844333937
PR3971867
PE-197-11
APR-12-44

I will post photos at a later date when I have access to my computer, as I am currently on my cellphone

[lynx42]

A question was asked in post 5 years ago (13-07-11) as to the purpose of this fitting.

CMP 60 014.jpg

The Comox Air Force Museums sister truck has the same fitting on the left front panel.

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Can they explain it?

Regards Rick.

[Lynn Eades]

It looks like a slave start set up to me.

[David Dunlop]

What does the fitting look like on the inside of the cowl? From the outside it could either be electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic connectors.

Also curious if any trace of the factory original paint shows up on these vehicles. A number of years back, one showed up in the Ft. Garry area of Winnipeg with an original Lindsey style box. It was the same RCAF Hazard Yellow paint job, but underneath on one door the original wartime green was visible with the wartime RCAF markings on it. I think the yellow paint was a postwar RCAF thing to make this sort of equipment more visible in the air field environment. I think Rob Love may have eventually purchased the Ft. Garry truck.


David

[Yeo.NT]

As promised here is a few pictures

[Yeo.NT]

A few more

[Gordons]

George there is a C60 RCAF with winch here at the auto wrecker still runs, lots of good parts on this tires not bad