CZ numbers

[Harry Moon]

I think we borrowed a British truck put a 19 set in it and a canadian radio truck prefex on it.

[Andy Beevers]

Hi Richard,
that is excellent, thank you very much.
With the contract number is there any way of gaining more info?

Does any one know how to downsize a jpg picture to put on the forum?

Regards

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Andy Beevers

Hi Richard,
that is excellent, thank you very much.
With the contract number is there any way of gaining more info?

Does any one know how to downsize a jpg picture to put on the forum?

Regards

Hi Andy,
One of the forum members had done great research in to Canadian wartime vehicles. His name was David Hayward and he sadly passed away last Easter. Here is a link to one of his posts and it refers to the contract of your Chev, it is worth searching the number further on this forum to pick up any more info.

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=312

regards, Richard

[Andy Beevers]

Richard thanks for the link, interesting reading, he will be missed!
Andy

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by Andy Beevers

Does any one know how to downsize a jpg picture to put on the forum?

Regards

Andy, some computers have resizing built in, right click on a picture and see if resize is an optun. If not you can resize in paint or send the picture to yourself in an email selecting to send it in a reduced size. Hope this helps.

[Andy Beevers]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Andy, some computers have resizing built in, right click on a picture and see if resize is an optun. If not you can resize in paint or send the picture to yourself in an email selecting to send it in a reduced size. Hope this helps.

Hi Robert,
will give that a go, one of them should work
Regards
Andy

[Richard Farrant]

Hi Andy,
David did a lot of in depth research on vehicle production by Chevrolet and Ford. Check the following document, I think it is page 99 that refers to your contract number;
http://www.gmhistorian.btinternet.co...evdatabase.doc

regards, Richard

[Andy Beevers]

Hi Richard,
thanks for the try, alas page doesn't open.
Andy

[servicepub (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Harry Moon

I think we borrowed a British truck put a 19 set in it and a canadian radio truck prefex on it.

From my research the use of the census number was very strictly controlled. Canada rented a number of trucks from the Brits early in the war and these were NOT to have the 'C' added. Later, when some of these were bought outright the units were ordered to apply the prefix.
After the invasion these details were not a high priority and British vehicles could be in use by Canada without the prefix being added although there was an attempt to add this if the vehicle was in an Ordnance shop.
This vehcile could have been provided to the Brits and then transferred to Canada. Why they didn't just add the 'C' prefix to the existing number remains a mystery.
In essence, the 'C' indicated ownership and not the user.

Clive