F15A project

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bill and Alexander Family

Welcome to the world of CMPs, MLU is the place to ask questions about CMPs. Your Dad and you I hope will find the answer to just about any question you can come up with.

I said Alexander family because hopefully you will all become interested in these strange little vehicles, which are part of Canadian and Commonwealth military vehicle history. That as many of them have survived nearly 70 years says a lot about how tough they were in the first place.

Cheers Phil

[Bill Alexander]

First question for the F15 restoration.
There was a round hatch in the roof of the cab which was covered over by a piece of sheet metal. Images show what is left.







Questions:
1. Does anyone have detailed images or drawings of the hatch and fittings?

2. Is there a kit available to replace the hatch?

[chris vickery]

Bill, I am sure someone will chime in with measurements, unfortunately you are on your own with this one. There is no "kit" available that i am aware of, it will either be re-using an existing hatch ring if available or a custom fabrication.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Bill

If you post your location, the collective wisdom may be able to direct you or your brother towards another collector's completed restoration nearer to the workshop. Using the forum as a go-between may not be the most satisfactory way of getting some information.

As the fellows will tell you, there are few NOS parts for WWII CMPs in Canada. There are commercial equivalents, but the majority of the parts were shipped forward to support the war effort. Ironically, places like the Netherlands and Norway have better CMP resources than where they were built.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bill

You are not the first person to need a new hatch as the removal of this source of roof leaks was a common post war modification.

Your also not the first person to ask for details to figure out just what it is they are looking for, so here is a link to a page on my CMP web page showing some details of the hatch as seen on 1945 HUP.

http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/H...f%20Detail.htm

Cheers Phil

[Bill Alexander]

Thanks all for the information. Sounds like it may have to be a fabrication.
Follow up question. These were an open hatch, eg with no hinged steel hatch cover, only a canvas one?
Hi Terry, It's my Dad that is doing the restoration. I am his "digital techi", he doesn't do computers. Unfortunately, we live 350 k apart. I will ask him about getting in touch with others.

[cletrac (RIP)]

The canvas hatch was used in North Africa on the Cab11 and Cab 12 trucks.