Chevrolet CMP C15 cab 11 body 2A1

[Bob Carriere]

We find these narrow floor plates on 4X4......

Hi David

All my observations have been on the 4x4 models of cab 11 and cab 12...?


It really makes the space for your feet very tight,

Bob

Here is the picture I was trying to send Jacek

[cletrac (RIP)]

The arch frames are different on the two to four wheelers too.
My cab 11s are all two wheel drives.

[Bob Carriere]

David you are right....... Jacek cab 11 is an early one with not air wents and his a 2 WHEEL drive

Now I have 2 of my C15a cab 12 with the narrow floor plates and deep recessed inner fenders....three other cab 12 have the wider floor plate like my cab 11

How come...? the arches are the same..... the only difference I have noticed so far are the inner fenders and floor plates....rest is interchangeable...I think !!

Bob C

[Alex van de Wetering]

I think I have seen the same with Cab 13's.....some inner fenders have a larger "bulge" than others. David's explanation of 4x2 vs. 4x4 makes sence!


Jacek; your floor plate seems to be in good condition. No rot from the wooden spacers so it seems (?). Also interesting to see the different types of thread plate used; something we have seen on the forum before.

Alex

[Bob Carriere]

Alex

Why do we find the 2 wheel drive inner fenders and floor plates on the 4x4??????

Part shortages...... liquidation of remaining stock in late cab 12 production..... what was available in the parts bin at GM on a late Friday afternoon....?????

After all we have seen late 1944 C60 cab 13 Aussie contract trucks, left in Canada, built with early rectangular instrument clusters and two weeks prior build with round gauges.......

Do you think they did it on purpose to confuse eventual collectors ????

Corn phused!!!

BooB

[Grant Bowker]

According to Chevrolet Parts List No. 197, dated August 1942, the "deep contour" floor heel plates were used on all Chev CMPs from 8cwt to 60 cwt, 2 and 4 wheel drive, including the gun tractor, before serial number 184-05003. Similarly, the "shallow contour" plates were used on all 2 and 4 wheel drive from 15 to 60 cwt and the gun tractor starting at serial 184-05003. The only difference in models is that the 8 cwt isn't mentioned for the later "shallow contour" plates, possibly because production wasn't planned to go much further (but this is only a guess on my part, when did 8 cwt production end?)

[Bob Carriere]

That implies that all early cab 11 fabricated before the cab 12 would have the deep dish contour plate..... yet my cab 11 has the shallow inner fenders and so do some of my cab 12......?

I honestly think they did it on purpose so confused later generations.

Duh!!!!!!