How To: Ford CMP "Blitz" miscellany

[Jason Linders]

Hi Jacques ,
yes its leather and its 3mm thick
and it is only aswide as the log book pouch and square

hope this helps

Jason

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Jason,

Thanks for that information.

It should be a straight forward fabrication once I find the correct press stud snaps.
Looks like another trip to the haberdashery shop with, or without, my wife.

It would be a cheaper trip without!

Cheers,

[Jason Linders]

Hi Jacques,
Let me know how you get on as we may have the correct ones,
as my wife has a new industrial sawing machine and has heavy duty snap clips
becouse my wife makes swags and pig dog collars and canvas gear for shooting and my military vehicles .

Thanks
Jason

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Jason,

Thanks for that offer of the press stud snap clips.
Will see what Spotlight has this week and let you know if I have no luck.
Just thought too, my local bikie leather shop may have them. They made my Blitz .303 rifle holder leather pads for me. Might get them to make it for me and I can rivet it on.

One quick question: How far down is the bottom edge of the flap from the center of the press studs? I'm guessing only about an inch?

Cheers,

Jacques

[Mike K]

hi Jacques

I did have a few of those log book holders at one time, I think somebody had a big heap of them and a few of us grabbed some , probably back in the 1970's or 80's.

Anyway I always thought the cover was canvas I am not at issue with Jason's suggestion as he might have a complete original holder .

Do you have a log book ? They were around , Hudsons stores in Bourke st , used to sell them as note books for 50 cents I did buy some of the carrier log books from them .

[Jason Linders]

Hi Mike

do you have any images of the log books as i would like to find one
and my holder is still original and fitted to my FGT , mine is leather, but that doesn't
mean that some were not made from canvas or changed to canvas as they rotted or fell apart .

Thanks

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Mike and Jason,

Me too, for a photo. No, I don't have a logbook yet.

I'm thinking the same thing regarding material for the flap being either Jason.

It's a bit like the rubber and canvas gearstick boots.

I saw a photo of a logbook holder once on the web and darn if I can find it again. I admit I am not the greatest at searching this forum so maybe it was even here.

Cheers,