Chevrolet Truck 'Lend Lease' etc

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by mlombard

Hi Mike, Lionel et al

So I understand the MCP designation is the military 'catch all' to cover these types of vehicle and differentiate them from the 'Blitz' or CMP vehicles.

Matt

The CMP Ford and Chev vehicles were a specific truck "Family" made to a UK War Department specification by the Canadians. Although they share many standard mechanical parts, they are a distinctly different group of military vehicles.

The Modified Commercial Pattern (MCP) trucks were also a Canadian design change by Ford, Chev and Dodge to (it's sounds obvious when I write this) modify their Standard Commercial trucks to adapt them for Military service. The adaptations included things like larger, wider tyres, better air and oil filtration, and military lighting.

So MCP is the manufacturer's distinction of the vehicle's design to differentiate them from the standard commercial trucks. While on the whole the MCP changes originated from Canadian designs, in common with the standard commercial trucks assembled by GM/H, the Aust Chev MCPs had some unique Aust design features stemming from local manufacture content. Some were instigated by the Army, some by GM/H, but they also appeared in the standard trucks. By contrast, the Ford MCPs were more "true" to the Canadian design as they has less local content.

[mlombard]

Hi et al

Ok, yeap I get it now, the MCP thing does make sense.

I note that in the DME Technical Instructions they also call the, Standard Conventional Patten, or could these be a differentiation for the 'more' conventional types i.e conventional wheels etc.

And of course these MCP (and possible SCP) are derivatives of the, WA and WB from 1940, YR and Ys fro 1941 MR and MS from 1942 etc.

In this regard then, am I correct in assuming that the series/model designation of 13/1300, 14/1400, 15/1500 etc. is the carrying capacity (which I assume to be in CWT for Australia). Or does that also have something to do with the wheel base as well. I'm not to sure about the 93/9300, 94/9400 etc. though also listed.

regards

Matt

[mlombard]

Hi

I found a listing of Canadian Chevrolet Chassis and Model Number on the net and it maybe useful you can see it at http://www.gregwapling.com/hotrod/ch...dian-chev.html. It also lists MCP vehicles.

Regards

Matt

[Mike K]

NASCO parts book

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Chevrolet...YAAOSwA3dYGm~g

[mlombard]

Yeap for 1939-1940 that's just what Lionel needs

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by mlombard

Yeap for 1939-1940 that's just what Lionel needs

Hello Matt,

Thanks to Mike, I am aware of the book. However, being unemployed at the moment limits discretionary spending.

Kind Regards
Lionel