Cab11 C8 Bush Find

[Alex van de Wetering]

I will retrieve the C8 on Thursday

goodie, goodie!

Attached is a picture of Nick Bullock's C8 with the hooks on the dash....as well as the dash light near the centre pillar of the windscreen. Not all Cab 11's had the dash light....and the hooks were supposed to be cab12, but I actually think they might have been added late 1940 to cab11 production already.

That canvas frame is definately rare! I think Dave was lucky enough to find one years ago, but it's rare to find an original.

Tanks have definately been repositioned....probably in order to fit a larger bed/body. At first I thought it was one of the 8cwts with one of those lengtened 1A1/A2 bodies....but that wouldn't make sence as the canvas frame seems to be unaltered.


Alex

[Alex van de Wetering]

Be sure to check if the original body is hiding in any of the sheds, as well as the big locker and spare wheel carrier that go between cab and body.....if the owner saved the canvas frame....than who knows...maybe he the box and other parts as well.

2 seats

.It seems the seat backs have been altered....but they do seem like the original seats for the rear body.

good luck tomorrow!

Alex

I wonder what postage of the canvas frame to Holland would be....

[Bob Carriere]

It seems that early C8 and C15 and even some C15a with 11 cabs were not equipped with the hooks at the factory but some were retro fitted......

Also noticed that this cab 11 has NO rubber marker light on the front fenders but relied on the extra second bulb inside the main headlight for a marker light.

My cab 11 C15a does not have the dash hooks, no fender marker lights and no rear axle black out light............ and was probably never outside Canada so little need for blackout rear axle light.......my production ser. No xxxxx03158

Quite the find Rick

Cheers

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

goodie, goodie!

Attached is a picture of Nick Bullock's C8 with the hooks on the dash

Alex

Ah Nick and the C8. That C8 has been through a few owners , the previous owner before Nick, he had a new tailgate made and he threw away the original tailgate