For Sale: CMP Bits

[Owen Evans]

Nice find, but the shipping on that tyre would kill me!

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

….recovered from a 15cwt Chev water bowser…..

I don't suppose there were any other water bowser parts there?

Owen.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Owen Evans

I don't suppose there were any other water bowser parts there?

Owen.

Actually there was. I stripped what I could and those parts made their way to someone who was restoring a water truck. Here's the tire as found. The front right tire was just as good but hopelessly pinned and crushed. This is Iqaluit at the west end of the original WW2 era runway (Crystal II) at what was then known as Frobisher Bay. I was surprised to find CMP's there. Most of the wrecks (nothing gets shipped out) were American CCKW's and Dodges with jeeps ranging from yellow MB's to air force blue M38A1's and this made sense as the base was American supplied and operated for the most part. In with the C15A water truck was a C60L and an 11 cab Ford 6x4.

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

Actually there was. I stripped what I could and those parts made their way to someone who was restoring a water truck. Here's the tire as found. The front right tire was just as good but hopelessly pinned and crushed. This is Iqaluit at the west end of the original WW2 era runway (Crystal II) at what was then known as Frobisher Bay. I was surprised to find CMP's there. Most of the wrecks (nothing gets shipped out) were American CCKW's and Dodges with jeeps ranging from yellow MB's to air force blue M38A1's and this made sense as the base was American supplied and operated for the most part. In with the C15A water truck was a C60L and an 11 cab Ford 6x4.

Yikes! Glad at least some of those parts were repurposed.

Thanks,
Owen.