“Bringing a Blitz back to life”

[m606paz]

Round front bumper ends... Australian upgrade?

[Mike Cecil]

Wonder where they got the registration number from ... it is not within any RAAF registration number range, and the Army number was a 7 ton International semi-trailer.

The least they could have done is apply a registration actually used on an RAAF CMP.

Nice looking cab. Post-war colour.

Mike

[Mike Cecil]

Mariano,

As far as I know, rounded ends were not an RAAF or Aust modification, nor the single, centrally and horizontally-mounted towing eye.

Mike

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

A nor the single, centrally and horizontally-mounted towing eye.

From what I've seen, it doesn't take much to bend a CMP bumper outboard of the frame rails, perhaps they're better when pulled between the frame rails. Pulling in line with the frame rails (as on most CMP with two tow eyes) would definitely be better for the truck.

[David Dunlop]

Are those late pattern hubs on early pattern axels, or are shadows changing things under the truck?

David

[Jacques Reed]

Is that a Chev CMP radiator brush guard on a Ford? Or did Ford use Chev types sometimes? Fords I always thought were mounted behind bumper and Chev in front.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Jacques Reed

Is that a Chev CMP radiator brush guard on a Ford? Or did Ford use Chev types sometimes? Fords I always thought were mounted behind bumper and Chev in front.

There were variations on the Ford Brush guard...some were in front and some were behind. But this may be a case where they misplaced the spacer blocks behind the bumper. It does not appear to be the split spring chev guard.