Heads Up: CMPs up for auction in Prince Albert Saskatchewan

[Alex van de Wetering]

Alex, if you need any details of the body i.e. dimensions - I have the drawings that Ian Richardson (UK) sketched , Ian had access to a original very early 1A2 with the single rear lamp.

Hi Mike, thanks for the offer, but I already have them....David Pope sent them to me years ago, but it was you that sent me the Morris PU plans for the scale model I did at the time.

nteresting seeing the steel box for the mounting of the wireless set in that 8cwt 1A2 body. The line illustrations from the DND 8 cwt body publication show that a wooden table was fitted for the wireless set, similar to the British 8cwt FFW bodies. Just to the rear end of the wireless steel box is the long bracket for the fitting of three canvas 'signals satchels' quite a rare thing to see the bracket still there.

That's exactly what also caught my eye....rare details that aren't covered in Ians drawings. I recon the difference in wood vs steel box/tray for the Wireless might have to do with the type of set fitted. The 8cwt's were originally intended for a WS9 or WS11, but were later replaced with WS19.....which could be the reason for fitting a different (steel) tray (?)

[rob love]

Auction has just about ended, the military stuff is all sold at this point. The CMPs actually sold for reasonable money, with the CAB 13s doing better than the earlier cabs with one exception. Lot 626, which was an early Ford cab and chassis with a pair of fuel tanks on the back deck crossed the $2000 mark. Someone must have had an eye for the early one. This one was actually stored in Mickey's quonset, so some of the wood etc may be in a little better shape than the outdoor ones.

That early 8cwt body went for $126.50.

I picked up some small lots of parts, and I see George got his carrier wheels. I picked up a pallet of parts with an M37 PTO and one side of the winch bumper for $5, and another lot with heaters and an m37 exhaust system for $60. A big surprise was what tires went for. 60 year old M37 tires went for hundreds a lot. I'm not even sure they would be useable.

I noted a lot of things did not make it to this auction. Apparently, the auctioneer stowed two trailers of stuff away for a future auction. I'll advise when the stuff comes up.

[Alex van de Wetering]

That early 8cwt body went for $126.50.

That's a good price! I also saw a very nice F8 cab chassis that went for around 600.

I hope everyone had a good time at the auction....and I hope all MV stuff ended up in the hand of MV enthusiasts.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks for the update. I've edited to add the final "SOLD" figures to my postings above.

Sounds like a good result for both the seller and the buyers.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

That's a good price! I also saw a very nice F8 cab chassis that went for around 600.

That's a bargain . The selling price reflects the location of the auction. If the auction was held in Europe you could add another 0 to the figure.