CMPs - where are they now?

[Les Freathy]

Now i believe this Chev once belonged to John Marchant a avid collector of all things CMP in the past she is fitted with Garwood wrecking gear

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Les Freathy
Now i believe this Chev once belonged to John Marchant a avid collector of all things CMP in the past she is fitted with Garwood wrecking gear

Thanks for the nice pictures, Les.

John Marchant's Chevrolet C60S Wrecker is now owned by Jon Newbold. He bought it as it is the very same truck his father used to drive. It has now been restored and is still working for a living.

However, comparing pictures I think it is a different truck from the one in your picture.



Linked from Chev CMP restorations in the UK

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Les Freathy
Now i believe this Chev once belonged to John Marchant a avid collector of all things CMP in the past she is fitted with Garwood wrecking gear

Les,

This one was not John's, it is from Norway and looks to be taken at one of the MVT D-Day shows at Southsea, possibly 1994.

Richard

[Les Freathy]

Thanks Hanno and Richard you are both right a second look tells me i am wrong ,now somwhere i do have some shots of Johns old wrecker taken at duxford one thing i cannot remember did it have a diesel replant or was that his 8cwt HUP
cheers
Les

[Les Freathy]

OK gang, following my failure to identify the owner of the cmp wrecker heres a chance to help me identify the owners of the following CMPs. As most have guessed by now when at a rally field i am a bit of a snap happy chappie and seldom ask the questions we should all be seeking so lets see if we can find some awnsers, keep in mind that the photos are from a 30plus year time span and ownership may have changed if not once many times
A Dutch HUP to start with

[Les Freathy]

Wrecker with Garwood equipment

[theo barten]

Originally Posted by Les Freathy

Wrecker with Garwood equipment

Hi Les, is this not a Holmes twin boom that you put on the forum? Also I do not see the spare wheel.
As a modeller I rebuild trucks and wreckers from:

http://www.frituurzorro.nl

our photobooks of re-used WWll soft-skin vehicles

[Les Freathy]

CMP Chev 15cwt at Sellidge rally last year

[Les Freathy]

Another wrecker in unusual light stone colour think i took this at beltring

[Les Freathy]

GM 6x6 workshop again at Beltring

[Les Freathy]

Way back in the 1970s at Shottersbrooke and the John Carter rallies a 30cwt wireless,is this yours Vic ?

[Les Freathy]

I actually wrote on the back of this one Duxford 1984

[Les Freathy]

Nice 8cwt at Beltring last year is this the one i saw the year before in sand colour

[Les Freathy]

Whoops, wrong photo but a nice 30 cwt Bofors gun tractor i wonder if the owner will be altering the widscreen back to original

This one was given to me a long time ago the name Tony Oliver rings a bell but i could be fireing blanks again

[Les Freathy]

Dodge d15 at Beltring around 4/5 years ago

[Les Freathy]

Christ i,ll get this right in a minute OK a nice 3 ton wooden body G.S this one has been around a while now

Back to the late 1970s at Duxford must be some Scottish connections here

[Les Freathy]

Finally, thank god i here you say a HUP personel, again this was passed on to me so i have no idea of the location. Sorry about the hiccups i bame a Sunday brain storm
I have others from long ago and can add them on at a later date maybe some of you have update or even earlier photos of the incuded shots
cheers
Les

[Hendrik van Oorspronk]

Originally posted by Les Freathy
OK gang, following my failure to identify the owner of the cmp wrecker heres a chance to help me identify the owners of the following CMPs. As most have guessed by now when at a rally field i am a bit of a snap happy chappie and seldom ask the questions we should all be seeking so lets see if we can find some awnsers, keep in mind that the photos are from a 30plus year time span and ownership may have changed if not once many times
A Dutch HUP to start with

The HUP is or was of Jan Eshuis a major long time collector of MV and radio's in Holland. see also Wheels and Tracks No 1 page 10.

Green greetings

Hendrik van Oorspronk

[maverick]

Hi Les i think the ford F60S LAAT bofors gun tractor belongs to the Cobbaton collection possibly.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Les Freathy
i cannot remember did it have a diesel replant or was that his 8cwt HUP

Les,

John's HUP had a Bedford 220 4 cyl diesel from recollection.

Richard

[Richard Farrant]

Les,

The wooden body 3 ton GS is a Chev, ex-Danish Army. It is local to us, Les, the owner, Martin, has had it for over 20 years and it is well travelled. I think it is off a Q plate now though.

Richard

[Vic Eaton]

The second picture is of phillip copemans wrecker at duxford i think .It was shiped back to the states some years back now.and the c30 radio truck i think is indeed the one we have now didnt know it was ever rallied would love to have a chat with with the chap that owned it back then.
regards vic uk.

[Les Freathy]

G,Day again
some more to add this is the same wireless truck as the previous photo but seen here at the second Budge open day at Retford now complete with cab hard top. Did it become one of the Budge collection

[Les Freathy]

The next batch were all taken in the 1970s at one of Pete Grays early MVCG now MVT yearly bashes to normandy, they camped at folkestone over night before leaving to catch the dover ferry , The HUP was pictured on Dover hill

[Les Freathy]

15cwt at shornecliffe camp

[Paul Edwards]

Originally Posted by Les Freathy

15cwt at shornecliffe camp

FUF 50 is now with me undergoing a full restoration. She had been shut away for many years in this barn when we found her

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Paul Edwards

FUF 50 is now with me undergoing a full restoration. She had been shut away for many years in this barn when we found her

Great find Paul, I saw the video of its first drive on FB. Looks like a straightforward project.

H.

[Paul Edwards]

Thank you Hanno she's very sound, just a little rust we will sort.

I'm new to this social media stuff, If I post on FB is that different to here on the web? For instance I've just posted a wanted post on here but will that show up on FB?

Cheers,

Paul

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Paul Edwards

I'm new to this social media stuff, If I post on FB is that different to here on the web? For instance I've just posted a wanted post on here but will that show up on FB?

Hello Paul,

MLU Forum has been around for 20+ years, and although we are very social on here ( ), this is not a social media app like FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, WHY... I did open an account on FB (https://www.facebook.com/groups/MapleLeafUpForum/) a couple of years ago as someone else wanted to highjack MLU on there and mimick what we are doing here.

But this internet forum and the MLU FB group are two separate things. One can post on both media, or choose to stick on either one as he/she likes.

Hope this helps,
Hanno

[Les Freathy]

Now i think this one is or was owned by that well travelled Scotsman Tom Berwick am i correct