2009 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

...Moving 3 Hups plus a HUP body from the bug infested Ontario Forest has blown away a few weekends...First of Hup NO 1... dated August 1942..... and its a cab 13...Hum !!!Boob

Why is it that so many who were lucky enough to get a HUP after the war had to cut off the rear sheet metal??? Why didn't they just get a "real" CMP instead. It boggles this HUP lover's mind...Fortunately, there are some HUP/HUW bodies still to be had (albeit in various stages of decay). I mean to have all within reach...(cue nefarious sounding music).

Thanks for the pix, Bob. A big shout out goes to Brian Gough for the art of the deal, Bob Carriere and Grant Bowker for transport and to my wife who puts up with this obsession (she doesn't seem to mind - in fact, she still is out shopping...).

[cliff]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Why is it that so many who were lucky enough to get a HUP after the war had to cut off the rear sheet metal??? .

Because trucks were more expensive to buy and these 'Vans' were cheaper and easy to chop. Same thing happed here with artillery tractors and signals vans in particular.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by cliff

Because trucks were more expensive to buy and these 'Vans' were cheaper and easy to chop. Same thing happed here with artillery tractors and signals vans in particular.

It made them 'useful'.

There were some 'van conversions of No8 and 9 arty tractors as well as sigvans. I've even seen sigvans used for smallgoods.

Oh well.

[Phil Waterman]

I've heard that the Signals Vans in fact any of the special use big trucks were more prized because as surplus (by some) because they had not been pounded to death so hard as the general service hauling trucks.

As anyone else heard similar stories or comments?

Cheers Phil

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

I've heard that the Signals Vans in fact any of the special use big trucks were more prized because as surplus (by some) because they had not been pounded to death so hard as the general service hauling trucks.

As anyone else heard similar stories or comments?

Cheers Phil

In Australia we kept many of our specialist vehicles for a long time. These included Wireless Sigs vans, Gun Tractors, Direction Finding vans (on F60S), Ambulances, Fire Tenders and Machinery Workshops. Many of these were very low mileage when surplused, especially those on RAAF bases.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

In Australia we kept many of our specialist vehicles for a long time. These included Wireless Sigs vans, Gun Tractors, Direction Finding vans (on F60S), Ambulances, Fire Tenders and Machinery Workshops. Many of these were very low mileage when surplused, especially those on RAAF bases.

Jon Skagfeld can regale you ad nauseum with stories of our CMP sigs vans still in service in the latter half of the fifties, even well after the introduction of the M- series vehicles...

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

Jon Skagfeld can regale you ad nauseum with stories of our CMP sigs vans still in service in the latter half of the fifties, even well after the introduction of the M- series vehicles...

I bet he can but I don't mind Jon regaling me ad nauseum at all!

Being the frugal types we are we kept many of these in service into the late 60s and even early 70s, so these beautiful, almost museum pieces were sold to be chopped and destroyed... not to mention our Studebaker US6 fleet which was also sold through the 70s after being stored new until the 60s. For one of these just run in trucks back in 1974 you'd pay around $750 with less than 2000 miles on the clock. You could also buy a White Scout Car with more miles on it for the same price.

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

It made them 'useful'...Oh well.

Yes, when faced with a need, you adapt. I of course speak (whine) on behalf of those spoiled HUP owners who can afford (today, at least) to restore a truck, and not for those farmers, truckers, etc...who had to make a living with these trucks.

But I still don't like it...(nice thing about this forum is that you can't see me pouting...).

[Greg]

Hi Rob,

You must be watering and fertilizing well as the cmps are multipling.
Hope all is going well.

Cheers,
Greg

[Bob Carriere]

..... we are not spraying with fertilizer....... we use Round Up to keep them from multiplying.......

All joking aside Ottawa as been so wet and damp this season....... we have some grass growing in damp soil and getting the reflection of the sun from the winter shelter......... the result is grass growing taller than Grant (72 + inches)as of last weekend.......... we are considering cutting it for firewood in late August.....

BooB

[RHClarke]

Hi Greg,

The great HUP rescue mission isn't over yet. There is at least one more on my list. My long-suffering, yet well-adorned (with jewery...) wife wonders when it will all stop. I intend to restore one HUP for each year of production and then quit collecting...FLWs.

The whole family will be out your way on Canada Day to join in the Calnan Canada Day Convoy. We are planning a lunch at Merrickville lockside. Hope you, Jen and the kids can join us!