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Old 18-10-09, 09:07
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Default A clarification

The story as far as I know with cab 12s here is we ordered Ford F60L cab 12s and these were assembled in Australia. The Chev cab 12s are the ones which came back from North Africa along with some very interesting other vehicles such as Guys, Fordsons and so on.
The way to pick an Australian delivery Ford cab 12 is ours all had a roof hatch.
The weakness in the cab 12 is not the windscreen frame but a piece of timber which joins the windscreen to the roof which fatigues.
As I have mentioned before what makes the Australian Chevrolet CMP unique is the fact the entire cab was built here.
Kiwi CMPs had locally made roof hatches but were otherwise direct Canadian versions and in most cases the rear bodies were locally made.
The most common cab 11 here (relatively speaking as there are very few) is the C8, although I have seen C30 (Max's) and F60L
As to what can be found in paddocks the most numerous will be cab 13, both Ford and Chev. The most common wheelbase is the 158" with the 101" next common. There were fewer 134" or 160" (C60X).
And depending where you find them you may be surprised at just how good they are, especially in the drier more remote areas of Australia. And there are still lots waiting to be discovered in farmers sheds across the country.
I'm sure I'll think of more soon...
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Old 18-10-09, 09:09
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Default Oh yes...

The other thing was to say how good it is to have another CMP devotee.
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Old 19-10-09, 04:34
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Default G'day Keith

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The other thing was to say how good it is to have another CMP devotee.
I think it is some form of chronic condition. There should be health warnings posted on this site. Particularly towards the feeble of mind like me; also the infrequency of being able to get to the MLU site makes the addiction worse. Random rewards are supposed to be the most addictive. I will just try and see if I can get on Yes! you beauty! next time

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