Canadian Dodge CMP prototype photo

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Colin Macgregor Stevens

FORD

1. Bill Gregg had one complete. Now in the RCA Museum in CFB Shilo.
2. Don and Katrinka Gordon have one under restoration ex-Gary Moonie and believed to be the one in the photo with my Dad in Niagara on the Lake route march in c.1941. Found near Victoria, BC and still in that area. They have a 2A1 original wooden cargo box ("tray" to our friends down undah) from the first pattern 15 Cwt which I brought out from Saskatchewan for it as it is identical to what these Pilot models had except for the notch in the tailgate. It can be used as a pattern. They have not yet progressed to the cargo box.
3. Cab only. In the Canadian War Museum collection.

Colin

Colin
You have not been keeping up on the MLU gossip. There is a fourth one at the Reynolds museum in Wetaskiwan Alberta. That means that at least 4 of the 40 1939 pilots are known to survive....10% of that production run.

[Colin Macgregor Stevens]

Originally Posted by rob love

Colin
You have not been keeping up on the MLU gossip. There is a fourth one at the Reynolds museum in Wetaskiwan Alberta. That means that at least 4 of the 40 1939 pilots are known to survive....10% of that production run.

True enough! I am just too busy and there are so many forums out there! That being said, I am delighted to hear that another one of the Canadian pilot models (Ford?) has survived.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Just stumbled upon this picture.



Source: http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca

It's dated: "20th Century 1939 -1945", not very specific. But, this picture seems to be show the same vehicle and is dated 1943



Source: http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca

Interesting......looks like a Ford cab13, but picture taken at the General Motors plant in Oshawa according to the description.

[rob love]

Ignoring the Ford features on the truck, it definitely has Ford's trademark sign painter's work on the doors.

[Lynn Eades]

So did Ford supply one front tyre, and G.M. the other? (Dodge would have done a pair)

[servicepub (RIP)]

I guess I'll let the cat out of the bag. I have located the original photos of this Dodge and they will be shown in "Drive to Victory". There is little information available other than a trial report nut it is safe to say that this vehicle was a 'proof of concept' vehicle developed in case it was necessary to expand 15cwt production.
Clive

[Jordan Baker]

Found these pictures of a Chrysler built CMP FAT being trialed. I suspect it might be the same truck as the one pictured above.