C-60X Sighted

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by RichCam

How many C or F-60X's do you think are out there in the world?

C60X - I'm not sure but it has to be less than the quoted production of 2,710. (mine is very rough but better than in a scrap yard.)
F60X - I expect none unless there was a prototype that somehow survived. (the Ford 3 ton 6 wheel trucks were the F60H, 6x4, last axle not driven)

[Brian Gough]

Richard,

There is a very nicely restored C60X with a wrecker on it in Collingwood, Ontario, owned by Gary Cailes. I don't have Gary's contact info, perhaps someone who knows him would PM you with it.

Brian

[David Dunlop]

As far as I know, Chris, the MACH Body you spoke of in Manitoba is still alive and well: at least it was back in 2002. The paint work was pretty much gone the last time I saw it - basically complete surface rust. I knew the original owner very well and in the early 1980's, he opened it up for me to have a look at. It was virtually complete inside. There was a large lathe across the front with a stock feed hole on one side wall. All the lighting and blowers were in place, several other floor tools I cannot remember, work bench, stock stowage bins and racks and a large generator box with gen set inside, on the right side (rear corner I think). Underneath the box, the muffler system for the gen set was in excellent shape. As were the two rear tail light brackets and lamps.

He was using the rear stairs to access a building on his property but even they were in great shape after sitting outside since the late 1960's.

The Body Tag on the lower left rear corner of the box was still in place but had been hit by something and flattened in just the wrong spot one could not ID which MACH Body Type was stamped on it.

I asked the owner if he had purchased just the box, or if it had been part of a complete CMP vehicle. He said it had been a complete vehicle, but not a CMP. It came out of the Army with a Diamond T Cab and chassis set up under it. Somebody in a town south of him, just below the Trans Canada kept bugging him for the Diamond T and he eventually sold it, putting the box up on old fuel drums, which was a good thing since his land there floods from time to time in the spring.

I know I have pictures of it somewhere. If and when I find them I will post.

David

[chris vickery]

Hi David

This is exactly the body I was thinking of...
I was pretty sure it was a CMP body and I think they mounted them on all kinds of trucks.
It would be a nice set up to go on a C60X chassis if one had a C60X chassis...

[Alex van de Wetering]

The Lindsey bodies on the Diamond T, although they look the same, are slightly longer than the ones used on the C60X, so putting a Diamond T body on a C60X would not be as easy as it seems.

David, your description sounds a lot like a Diamond T Machinery "M". There is one on display at Shilo (?). Could it be that the body was a saved in the meantime, along with a 975 chassis?

Richard; to me it seems that someone tried to strengthen the frame on your C60X ; The plate holding the rear bogie assy to the frame looks somewhat different and some strips were welded along the frame rails it seems (?).

As far as survivors go....F60H about 3 or 4? C60X maybe 50-75 worldwide?

Alex

[rob love]

The van body is still out at the surplus yard. I may be out there in the next few days.....if you like I can take a measurement of the length.

[David Dunlop]

I did measure the body with Jim at one point. Cannot for the life of me remember what it came out to, but do know the math didn't add up with the available frame space on the C60X units sitting at Princess at the time. I had been hoping to use one of the MACH assemblies to put under the MACH Body when Jim indicated he would be willing to sell it.

Rob: After hearing all of George McG's wonderful stories of grunting his way throughout the restoration of his Deuce, I was definitely not interested in finding and working on a Diamond T. In hind site, biting down on the C60X project, never mind chewing it to completion, would have been challenge enough! Especially when I so easily confuse beer and tea mugs!

David