70th Anniversary of D-Day - Drive a CMP to Canada

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Stuart

I'm working on collecting photos from members, and we will be posting them all to our clubs over hauled website and posting a link on MLU. I have hours of GoPro dash cam video that I have to edit to a manageable post to you tube.

Of course the dash cam was off when we meet a Army National Guard Convoy going opposite direction in one of the notches in the mountains. Would have been a great video. Don't who wast more surprised them or us.

Not so sure about the number of hours involved in restoration, yes some of the trucks are full restorations, some are running restoration, and might have a coat of paint over how they were surplussed out.

Cheers Phil

Update- Here is a link to the clubs new web page with more photos of the trip http://mvmvc.clubhosting.org/photos/

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

May be only a Free newspaper but fun to see the story and the photos. Got a kick out of the being a cover story next to a story about the Royal Canadian Mounties Musical Performance, good company.

http://www.colebrookchronicle.com/June132014.pdf

Cheers Phil

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The masthead announcement is a small fish in a small pond triumph. Whoever said nothing happens in rural US is wrong. A convoy rolls into town, the Mounties are just across the border and three miscreants dig up old Dad to rummage through his pockets. All in a casual folksy tone of voice. It must be hard to write in a such relaxed tone without missing deadlines.