Bill Gregg Collection

[David Dunlop]

Bob. I have not found the photos yet but you may be correct. I seem to recall something ‘wireless’ about that 15-cwt. Some discussions took place among us regarding where equipment was typically stored on it such as the 34-foot telescopic and 20-foot antenna masts.

David

[Ed Storey]

Here is a photo of the 15 CWT.

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[David Dunlop]

Well done, Ed! Note the mast fittings on the drivers step and upper rear corner of the door.

David

[Ed Storey]

Yes, I used those fittings to confirm I had the correct truck.

[Jordan Baker]

The truck that Brian had is a C15a Wire3. Same as my truck I’m restoring. Brain and I have talked at length about his old truck. Sadly it had nothing left other then the mast mounts to distinguish it from a regular C15a

[Mike K]

Just been looking at my copy of 'Blueprint for Victory'

A guy called Gary Moonie from B.C. is mentioned, he had a DND prototype 15cwt in his collection. Is that truck still around ? I think Gary was one of the pioneers saving these trucks back in the 1970's.

[rob love]

It is my understanding that the Ford Pilot shown in Blueprint for victory is now on Vancouver Island and completed or nearly completed. There are 3 other Ford pilots that I know of: apparently the CWM has one, there is one in here in the RCA museum Shilo, and a fourth one surfaced from the collection of the Reynolds museum in Wetaskiwan AB, and has since moved to a private collection closer to Calgary. Not bad: 4 of the 51 Ford pilots have survived.



I know of one Chev pilot located in Saskatchewan, and I think I heard of another in Ontario a few years back. I wonder how many of the 50 chevs survived.