Side screen schematics

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Jacques Reed

Hi Harry,

Attached is a photo I took of an Australian Ford CMP Cab 13 Side screen.

Perhaps someone here knows if both Ford and Chevy ones were the same and if the ones on Australian vehicles were locally produced and a different design to the Canadian ones. This design has two flat bar steel frames with the canvas sandwiched between them.

I drew up plans of that steel frame about 6 years ago. I can post it here if it helps. I am reasonably sure of the dimensions but at the time of taking them the owner was giving me a bit of a hurry up. I asked if I could borrow it for a week but he wasn't willing to do that. Bet it is still sitting out in the open in central Victoria rotting away.

Cheers,

Hi Jacques

I have a WW2 era GMH side screen . Like you I did some drawings, Keith W had them on his CMP site . The GMH version looks pretty much like your Ford example. Think the forward flap fasteners that are on the w/screen frame are a different style , a GMH / Ford difference. I may have uploaded the drawings to MLU. I believe i purchased the side curtain at the Mike C clearing sale up at Castella ?

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Hi Jacques

I have a WW2 era GMH side screen . Like you I did some drawings, Keith W had them on his CMP site . The GMH version looks pretty much like your Ford example. Think the forward flap fasteners that are on the w/screen frame are a different style , a GMH / Ford difference. I may have uploaded the drawings to MLU. I believe i purchased the side curtain at the Mike C clearing sale up at Castella ?

Hi Mike,

Yes, the Ford and Chev curtains are different where the canvas attaches to the windscreen frame.

Ford uses Lift the Dot type and Chev uses Turn Button type. See attached examples from a Peter Jackson Catalogue.

Have included one of the four drawings of the Ford frame I drew up.

Cheers,

[m606paz]

Originally Posted by Jacques Reed

Hi Mike,

Yes, the Ford and Chev curtains are different where the canvas attaches to the windscreen frame.

Ford uses Lift the Dot type and Chev uses Turn Button type. See attached examples from a Peter Jackson Catalogue.

Have included one of the four drawings of the Ford frame I drew up.

Cheers,

Hi Jacques
Late 1945 C15A arrived to Argentina, have Lift the Dot stud attach to windscreen frame.

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Mariano,

Interesting. Just proves how many users of the CMP's had local variations.
From what I have seen in Australia the Ford had lift the dot and Chev had turn post button type. The post war manufactured screens all were turn post from what I have seen and therefore only fitted Chev.

I noticed on your screens the width of the metal pieces seemed wider than the ones I photographed in Australia. Just another local or later variation perhaps?

Cheers,

[m606paz]

Jacques

One of late C15A with Lift the Dot type fasteners on windshield frame

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=32055

[m606paz]

C15A wire 3 Jordan Baker lift the dot fastener