This picture must have been taken during the first few years after WW2 in Germany. As far as I know the Canadian Army did not use VW Beetles, so the Bedford and CMPs in the background were most likely British.

And in colour
 

or recolour...

http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/1694-4/t...t-vehicles.jpg

source

With bits of a 3.7
 

This one spotted on the Allied re-enactment forum.

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2473/army6yu6.jpg

Lots of mainly post war civilian CMP's in background here -

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?ma...elInclModel=on

Nice FAT in a Carry On film ! -

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_169617-...b-12-1941.html

CMP'S at Dunkirk 1940 ! -

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_42749-Chevrolet-C60-L.html

Wasp Flamethrower Carrier

Wasp and CMP
 

Nice one Hanno! :thup:

Not in the background yet but it wont be much longer
 

Source http://rouillees.free.fr/index_uk.html

Swiss F60S
 

... I think this is the first Swiss Blitz here in the background thread (Source)

In the foreground you see a Swiss Built "Vevey 560" tractor.

... is this a Blitz in the background? If yes, then its quite a rare pic. On the left side you see an open and closed cab GMC CCKW.

Chris,

Yes it is.

Hanno

I agree with Hanno...CMP with round roof hole...funny canvas though!

Alex

Hi Alex and Hanno

Thanks for your quick reply. I think the Swiss Army used the round canvas design so the rain or snow could easily just fall off by itself. If you look in this Swiss Blitz thread, all of them have the "round canvas design".

Hi Chis:

This may be "Urban Legend" but I have also read that the Swiss used the rounded canvas tops to be able to navigate the"Upside down "U" shaped" tunnels found on the roads in the Swiss Alps.

Based on photos I have seen of the tunnels, especially the smaller ones, that appeared to be one way traffic at a time, that made sense to me.

Bill

Is that a cab 11/12 lurking behind the "German Sherman" ? Got quite a ring to it....

"Catania, Sicily, Italy. c. July 1943. A German tank wrecked by the Eighth Army in their advance on Catania. Note also the smoke billowing from the front of a truck in the background."


http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/MEA0404

Rich.

Almost, but not quite, spot on Bill. I was told the standard size / height / roof profile is so that the trucks can be freighted through the RAIL tunnels in Switzerland. The road tunnels have clearance, but you'll find on a low bed flatcar the trucks all conform to the standard rail loading / clearance guage.

Gordon

Is that a Dingo hiding between the Grant and the Blitz?
Rich.

MINGENEW, WA. 1943-04-18. TANK PARADE OF DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED DIVISION, DURING INSPECTION BY THE MINISTER FOR THE ARMY, THE HONOURABLE F. M. FORDE. TANK CREWS ...


http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps...t-519089&no=76

Dingo
 

Sure is Richard

Nice image.

Youtube
 

A tribute to Lee Enfield.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaRrTX0nr20

Thats a very "Busy" photo, a lot going on, and plenty of slouch hats. See shots like this and always want to know who, what, why, when.
Watched the clip, always liked the look of the SMLE, bvut seeing them fitting Bayonets always makes my blood run cold.
Rich.

I guess Holland someplace
 

Source: http://au.images.search.yahoo.com/im...5n3f5&type=JPG

Actually there 3 dingos in the photo PLUS a stray of unknown breed in the foreground.

Rick

Understandable guess, but the sign on the left is in French, so it must be in the other land of cheese :D

H.

a lot of pictures
 

There is a lot (7000) of ww2 pictures of british and polish forces in italy here http://www.cultura.marche.it/cultura...=1&order=id%3F
including a lot of cmps

blitz in colour film 1955?
 

original ad for Golden Fleece refueling trucks in Australia. The blitz's don't start until about 4:15 but interesting viewing all through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=3Q8cGjyOZbQ

Spot the CMP bit!

Bit
 

2C1 box by any chance?

I think Hanno's picture is one of the Matador conversions using a Hyster crane to produce a recovery vehicle - which all had a Canadian 15cwt body added behind the cab.

Thinking about it - some Federal/Trailmobile combinations in the Middle East had a 15cwt body fitted at the front of the trailer [as a storage box] - so where did all the spaare 15cwt bodies come from; were they left over from some conversion of the 15cwt or were they taken from stock leaving a number of chasis/cab units which were then used for what?/ - sort of a chicken and egg question.

Noel

Gents:
Just a couple I have found "trolling" aviation websites. Don't think they've been seen before on this site.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...icArchives.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...YorkandCMP.jpg


Al Davis

Trucks on a ships deck
 

Photo taken in 1945 one truck has Z3585048 and 81 on the back tailgate.

Yes, but it is a 2B1 actually.

How many of those Matadors and Federal/Trailmobiles were converted? I think those cargo boxes simply came from wrecked CMP 15-cwt trucks, or were left-overs from rebuild programmes.

H.