Pronto's New Toy
 

Well, well, well... This morning, Jon Skagfeld has just picked up his newly acquired C-15A. (6 more photos follow this one.)

At the rear of the vehicle, Sunray is telling Stewart Loy that he wishes it was his.

The inside of the cab looks great!

Jon is testing the driver's seat. Notice the big sh*t-eatin' grin.

After an awsome test drive, Jon was somewhat reluctant to get out of the cab for some reason. ;)

"It's mine! All mine!" says Jon. (Notice that sh*t-eatin' grin again.)

Well, time to load 'er up on Stewart's trailer and take 'er home. The fit on the trailer was so snug, that we thought we'd have to grease the tire walls to slide it on.

Serial?
 

Have I got the serial and engine numbers please for my database?

Yes, sir!
 

Chassis Model = C-15A
Cab Model = 13
Chassis Serial = 3844438249
Engine Serial = PR3978589
Order No. = LV 2571
Date of Mfg = June 13-44

Hey, Jon
 

Wonderful news and congratulations! I really like the photo with you in the cab - I bet that grin will stay there for a long time.
As for the truck, what a beauty - a late production version too.
Must say though they look funny driven on the wrong side of the road though.
Just a shame nobody was filming it, but at least there are stills. Thanks for posting them, Frank.
Jon, what was going through your mind as you took the wheel for the first time?

Keith, I guess I could've turned the camera to video mode, but since it's a new toy (Fuji A330), I'm still playing with the settings. I should've taken my full-sized VHS camera along.

I can tell you that Jon didn't have both hands on the wheel the full time. That was, I'm sure, the reason for his reluctance to climb down from the cab immediately upon arrival from the road test. ;)

LV 2572 and 2571
 

3844438115 ENGINE # PR3,978,697 ORDER C.D.L.V. 2572 JUNE 12 1944
3844438177 ENGINE # PR3,978,481 JUNE 12 1944
3844438220 ENGINE # PR3,978,595 ORDER C.D.L.V. 2571 JUNE 13 1944
3844438249 ENGINE # PR3,978,589 ORDER C.D.L.V. 2571 JUNE 13 1944
3844438262 ORDER C.D.L.V. 2571 JUNE 13 1944
3844438269 ENGINE PR3,978,636 ORDER C.D.L.V .2571 JUNE 13 1944


Seems that CDLV 2572 was for WIRE-3 and 2571 was for WIRE-5

Camera
 

The video from those cameras isn't suitable for anything other than very small playback so it's an almost useless feature. Full-size is much better.

I'll bet Jon had plenty to do in that cab. He was obviously in a heightened state so to speak.:D

Chev
 

Well done Jon,
Its good to see another Chev driving on the road even if it's on the wrong side .
Euan.

I'm....I'm....so...so...jealous.

What truck and trailer combo did you use?

Jonathan

Transport Equipment
 

Don't be jealous - go to the Chevy dealer and demand to get a Duramax powered 2500 Silverado 4x4 Extended cab. Get the acres of leather seating, the Allison transmission, and don't skimp on the electrically extended, heated remote rearview mirrors.

What you won't need is any of that horsepower improvement junque that they want to sell you on eBay to boost hp. I haul my ( 12,000 pound rated ) float with Carrier or 15cwt aboard at 125km/hr all day long - just like they wern't even there.

Get a heavy trailer ( mine is a JD from in Flamboro, Ont.) with electric brakes on both axels. My brake controller is the lowest optioned Tekonsha Voyager - it does not have fancy options - but it installs easily ( plugs into the GM harness ) and is easy to operate. I use a 2 5/16 inch ball receiver hitch with a drawtite weight distributing hitch. Again - I never feel the trailer behind me.


Stewart

Glad to see that you made it back OK, Stewart. I hope that the kids behaved themselves on the trip home. :)

Happy Happy Joy Joy
 

JON ... nice to see such a happy camper:D Have fun with that ... :yappy:

Add 2 more
 

My 2 C15A Wire 5's
3844438273 PR3978477 June 13 44
4844400579 PR3987544 July 20 44

Pat Papworth's C15A wire 5 was also built June13 about 30 units before or after mine I think.

Bugger you, ya snot-nosed gray-haired Polish git! :p

BTW, there's what's left of a bottle of gin (Skag drank the rest of it) in the freezer, and tonic on the fridge door. Help yourself. :)

And yes, Skag DID have trouble levering himself out of the cab after that drive. Something about waiting a few minutes until he had more clearance under the steering wheel... :D

Hi Jon, where did you pickup the new toy?

1 2 3 Hup
 

Jon,

Great looking truck. Congratulations! Have fun.

JD

Why?
 

With feet and feet of snow all over Canada year round, even in summer, why would you want your Gin in the freezer and the Tonic in the fridge? At least we put our beer in the fridge because it get's hot and we need an excuse to cool down. Are Canuck's so hot blooded that they need a Gin Ice Block or two before they can get out and make snow angels? Crikey, warm yourselves up with two spoonfuls of Vegemite in a mug of boiling water.:confused:

Re: Why?
 

You silly Ozian bunt! A bottle of Bombay in the freezer is de rigeur, should be mandatory in fact. Poured over ice, topped up with a little tonic water (the quinine helps immunize against malaria :D ) and you're good-to-go. C'mon, get with the program here.

If we want to get warm, we have our sheilas to take care of that. If none available, a good cuppa with a dash of whiskey does fine, thank you! :D

Do we civilised gentlemen have to teach you downunders everything? :p

:smoker: :smoker: :smoker:
:cheers:

PS: Vegemite is considered a controlled substance in THIS country... :D

Re: Re: Why?
 

Wow - does this mean I may have been arrested at Tronnah airport?:eek:
And to think I was just worried about importing a piece of MV!

Re: Re: Why?
 

And so it should be. Obviously since the end of CMP production, you Canadians have had difficulty with quality products.

:D Rod

Congrats on your new truck, Jon! It really looks very nice. Driving it must have been a trip down memory lane?

H.

Re: Re: Re: Why?
 

Rod, the picture of your C-15A WIRE, as I think you already know, forms the desktop on my computer. I also have a framed print of it hanging in my office.


What would it take to persuade you to trade your WIRE rear compartment for a fully refurbished 2JI GS cargo box?

:)

Hello, Hanno:

The net seems awfully sluggish today, perhaps collateral effects from Hurricane Ivan...so I hope this punches through.

Thanks for your comment. Yes, memory lane trip all right. In addition to the test drive, we unloaded the truck about 3 miles from my place, then drove it into my driveway. Wife had a bemused smile on her face.:rolleyes:

Sunray rode with me, standing in the hatch. He commented that my gear shifting was quite smooth. Some things I guess you never forget.