Work of art
 

While the original CMP is a work of art of course, here is proof that a CMP can be made to look really ugly :D

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Source: https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctions...g/87078-144821

That is a special version of ugly.

Careful guys, you may cause distress with our English brethren who cherish similar works.

Strathfield body works
 

That’s it Rob, the Strathfields must be of British descent. They copied the look and upright seating position of British COE trucks.

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"The Strathfield's" aren't a family, Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney. I'm sure that at some time, somebody was proud of that bodywork.

SBW have long gone out of business, but they were well known for their work that was seen on Sydney's roads for years. Everyone knows an Arnott's Biscuits truck when they see one, and A.J. Bush's meat vans were always about back in the day when there were daily deliveries of meat and biscuits to suburban corner stores.

Beauty
 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as the saying goes... also it's so ugly it's beautiful! Looking at the Cab 13 mudguards and wooden steering wheel I'd say it was once a 1943-ish C15A. Perhaps even something like a Signals van totally repurposed. And given it was made by a prominent Sydney motor body builder perhaps it was not just a one-off...

I'm glad I wasn't having my tea when I opened up the thread.

Matt

The Strathfield conversion popped up in my FB feed. Surprised no-one has put it out of its misery yet ;)

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Wow - that's a real head-turner!

And after all that redesign they have even worse engine access than the original and the pedals are still in the wrong order. WHY did they do it ?

Actually I think we have two different trucks here. Driver's door, mirrors, damage to bumper, weld on bumper, missing grill bars.

David

You mean they converted more than one?!? :eek: :)