This Canberra Times report gives a more detailed description of the new trucks, which were Cab 12 Fords delivered fully assembled (Australia never received any Cab 12 Chevs, only Cab 13 Chevs a year later as CKD chassis). Evidently these new trucks made the same impression then as now: "distinctive rugged appearance".
Interestingly these reports all mention US involvement in the CMP program, can't imagine where that notion came from.
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One of the original Australian CMP hunters.
Last edited by Tony Wheeler; 14-03-13 at 08:35.
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