Just finished a phone conversation with the friend of mine who sourced and retrieved the sunshine roof I spoke about a while ago. He emailed me this morning, to say he is now back home from his trip to central QLD where he acquired my roof and a complete vehicle which he will be restoring for himself. In the email, he reported that my roof panel still had ALL the wing nuts intact and in place. In fact, everything is present, minus the canvas which had rotted away. I can't wait to go and get the thing, but will have to be patient for a few weeks. We had to fork out for another daily use vehicle, a couple of weeks ago, and it doesn't have a towbar yet.
This is the truck my friend brought back from a 1500km round trip into the sticks. That truck still has all the original military side, tail, and diff lights. I REALLY want to get a close look at that vehicle, and will take as many photos as I can. That's my roof upside down on the rear tray.
The tri-axle trailer the truck is on, was manufactured by my friend in a week! It was made primarily for the retrieval of CMPs. Thats dedication to the cause. He is one of those rare people who can do anything he turns his hand to, and do it well.