Here's are some examples of the
classes of trucks described above:
A
Conventional truck: a regular Ford truck with stake and platform body. No chrome parts, only matt paint and military markings:
"Original Toronto Star caption: Traffic snarls were few as city police worked efficiently to clear the way for hundreds of army vehicles. This part of the parade is travelling north on Avenue Rd. from Queen's Park; where dense crowds saw the long procession. Date: 10/4/1940"
Source:
https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/object...efficiently-to
Another variation of a
Conventional truck: civilian type Ford chassis/cab, fitted with a military body. No chrome parts, only matt paint and military markings. Having a military body, it could be classified as a
Modified Conventional Pattern (MCP) truck, but is does not have the features normally seen on MCPs like WD divided rims, single rear tyres, RHD (for overseas use), military bumper and push bar, black out lighting system, WD towing hook, etc.
"Original Toronto Star caption: Camp borden experts tune them of; send them Roaring away for duty. One hundred and eighty U.S. tanks of world war vintage were at Camp Borden today for training a Canadian tank brigade; as another 34 arrived on a long line of flat cars. Date: 10/10/1940"
Source:
https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/object...aring-away-for