Australian CMP's

[Scott Hamilton]

Were there any visual or drive-train differences between standard 4 x 4 CMP and the versions that were imported into Australia and had bodies constructed locally?

Were they fitted with winches?

Was the transfer gearbox setup for switching between two wheel or four wheel drive or were they permanent four wheel drive?

Were there any visual body differences? (rear vison side mirrors, etc).

[Keith Webb]

Drive trains all came from Canada so they are the same combinations ranging from 4X2 to 6X6 with a few odd 8cwt ones here too.

Main differences were we tended to build our own rear bodies, some quite similar to the Canadian ones and others uniquely Australian.

We also produced a local winch kit which was made by Ford Australia and was very similar to the Canadian one.

Chevrolet cabs were built entirely by Holden here, and Ford built the roofs and floors for theirs.

There were no permanent four wheel drive models.

Originally Posted by Scott Hamilton

Were there any visual or drive-train differences between standard 4 x 4 CMP and the versions that were imported into Australia and had bodies constructed locally?

Were they fitted with winches?

Was the transfer gearbox setup for switching between two wheel or four wheel drive or were they permanent four wheel drive?

Were there any visual body differences? (rear vison side mirrors, etc).

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Don't the Holden cabs differ slightly from those from Oshawa?

[Keith Webb]

Quite a bit - and we've covered this elsewhere in the forum, but briefly:

Flat steel floor, rectangular vents, different hatch, windscreen frames, method of keeping them closed, among other things a little brass Holden badge on the engine cover.

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

Don't the Holden cabs differ slightly from those from Oshawa?

[Euan McDonald]

hey Keith, are you suggesting the Holden cabs were more superior than Ford?

[Howard]

Originally Posted by Euan McDonald

hey Keith, are you suggesting the Holden cabs were more superior than Ford?

Oh no... Here we go again...

[Keith Webb]

Stirrer! Try to find good Chev windscreen frames in Australia!

Originally Posted by Euan McDonald

hey Keith, are you suggesting the Holden cabs were more superior than Ford?

[Keith Webb]

That's a feature of early Chev cab 13s. The later Chevs had them mounted under the passenger's feet. Ford mounted them behind the horn bracket on the front left chassis rail.

Originally Posted by Scott Hamilton

I am wishing to know I have seen various CMP restorations in this forum and I have noticed that some have a radiator surge tank mounted on the outside of the engine bay.

Was this a common feature, and if / when was this discontinued ?, as I have seen some vehicles with these fitted and some without.