Hinterland Who's Who- The Ottawa Valley CMP

[Jason Ginn]

Hi,

During my time off work i have been running the roads a little more in search of rusty truck parts. In my travels around the ottawa area i have spotted a few 3-Ton trucks that may be of interest.

The F60l with the headache rack is at about 45°32'53.94"N 76°58'1.78"W. This truck was last used for hay in the 1960's and is still fitted with most of its box and original tailgate. The box sides are still on the farm and are piled near the barn where they were deposited by the farmer in the late 1940's. The gentleman that owns the truck purchased it in 1946 at a large surplus auction that was held at RCAF Trenton and drove it to the farm on the Rice Line Road where it still sits. The truck is marked to "A19 RCASCTC" (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre), which was located at Camp Borden, so it seems to have had a few miles put on it while in service. In addition to the unit markings on the doors the truck is marked with "S" and "64-613". All of the data plates are missing but it was interesting that the inside of the passenger door was stenciled with the tire pressures.

The yellow C60l has seen better days but still has quite a few parts on, in and around it. This truck had no manufacturers data plate but the back of the cab was fitted with a data plate for some sort of large equipment. Unfortunatly the image came out too blurry to read and i can't remember what was written on it.

The Green C60l is a very original truck exept for the massive plough harness and associated hydrolic fittings. The dump box was just being stored on it and was not fitted to it. The truck was still in its 1950's military paint with Sigs markings on the cowl. Notice this truck still has a roof hatch!

The data plates on the green truck read:

C60L
13
3844334648
PR3975081
LV 2597
APR 25-44

The two Chev's are owned by the same scrap dealer and can be found at about 45°27'55.72"N 77°19'10.70"W on the corner of the 512 and Lake Clear Road.

It is interseting that this is the second C60L that retains 1950's paint and Sigs markings that can be found in a scrapyard in the Ottawa area. The other example sits in a scrapyard in Jasper, Ontario along with with another absolutley demolished C60L that is still fitted with a derrick and winch.

The Jasper trucks are in "downtown" Jasper behind the gas station on the 17 to Smiths Falls.

J

[Jason Ginn]

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[Grant Bowker]

Jason, That's an interesting collection of parts. A tailgate, 1 top bow, the front cargo stop bar assembly among others. Did you have the chance to find out if the trucks are for sale or being kept for "restoration in the near future" (although at least one is suk in the mud up to the axles).

[Jason Ginn]

The Ford with the remains of the box could be had for about $400.00 but i got the standard "i'm gonna fix it" reply for a few of the others. I have to admit that as I have absolutely no interest in these beyond serial numbers and markings I only asked "what are your plans for the truck?"

I should mention that if you go to see the Ford on the Rice Line you will find that nobody has been home for about 40 years. The owner bought a new farm on the Beachburg Road between Portage du Fort and Beachburg in about 1965 so just uses the land at this site. You can't miss his new farm, it's the one on the left covered in old machinery, tractors, cars etc.. The Rice Line property is gated so stop in at the Beachburg farm first for permission to go onto the property.

If anyone has an interest in these trucks please go talk to the owners about them. I have had some really good luck being the right guy in the right place at the right time, and I hate it when you hear that the truck you always heard was not for sale, went for scrap last month because nobody wanted it.

It would be nice if a few of these could find new homes or donate parts to other projects before the scrapman gets them.

j

[Bob Carriere]

Trailer is ready when are we leaving Grant....?

Do you realize how close we drove by these trucks coming back from Huntsville.

Boob

[jim fraser (RIP)]

hi. that truck in the field up in douglas i tried to buy about 20 years ago.the price then was 2000. dollars.it was sunk into the ground back then.if you go up there ask somebody for directions to sandy rowans wrecking yard.i found a cmp prototype there.there were a couple of more cmps in his yard.there was one there he used to date his wife about 55 years ago.if your in the area it might be worth your while to look him up.you never know what he has.his yard is not more than 5 or 6 miles from the cmp in the field.regards jim.