Two "new" CMP's at a local wrecker's

[meduffer]

These two CMP's recently showed up at a scrap metal / auto wreckers establishment in Whitby, Ontario. They appear solid and mostly complete. I spoke to another MLU'er about them and he's tried over the years to purchase other items from the owner at a reasonable price without any luck. There are a lot of other interesting vehicles (deuce and a half, fire trucks, etc.) but they seem to sit and rot and rot... Bloody shame.

[meduffer]

(Tricky thing this resizing of pictures. Thanks Randy...)

[Bob Carriere]

The Ford with the snow plow......

.....inside cab photo.....

................. strange looking V8 in there.....?


Comments ......?

Bob C.

[Stew Robertson]

I notice it also has a chev grill but not the right vintage for a chev engine
unless it is out of a staghound

[meduffer]

My spidey sense was tingling so followed it to the local wrecking yard. I haven't spoken to the boss but if history is any indication, he's going to sit on it for a long time. It's just the business end of the truck but the flathead is still in there and it looks complete.

[meduffer]

The snow is melting so I'll go take a closer look if there's interest.

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Stew Robertson

I notice it also has a chev grill but not the right vintage for a chev engine
unless it is out of a staghound

??????? Ford??? Of course it is a Chev engine in a 1942 to 1945
Chev Blitz. It looks like a later Chev Blue Flame engine with a Rochester carby.

The bigger one is also a Chev.

What made you think it was a Ford,Stew?

Regards Rick.

[hrpearce]

Rick if you blow the pictures up to 250% the steering box looks like ford, the horn is in the ford location, the piece of engine cover that the gear stick is passing through looks like ford and the clips that locate the dog house on the vertical strut from floor to dash are bolted on like ford, Chevs were spot welded.