CDN Trucks 1930

[james007]

Does any one have photographic evidence what kind of vehicles the CDN forces used in the thirty's?

[Phil Waterman]

First Chapter of Blueprint for Victory, Canadian Military Vehicle Series Vol 3.
Believe also they are covered in The observer's army vehicles directory to 1940
research and editing by Bart H. Vanderveen.

Believe I have also seen photos at the Canadian War Museum.

Is there something in particular you are looking for?

Also take a look at http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo1/...93-102-eng.pdf pictures are not great resolution but the bibliography at the end looks fairly complete.

Cheers Phil

[james007]

was looking to restore a model AA Truck and was wondering if the CDN Forces used them as i would like to restore it to look like a military Truck!

[George McKenzie]

I wonder if they looked like the Russian army truck's WW2 .They would not let anyone take a picture of their trucks beside trucks from the west as they wern't too proud of them .They were Modle A Fords. note I have a 1928 A convertable original that I have owned longer than the original owner .It has #5 Alberta license plate on it ,Our modle A club in Calgary have restored a AA truck .They run for ever . George

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

From DND papers I extracted this info:

[In October 1937] Lieut. Jolley then drew up a list of all 15 cwt. trucks or equivalent that were to be replaced by new trucks, traded-in, retained for schools or for instructional purposes. The oldest was a 1928 Model Durant Coach. There was a 1929 Chevrolet LQ stake truck, a 1934 Chevrolet Light Delivery, two Chevrolet pickups and a 1½ ton stake truck, all 1934 Models*. There were eight Crossley Staff Cars to be sent to schools, otherwise all others were Fords: 1931 to 1936 Models, 2-Ton stake trucks, Station Wagons or Phaetons. Ten 1936 Ford 2-Ton trucks were to be retained, to be supplemented by the new 15 cwt. Trucks. .It was estimated that 36 new G.M. and 36 Ford trucks were required: to be added to 95 vehicles in “Establishment H.Q.”, and 23 existing serviceable vehicles, spread across Canada from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Halifax, New Brunswick, London, Ontario to St. Jean, Quebec. That was the sum total of D.N.D. vehicles....

...The Permanent Force requirements were revised, and a total of 51 new production trucks were called for... The revised list of required existing vehicles called for one 1930 Crossley car to be retained, as well as 1934 to 1936 Model Ford Phaeton and Station Wagons and Trucks: all other Fords, the Durant, Crossleys, and all Chevrolets were to be traded or used a spare parts. The new orders were to be for 25 Ford and 26 G.M. of Canada new 15-cwt. Trucks, to which were added the 28 existing vehicles.

Also:

*DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE TRUCKS:
1934 CHEVROLET LIGHT DELIVERY DND VEHICLE 1-168
1934 CHEVROLET PICKUP DND VEHICLE 1-174
1934 CHEVROLET PICKUP DND VEHICLE 1-175
1934 CHEVROLET 1½ TON STAKE DND VEHICLE 1-180

[james007]

I wonder what colour would have been painted OD ?
and does any one know of Pictures of the Model AA and or Ford Phaetons and Wagons?

Thanks
James

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

There has been a photo on here with a wagon next to the prototype as it were Ford - Scammell 6x4 gun tractor.