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Old 27-09-09, 11:00
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Default 1940 MCP Chevrolet - Assembled by Holden

Keith, Lionel has a MCP 1940 Chevrolet, either a 30cwt or 3 tonner, Holden assembled and with a Holden built cab. If I remember correctly Lionel the battery's on most of that period of trucks was in a box under the cab floor and often the fuel tank was positioned under the seat itself as well.
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Old 27-09-09, 11:12
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Keith, Lionel has a MCP 1940 Chevrolet, either a 30cwt or 3 tonner, Holden assembled and with a Holden built cab. If I remember correctly Lionel the battery's on most of that period of trucks was in a box under the cab floor and often the fuel tank was positioned under the seat itself as well.
Hello Cliff,

Thanks for the reminder of MCP - what did these letters mean again? Yes under the driver's foot there is a flap in the floor which opens up to what remains of what I think is the battery box.

I worked out why my wheelbase measurement was outside of normal dimesions. When I was towing the truck into my shed the front axle must have moved foward on the leaf springs - unknown to me at the time.

I looked around my truck the other day and noticed that the space between the front wheels and the mudguard was different on either side. I went under the truck and found that the shackle bolts were loose on the passenger side. When I took the wheel base measurement about a month earlier I did not know that the axle had shifted and I was measuring the wheelbase from the "long side" of the truck.

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Old 27-09-09, 11:29
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Glad you managed to solve the wheelbase issue mate.

MCP = Modified Civilian Pattern
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Old 27-09-09, 12:35
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Glad you managed to solve the wheelbase issue mate.

MCP = Modified Civilian Pattern
Modified Conventional Pattern too.

Speaking of height Lionel you should compare notes with Euan McDonald who drives CMPs and is well over 6' tall (somewhere near 6'5 I think) and Hanno who is also one of our taller CMP drivers.

It's more the cab 11/12 which are unfriendly to:

Tall drivers

Driving in hot climates.
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Old 03-10-09, 00:08
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Speaking of height Lionel you should compare notes with Euan McDonald who drives CMPs and is well over 6' tall (somewhere near 6'5 I think) and Hanno who is also one of our taller CMP drivers.
Yep, that´s me in the middle and yet the Cab 13 leaves room to spare

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Old 05-10-09, 00:05
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Yep, that´s me in the middle and yet the Cab 13 leaves room to spare

H.

G'day Hanno

My you do stand out head and shoulder above the rest! Good to know that you still have room to spare in the Cab 13.

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Old 05-10-09, 19:20
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My you do stand out head and shoulder above the rest!
... guess which one is Hanno
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