Creating a collection with a difference

[Keith Webb]

If you have a look at the detail shots here you'll spot other Chev bits such as master cylinder and gearbox. It really was quite an ingenious design.

Athough not CMP I can think of a few parallel examples such as the Strickland Bren-Tractor as well as others made from Jeep components. Wherever there were good supplies of relatively inexpensive new stock engineers put their minds to turning a profit from it.

What other fascinating things are out there around the world in this vein which were made in series production, not just one-off marvels?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

What other fascinating things are out there around the world in this vein which were made in series production, not just one-off marvels?

Interesting subject, all I can think of right now are fire trucks. Here´s one from Holland.

H.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Interesting subject, all I can think of right now are fire trucks. Here´s one from Holland.

What a fabulous looking piece of kit! There are of course the famous 'Blitz buses' from Burma too, but they are basically new bodies with CMP fronts. There were even a few buses built here - Keith Adam has one based on a Ford F15.

[aj.lec]

This one used various blitz components
Made by Brown Equipment

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

What a fabulous looking piece of kit!

Indeed; interestingly, it´s front looks very much like the DAF trucks of this era (see attachment). It was built by Wijnveen in 1955 using a 1943(?) Ford F60L chassis for the fire brigade of the town of Echteld.

BTW, the source of the pic above is http://buzzybeeforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=152&t=7782, the source of the DAF pic below is http://www.oudedaf.nl/Nostalgie%20pagina%202.htm

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

What other fascinating things are out there around the world in this vein which were made in series production, not just one-off marvels?

Speaking of marvels made in series production, who knows what hides under these sleek lines?

- Hanno

P.S.: Brian, one of these is for sale!

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[Howard]

Don't forget the mobile generator/welder plant at the SFOS salr (Keefy you should have a picture?)

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Howard

Don't forget the mobile generator/welder plant at the SFOS salr (Keefy you should have a picture?)

Yes but not quite at my fingertips.

Although that one was more in the 'one-off' category rather than series production.