C8 progress in Texas

[rob love]

They were secured with padlocks, often the corbin brand. The US military still use a similar padlock today marked US.

I have seen padlocks still hanging on the bins of CMPs 60 years after they were released. I have also found the odd one under the fuel tanks of the Bren carriers. While I can't confirm or dispute Gordon's guess, I can tell you that even today, the padlocks are part of the equipment checklist of a vehicle, and when you are issued the vehicle, you are also issued the appropriate number of padlocks. I can also tell you that the army cuts thousands of them every year when guys forget the keys at home, or the guy with the key is off that day that they need to get into the vehicle lockers.

[David DeWeese]

Thanks Gordon and Rob for the information!
Looked around on-line today,(slow day), for some matching vintage-looking padlocks for the storage lockers. Not much luck.
Found these on ebay tonight with 8 minutes left on the auction and pulled the trigger.
They're U.S. marked, but solid brass, keyed alike and with brass chains, so...
Thanks again, David

[David DeWeese]

Hi,
Finally completed my reproduction/replica British Duple rear body for the C8, (and finished almost one year to the day I started construction on it).

Thanks, David

[Mike K]

David
The work has paid off.... can you make one for me

Excellent .

[aj.lec]

Nice work David
Looking good overall

[gordon]

A very nice body there, but I see my favourite Dodge dump truck has a new pair of suicide doors too.

Is the Dodge next on the list? I still have to pick up those parts from Belgium but that was delayed for the best possible reason - too busy at work.


A rear hood for the Chev too?

Gordon

[Alex van de Wetering]

Very nice David!

alex