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Old 18-11-11, 05:52
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Good day Dennis
What a beautiful straight looking truck congratulations on the find.Even a couple of the old tyres still holding air.It must have spent a lot of time in the shed where ever you got it from.
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Old 18-11-11, 06:50
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very nice looking truck. Amazing just how good some of these that are still being found are.
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Old 18-11-11, 06:54
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here is a couple more original photos showing the timber rear deck and the sparewheel/toolbox behind the cab
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Old 18-11-11, 22:21
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Not all CMP are created equal here is a 15cwt that was on a air base and it also had a wood deck
It was a military installation
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Old 20-11-11, 04:04
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Fantastic find Dennis. The old girl is in amazing condition. That metal strip hanging down over the windscreen should be treated like gold. You simply wont find a replacement for it.
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Old 20-11-11, 06:42
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Thanks for the reply's
more to the timber tray i have attached some pics
that so the U-bolts and brackets have olive drab paint
which lead me to believe the tray to be original army although it might not be factory original
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Old 20-11-11, 07:08
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you may find that the front part of the deck closest to the cab has been modified to fill in the section where the spare wheel mount and toolbox sit behind the cab while the rest is original.
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