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Jacques,
If you get around to that Hervey Bay trip again in future, get in touch. I'm about 40min South of Maryborough, and on the way! Also, a development in search for your battery box bolts. The guy I was planning to ask about those, actually passed away around two weeks ago. I only found this out yesterday, while at Canungra meet. Went to see his brother this morning and found out more about the events. I did look at a number of the trucks, but didn't find any bolts YET! Am in the process of uploading a series of photos of the CMP wrecks on my resto page. I will be returning to the site in three weeks time, to get a better look over, and to purchase some parts (shock absorbers, steering wheels etc.). There is a chance that the wrecks may either go to auction and/or scrap!!!!! Best bits will be removed before any scrapping occurs, if that eventuates.
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Ford CMP, 115" WB,1942 (Under Restoration...still) Medium sized, half fake, artillery piece project. (The 1/4 Pounder) |
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Hi Tony,
Thanks, will contact you next time I am up Qld way. Have an old shipmate in Rocky who keeps hounding me to come up for a visit so may have to do it one day. Saw your photos of the CMP wrecks on you thread. Can only hope those usable bits go to people who can use them in their restorations and not to Korea on a Simsmetals ship to come back as Hyundai's. Thanks for keeping an eye out for those battery box bolts. Sad some of the old timers leaving us. Many of the suppliers I have used the last twenty years are gone too or shut up shop. Hughes Trading, Treleaven's, John Biddle, Powertrain, to name a few. Just learnt the truck brake guys in Dandenong, Bernies Brakes, who did my brake linings, drums, and sleeves a few years back have shut up shop. They had been there for years. Time marches on.... Cheers,
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F15-A 1942 Battery Staff Jacques Reed |
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