Chevrolet CMP C15 cab 11 body 2A1

[Alex van de Wetering]

I don't know if this is of any help as the wood on my windscreen has definately seen better days. But, as far as I can see there are only small holes, not the bigger ones as on Jacek's frame. Hopefully Bob can share some pics of his frame.

Regarding the seat adjuster; David D.; I presume it's just a coincidence that the adjuster is missing on both Jaceks and my passenger seats. As David Pope mentions all seats should have the adjuster and as far as I can tell from the manual the idea was one adjuster per seat.....the funny thing however is that January '41 manual mentions two adjusters for the cab, but only one adjuster spring . The november '43 C8 manual does mention two springs though!

I was also looking at the wooden seat spacers from my C8 today. I know there was some discussion about the originality of wooden spacers under the seat before, but my spacers even have a GM part number stamped on them!

Alex

[Bob Carriere]

....some are out of focus, some need resizing, cropping, text and arrows added.

And I just realized I forgot one measurement...... whcih I will get tomorrow.

Pics to follow.

[Bob Carriere]

As far as I can tell from the rotted wood I have left there were never any holes in the wood prior assembly..... but they do make sense. Predrilling would be strongly advised in hard dry wood.

I have darkened some pictures to better see some of the holes.

More will follow tomorrow.

I must add a word of "Thanks" to Brian Ashbury who sold me the repro wood in the pictures well done. But it has inspired me to do Version 2.01 with small improvements and metal reinforcements. The changes I will make will be documented but they are NOT original. In my mind those improvements would have been initiated by the coach builders IF the model 11 and 12 had stayed inproduction longer.

But then the eventual improvements became cab 13.....

Please feel free to comment or ask questions.

Cheers

[Bob Carriere]

This time the front roof of a cab 12 which was easier to access. Hole pattern is the same.

Two sets of holes..... NO screws left at all.

[Jacek Nitkiewicz]

external selvage and corresponding holes in the roof

[Jacek Nitkiewicz]

My standard questions what it is for?
1) both sides of the cab, I suspect it is for upper part of rifle holder
2) only on driver's side , it is not steel , similar to ones on the seat

[Grant Bowker]

You are correct - the 3 holes in triangular pattern are for the rifle holder. (3 holes on cab 11 and 12, only 2 holes on cab 13 - the brackets are also different lengths so the hole pattern helps to get the correct bracket for each cab type)
I am not sure about the holes with "lift-the-dot" studs across the cab back, they might be to hang a bag to store the upper curtains and frames for the doors as well as a first aid kit but I am more used to seeing these clips hanging from the horizontal part of the angle instead of on the vertical. As well, I do not remember seeing the "lift-the-dot" studs" used for this. Most trucks I have seen use a bent metal clip hanging from the horizontal face of the angle.