CMP ID and Abbreviations?

[john piercey]

Hanno and Dave,thanks guys ,just what i was looking for.
I have had a quick look at what you have shown me and i must say that i am pretty impressed at what Geoff and others have put together,i will probably have a few hours worth of reading etc tonight.
pattern 12 now makes sense to me as i have heard people over here only refer to them as "monkeyface" blitz,is that also common to describe them as that elsewhere in the world or only something localised here in the penal colonies, FAT also now makes sense ,im sure with further reading other codes and designations will become clearer to me.
Thanks muchly.
john
PS HAPPY NEW YEAR

[chrisgrove]

Hi John
I think you will find that 'monkeyface' is a term generally only used down under (though probably understood elsewhere) and refers to both Cab 11 and Cab 12 which were pretty similar. Happy to be corrected by those more knowledgeable than me.
Chris

[john piercey]

Chris,i thought it may be just an Aussie thing,cheers John

[aj.lec]

Do you have any reference books ?

Clive laws latest "Drive to victory" is available at servicepub https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...42059868,d.dGo

Also "Canadas fighting vehicles" by W A Gregg (no longer in print)

These are good ones to have

I have 2 copies of Canadas fighting vehicles left for sale if required

[Howard]

John,
It won't be long and you'll be all over it and lecturing those that gather around your truck at a car club meeting.
Of course, ask here if there is something you don't understand, and you'll find that on this forum you won't be ridiculed. (Well, not until we get to know each other better.)
The general rules of this forum are "Ask Questions" and "Post Photos"
Cheers
H

[john piercey]

Hi Guys,Andrew what would you want for a copy of that book?
Howard ,yeah i dont have a CMP only the Humber FV 1600 at the moment but due to the seemingly never ending amount of CMPs that crop up around the place it will prob only be a matter of time before some poor old decrepit one follows me home cheers .
John

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by john piercey

due to the seemingly never ending amount of CMPs that crop up around the place it will prob only be a matter of time before some poor old decrepit one follows me home

If CMPs are that plentiful in your area, I suggest you take your time and choose one that is in as good shape as possible with as many of the little fiddly bit remaining as possible. It is surprising how much time, money and frustration you will save if all parts are present and in reasonable condition to start with. That's unless your enjoyment comes from finding or manufacturing parts that have either failed or been lost by the previous owners.