CMPs - where are they now?

[Larry Hayward]

Guys,

I'm not sure if I added this photo to this site before but I know JPW 931 it is supposedly alive and well in Suffolk but I am not sure who owns it.

From the little I know it has an early steel body, which with a No12 Cab dates it to Canadian production circa 1941.

I'd be interested in details of the body type and when it was produced and the ultimate destination of such vehicles?

Although I have attached a photo of it in use in the Sicily & Italian Campaign, it is still quite a rare vehicle in WW2 photos and of course now in the UK.

Does the L number tell anything or is it made up?

Any info on its history greatly received.

Lastly on the WW2 vehicle in the B&W photo, what is it that appears slightly above the front wheel and behind the front fender that is not present on JPW931?

[Larry Hayward]

Hopefully someone must know who owns it? It may be it is in Suffolk?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

20-25 years ago I could have listed dozens of CMP projects I knew about. Next to none of them ever resulted in a restored, road-worthy truck. Here (unlike Europe) it seems to be the same few restorers with the same few trucks and not a lot of projects on the go.

Depressing.

And where did all those garage queens end up? I fear the worst.

[Larry Hayward]

Thanks Bruce.

I guess many a CMP has gone to the scrap heap after the deceased owners relatives, got a value off the web using we buy any car sites and took the $50 that was offered!

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Larry Hayward

Thanks Bruce.

I guess many a CMP has gone to the scrap heap after the deceased owners relatives, got a value off the web using we buy any car sites and took the $50 that was offered!

Probably true. Then there's the rule that with current prices (not counting your labour and garage space) it takes ~$20,000 to restore a 60cwt you might get $5000 for from an off roader with evil plans for it.

Don't care. I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do because I love this ole sh!t. Kids want to scrap it when I kak...so be it.

[Bob Phillips]

I have need to jump in here because I think Bruce's comments are correct..there is a very small (but enthusiastic) group of collectors in Canada but it costs far more to restore a vehicle than to simply purchase one. At this moment I am aware of a collection of 20+ vehicles that have been sitting for 30 years rusting because no body wanted to pay the asking price for them. The lot is mostly 15 cwt Ford 13 cabs, a couple of 3 tonners and a FAT chassis. They are probably worth $5-600 each for scrap and in the absence of any buyers that is probably where they will end up.

[Larry Hayward]

Ok thanks for your comments but I think I need to move my post to a new thread

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Larry Hayward

Lastly on the WW2 vehicle in the B&W photo, what is it that appears slightly above the front wheel and behind the front fender that is not present on JPW931?

That is an easy one to answer. The b&w photo is of a Ford and the colour photos are of a Chev. The round item with the arm requiring identification is the LHF shock absorber not seen on Chevs.
Cheers Rick.