Looks like it was an F15

[Grant Bowker]

I keep reminding myself:
It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.

It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.
It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.
It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.....




But if it's original sheet metal and/or frame, I would rather it had been restored . On the other hand, if they've made a fiberglass replica....

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

I keep reminding myself:
It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.

It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.
It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.
It's their truck, they can do what they want with it.....

Is that working for you yet?

[Alex van de Wetering]

Citizen's arrest?

[Robin Craig]

Drivers licence and ownership and insurance please sir?

[Niels V]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Is that working for you yet?

He hasn’t stopped repeating it yet

[chris vickery]

Just when I thought CMPs couldn’t get any uglier. Here you have it.
Truth be known, it’s not even worth the time and trouble to restore old wrecks anymore. Unless it truly is a rare model of whatever….
Sadly, more and more of these old beasts will suffer the original fate, parked in sheds, fields, wherever, only to be forgotten and left behind.
As time marches on, there is less and less interest in old vehicles. Anyone who believes the grandkids will love it or give a crap are sadly mistaken….

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

As time marches on, there is less and less interest in old vehicles. Anyone who believes the grandkids will love it or give a crap are sadly mistaken….

Just wait until you can't get gas for them anymore. By 2030 is when they say. Nothing left to do but pour a concrete pad and stock up on gallons of the wrong colour glossy green (zero emission) paint to apply every few years.

I have a recollection of a CMP up for sale recently with that kind of box on it. Is that the one?

[Bob Phillips]

While I agree with a couple of opinions posted here ( AN UGLY truck) and investment cost vs finished value, I am not so pessimistic about the fate of properly restored vehicles. I have taken my 15cwt Chev to two local carshows this summer. It is a significant standout from the usual tedious bunch of corvettes, English sports cars and restored grampa cars. Most of the older folks remember them as farm work vehicles. One 80 year old lamented about the tedious hours he had spent driving on a farm 50 years ago. But here is the good news, Every kid that showed up at the show made a beeline to come over and have a look at my Chevy. I would give them the tour, recount some of the production history and tell them about all the Ontario towns and factories that supplied the parts to build it. There was great interest among kids and parents about the history of the CMP. Of course none of this is ever mentioned in our schools or mass media but the audience is there and is interested if we can find ways to connect. In June I took a T16 carrier to a local public school at the invitation of an open minded Principal. The kids were 13 and 14 years old and again very curious. The key to successful teaching is to get the kids interested and I really think they are, perhaps we can create some more vehicle enthusiasts among the younger generation and really immerse them in Canadian military/industrial history. I am much encouraged by the results I have seen over the past few months.

[chris vickery]

Bob, while I agree with some of your points my opinion stands.
Sure, kids are curious by nature and might think it’s cool. That’s a huge leap between wanting to own one, let alone making the investment to purchase or having the skills and ability to restore or maintain it.
As Bruce points out, we may even see the day where they are removed from the roads in the name of (insert flavour of the week here)….
Personally I think vintage cars are interesting (pre 1940’s) and even admire the craftsmanship of antique carriages. We don’t see too many of either on the roads anymore, simply the interest and skill set is gone.
A guy can barely sell a Model T Ford anymore, unless it is going to some other equally minded nut.
Will there always be an interest in old vehicles? Sure. I just don’t see it ever regaining the momentum of the past moving forward.
Our kids today are becoming further and further removed and disconnected with even the basics of life. Today’s world consists of fleeting snippets of instant gratification fueled by an ever increasing thirst for more.
This guy will continue down the path for my own satisfaction, just the way grandpa is supposed to, out tinkering on some old junk

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

Just wait until you can't get gas for them anymore. By 2030 is when they say.

You can always drop the CMP cab and body onto one of the Tesla pickup chassis.

Never Surrender.

I think 2030 or 2035 is when the current PM wants all new vehicles sold to be on alternate fuels. I am sure his plan will be to tax the hell out of carbon based fuel to the point you won't drive them anymore.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Who saw the movie clip of this truck going up and down and lifting one wheel at a time? I’m sure it has “hydraulics” - if it hasn’t, the new owner would need to add it to make it complete!

And I love the lights under the sills.