CDN M37 markings

[Kirk Armitage]

Dan , Wayne , thanks for the info. I wasn't totally struck on this truck when I bought it in 1993 , but they grow on you. I've been plowing with another M37 for close to 30 yrs.
Regards K Armitage

[Kirk Armitage]

There is a stepped 1/8" plate mounted on the RHT front fender and head light guard , not sure what this mod was for.
Thanks K Armitage

[Wayne Hingley]

Hi Kirk. That would be the mounting plate for the PU-5008/U (chorehorse) generator.

[Kirk Armitage]

Little more sanding managed to pull the CFR# off both doors and Z 11 also on both. A couple letters /numbers in yellow on the passenger door popped up but unreadable. Either way the CFR and Z 11 can go back on after paint , got to get this stuff blasted while the nice weather is here.
K Armitage

[Ed Storey]

As both Dan and Wayne have stated in their previous posts, as you sand down through the various layers of paint history of your vehicle you are discovering a partial selection of markings from various Canadian Forces eras. While you are wise to document what you find, arbitraily selecting what markings to retain and which to leave off really does not add to the authenticity of your vehicle as it is the complete set of markings, from one specific era that tells the story of the vehicles' history. CF vehicle markings is a complicated and technical subject that cannot be explained in one or even two e-mails so I would suggest that you stick with just the CFR number or replicate the photograph that Wayne sent you. You have the CFR of your vehicle, what was it's SN?

[rob love]

Personally, I don't see much wrong with the plan of CFR and the Z11, if you can decipher what the Z11 means. The CFRs were there from the issue of the truck, and somewhere along the line it had the Z11. A bridge class marking, either the yellow circle or the subdued black outline of a circle with the number in the middle was appropriate throughout the trucks history.

The ordnance code on the front bumper was there until the brushes came out with the camoflauge, so that would be fine too.

Tire pressures could be over the wheel wells, although on most I only saw them sprayed on the inside drivers door with a stencil. Although those were on the dash data plate, the recommended pressures did change through the vehicle fleets history.

But I do know what Ed is saying, where too often the vehicles get plastered with every manner of marking, way beyond what was ever seen in service. Too often the siren and beacon soon follow, along with the convoy follows markings, along with some form of personalization onto the cowl sides like a woman's name or a nickname for the truck. Way too much on one vehicle.

The overlap of the Canadian flag pre camoflauge was a very short period. The flag could have been there for the 4 to 10 years of pre-camo, but may not be relevant to the Z11 marking time period. More research would have to be done on that Z11 marking.

[Kirk Armitage]

I was leaning towards the CFR# and the Z11 together as Rob said. This pic credit to ( canadianarmsandarmour.ca ) , shows a 1953 CFR# with a Z10 , so they seem to have existed together. The pic is marked unknown source on the website . Guess the Tire pressure inside of doors and that's about as flashy as it will get , still have a few parts to bolt together before that happens.
K Armitage