Reference: C15 s/n 2842129988 history and restoration

[rampant rivet]

Well the brakes are ok now after some adjustment also the engine runs a lot smoother after getting some miles on the clock, Even took my wife for a spin as well, she was very impressed !! and was the first passenger brave enough to jump in !! I am moving the truck again tomo to more permanent storage now that it road legal so it will be interesting to see how it drives on the highway
Will call by a neighbour on the way who was seconded to Canadian troops during WWII he remembers driving the CMP's back then and I am looking forward to reuniting John once again with one of these trucks, will post pics tomo eve.

Nuther pic taken on the estate I am working on. Will fit headlights when I get them. Note mirrors are temporary untill I get used to size of truck then will be replaced by original ones.

RR.

[Keith Webb]

The colour looks really good in the sunlight and the blackouts make it look complete! Are you teaching your wife to drive it?

[Col Tigwell]

Really great work, the standard is so high, really impressed.

Now I have been married much longer than you, And your lady is showings signs of being at home with the truck, just watch out that she does not suggest that you have a his and hers.

Great to see you nearly at the end.

Regards

Col

[Rob Beale]

I found the original CMP mirrors give a much better view than the larger (flat) modern ones. The left side especially is far more visible, and safer too. I found my passengers often knocked it out of position when they swung the door too wide.

Good work, it is an inspiration to us all!

Rob

[rampant rivet]

Thanks Guys
Yes my wife will learn to drive the Chev as she thinks my jeep too scary I still have to make the stowage box's and add markings, door tops and rear canvas, all should be 100% by spring 2008. We hope to take the C15 to Normandy in 2009

RR.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by rampant rivet
Well the brakes are ok now after some adjustment also the engine runs a lot smoother after getting some miles on the clock, Even took my wife for a spin as well, she was very impressed !! and was the first passenger brave enough to jump in !!

RR
Just goes to show you that what I have been saying all along is true..
These CMP's are "CHICK MAGNETS""..
Well done..Two beauties..

[rampant rivet]

Have now moved the C15 to its winter storage, 40 miles now and its still going well, just have to stop all the sqeaks
On the way I called by to see John our neighbour who was seconded to canadian troops during WWII and drove lots of CMP's it was great to reunite two old friends after 65 + years and made the three and a half year restoration worthwhile.

Well things have been a bit crazy of late, have moved house at last which means that I have a garage for the Norton and the Jeep
Also installed the Chev in its new quarters after making new doors to keep it snug this winter, when things calm down some I'll start making the stowage bins and doing all those finishing touches

RR.

[Keith Orpin]

quote:

Originally posted by rampant rivet
We hope to take the C15 to Normandy in 2009

Good news RR, as I am also taking my C30 over in 2009 as well. What it will do is give you time to get used to driving her, and to rectify any niggles over the next year. Are you going to go with the MVT ? , as if you are considering it, I would get your interest registered fairly quickly.
Rob mentioned the use of the correct mirrors, and I must admit that they work better than the larger ones, I have no problems with reversing mine.
All in all, the Chev's looking really good
Keith

[rampant rivet]

Cheers Keith
Yes I will replace the mirrors with the originals as soon as I can,and will use next year to build up some miles and check for reliability.
Will take chev to the Kemble National show for sure plus some local ones but want to play with Norton and Jeep as both have been off the road for almost two years as all spare time devoted to chev, getting married and the house thing.
As regards France 2009 I will probably stay at a really good B&B just outside Bayauex will be with a couple of other WWII and will try to spend some time at battery longues if there is a camp there. Although I am a member of the MVT I travel to Normandy at least every two years to visit my great uncles Grave at Ranville, he was killed on D-Day just outside the village and is interned in Ranville churchyard.
I tend not to go with the organised tours for various reasons though I was with the MVT tour ( my first ) in 1984 and 1994.
The driving experience is really something else though as with all these vehicles once mastered becomes a real joy I am getting used to the interesting gearbox and have to remind myself to take gearchanges nice and slow and try to remember to double de clutch while maintaining the vehicle in the correct direction steering is fairly vague but the biggest thing to sort is the squeaks they seem to be coming from all over the cab front area.
Biggest problem is not engaging starter motor instead of trying to change gear, and also getting the feet muddled on the pedals all adds to the excitement !!

RR.
Ps am starting to save the pennies as I think it costs around 50 pence a mile to run the truck and I'll probably do over a thousand miles on that trip

[rampant rivet]

At last I have fitted the original wheels and fitted the new canvas plus the mudflaps I was hoping to get the beast to Kemble at the end of June but am having problems with generator charging looks like it'll have to be next year now and I'll take the jeep instead.

RR.

[Max Hedges]

Jeremy well done, if you are like us we enjoy driving our old trucks out on the road or through the bush and the old blitzs sure do turn the heads of most people
Max

[rampant rivet]

At Last !!
Sunday saw the Chev make its way to its first vintage rally, and it behaved OK with just a few adjustments needed before its next outing
While at the show I met a veteran who had driven a chevrolet C15 like mine over many thousands of miles of desert during and after WWII, it was a great pleasure to show him around the truck. In no time he was sat in the passenger seat so I took him for a quick spin much to his delight. I must say that meeting this veteran who had used the vehicle in anger was a real honour and privilage.
He has a large collection of photos of chevs and other WWII vehicles and has offered to allow them to be copied so keep an eye out in the future as I hope to open a new thread on this subject as I am sure you would like to see them too.

RR.
Ps Don,t forget to tighten your wheel nuts properly

[rampant rivet]

Well I never thought this would happen but after a lot of thought I have decided to sell my rare 4x2 1942 C15 !!! lack of use and time plus another project in mind means she has to go to a new home gonna miss the old girl.

My tale of restoration is on here, this truck was rebuilt over 5 years and has new brakes, paint, canvas etc and is running on a 235 55 chevy engine with electronic ignition, comes with a couple of spare axles plus odd spares.
vehicle located near Chepstow UK. can email pics

Price £7500

T 07899704561
E jeremy62@btopenworld.com

[Alex van de Wetering]

Jeremy,

I just saw your add on HMVF; a pity that you have to sell the C15. It sure was nice to follow the project here on MLU. Maybe it's also worth mentioning the MLU restoration log in your ad on HMVF(?)
I hope it goes to a good home.

Alex

[Hanno Spoelstra]

See http://www.flickr.com/photos/rampant...7623212271403/ for a full set of Jemery's pictures of the restoration of his C15.

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Just noticed the C15 restored by Jeremy has come up for sale again: http://www.milweb.net/webvert/75049

1942 Chevrolet CMP C15 GS 1942

Produced in Canada during WW2
This example 4x2 15cwt truck was originally destined for north Africa.
Redeployed this truck was shipped to the UK where in 1943 the body was removed and a 20mm anti aircraft gun was fitted by Dennis motors of Guilford Kent. Further wartime history is not known until released in 1946 and being used by Copes garage nr Leeds having had a diesel engine fitted and a small crane jib added
the vehicle has been completely restored taking almost five years with an original spec 6cyl 235 petrol engine.
Price £9850

Steve Tyler: 07748 404246

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[john hoffman]

Beautiful Chevy Sir !!! Wonderful formation sign !!! Best to You !!!

Cheers, Johnnie, 15th Scottish Div.

[Ken Hughes]

I followed your resto with interest Jeremy and i must say you did a wonderfull job,good luck with the sale ,this praise comes from a FORD fan!

[rampant rivet]

Have just aquired a new handbrake pawl spring but cannot fathom out how to fit the darn thing can anyone help please ? pic of the beast in situ would be of great help.

Thanks RR.

[Phil Waterman]

C15 I assume attached is picture of spring as used on my Chevys easy to slip in just remove the handle pin bolt and insert the spring in the hole and up the handle. That’s the good news the bad news is that the major reason for the parking paw not working as it should is not the spring but is slop in all the connections so that the paw doesn’t engage correctly.

I’ve been having problems with the parking brake on my C60S had the entire lever assembly and ratchet out twice now even compared the angle of the teeth with a known good unit. The only thing that could find different in the two units is the slop at all the pins coming down from the release handle guess only thing I can do is try replacing all the pins (bolts and rivets) with snug fitting pins.

From the dirty finger nails you can tell I just came in from the shop.

[rampant rivet]

Thanks Phil
Makes that little job a lot easier as someone had fitted a spring lower down towards the gearbox which is what threw me, as it had rusted away almost and seemed a bit weak for the job I thought someone would be able to shed some light on the original location.

Thanks again
jeremy aka RR.

[rampant rivet]

Now I have the engine running nicely on a temporary set up I am now about to sort the wiring loom proper, to do this I need to make a pattern but need to know the route the loom takes to various components to enable accurate lengths to be worked out.
Can anyone give me a rough guide to this please.
By the way its a Cab 13 15cwt GS CMP 1942.

Thanks RR.

[Phil Waterman]

The topic of reproducing wiring harnesses has come up several times before, so I would start by searching the Forum using a couple of terms, wiring, harness, wire loom. That should bring up most of the previous discussions and many good points. I’ve reproduced wiring harness on all three of my CMPs in each case using the old harness as the guide. I’ve save all the originals for future reference. With in the next few weeks I will be helping another member our little band of CMPers to make up a new harness for his C15A so I’ll be glad to try and supply any information that I can. While I’m doing that I can give you all the lengths color code information for the wiring.

Now from what you said-

“Now I have the engine running nicely on a temporary set up I am now about to sort the wiring loom proper, to do this I need to make a pattern but need to know the route the loom takes to various components to enable accurate lengths to be worked out.
Can anyone give me a rough guide to this please. By the way its a Cab 13 15cwt GS CMP 1942.”

-a couple of points or questions. From your question about the routing, I would assume that the original harness was missing or so chopped up that you cannot use that as a guide to the location. If this is the case I’d suggest that from photographs determine the routing and lay in a ½ or ¾ rope too check the route and to mark off the branch locations.

If you working from an original harness that you make all of your branch sections as well as the terminal ends 2-4 inches longer than the original this will aid greatly installation and later service. (particularly the section going off behind the dash)

From the 1942 date of your C15 that it has the commercial instruments instead of the later round military, this is important because there are several differences in the wire lengths and layout behind the dash.

Comparing the wiring harness part numbers from C60 to the HUP it appears that the harness are in general the same for front section which ends under the back wall of the cab so you can use wire routing and location information from the larger trucks.

The picture link below is of my original 1945 HUP harness on pin board, this is what I use for making up new harnesses. I also have 1942 C60S and 1941 C60L laid out this way. I’m trying to figure out how to photograph them so that it can be printed out full size.

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/at...=&postid=52124

[rampant rivet]

Thanks Phil I am waiting for a call from Keith Orpin in regards to a supplier for a new loom as there was no loom present at all when I first got my truck.
What I would like to know is the route of the loom IE does the rear part of the loom run to the left or right chassis rail, all may become clear after a chat woth Keith.

Regards RR.

[Keith Orpin]

Hi Jeremy,
Having enjoyed our little chat last night, could you please contact me in the next couple of days, via my phone numbers you have, as I have some good news for you.
Regards
Keith

[rampant rivet]

I am about to order a new canvas for the rear body of my C15 I have set of bow hoops but need to be sure of the correct height of them.
Can anyone give me the measurement from floor of body to top of the bow hoops please, I have the later wood / steel composite body.
Also I need any information on the stowage box's fitted to the underside of the body some nice detailed pics and measurements would be great
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

RR.

[rampant rivet]

Have just fitted the roof hatch to my C15 and think I may be missing part of the frame that the lid sits on I really need some detailed photos of a canadian pattern square hatch open and closed to enable me to fabricate pattern parts.
Am also needing detailed photos of cab steps / frames left and right and battery box for C15 4x2, plus I am desperate for detailed photos and measurements of the stowage bins as fitted to the underside of a wood/ steel composite body.

Any help very much appreciated.

Cheers RR.

[Max Hedges]

Originally posted by rampant rivet
Have just fitted the roof hatch to my C15 and think I may be missing part of the frame that the lid sits on I really need some detailed photos of a canadian pattern square hatch open and closed to enable me to fabricate pattern parts.
Am also needing detailed photos of cab steps / frames left and right and battery box for C15 4x2, plus I am desperate for detailed photos and measurements of the stowage bins as fitted to the underside of a wood/ steel composite body.

Any help very much appreciated.

Cheers RR.

Jeremy if you have a look the soft skin forum on the difference between ford and chev I have added acouple of photoes on steps
Max

[Wayne Henderson]

The part you are missing may be the rubber hip ring/square.

[rampant rivet]

Yes Wayne I think you may be right can anyone post some pictues to allow me to have a copy made.

Max thanks for the steps photos are they from a Ford ? need some of Chev 4x2.

Thanks RR.