12-Cab 15cwt GS For Sale

Gordon Yeo · #1 31-08-09, 04:09

The truck is home and the day went very well with no snags or hold ups. All four wheels turned and there was no brush or trees to remove, just back the trailor up hook up the winch cable and pull it on. Once again a thank you to Stewart for moving the truck home for me.

Bob, you are right, put me on the list for a new box. The old one is rubbish and not worth trying too rebuild. The old saying is "there is no prize for being last", I'm not convinced that this truck was the prize for being first. It needs a LOT of parts and work, it definitely looks better in pictures than in person. I think that the cab is rebuildable and will be easy to refurbish. The lights and many other fitments are gone and will require some scrounging to locate and replace.

This is going to take time just too get everything I need collected and a good work ethic once I get started. The older cab trucks aren't for the feint of heart, are they.

Here are a few pictures.

Gord

Walter Brand · #2 31-08-09, 07:29

Hello Gordon Since you and the complexity of Ford were incompatable, I am happy you did the next best thing,a true government truck! Walt

Alex Blair (RIP) · #3 31-08-09, 10:01

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Originally Posted by Gordon Yeo

This is going to take time just too get everything I need collected and a good work ethic once I get started. The older cab trucks aren't for the feint of heart, are they.

Here are a few pictures.

Gord

Gord..
Looks like a good project for a farm boy...got any hanging out at your place..??
If it turns out anything like the rest of your projects,we are in good hands,,
Does "a strong back..and a weak mind ..." come into your head at times..???
Any one involved with CMP's should have this as their motto and wear it with pride..
Brother Al

Gordon Yeo · #4 31-08-09, 13:36

Walter

I may be coming down on a foraging expedition to see if you and Albert have any spare #12 bits. I thought I was cured of the CMP madness but here we bloody go again! I've been at this so long and getting another 12 cab is like an old guy buying a specific vintage car because it reminds him of his youth.

The M-series are pleasing to restore, the Iltis is nice to drive , but the CMP is a BIG piece of history to have.

Gord

Keith Webb · #5 31-08-09, 22:09

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getting another 12 cab is like an old guy buying a specific vintage car because it reminds him of his youth.

I wish you hadn't said that Gord... I know exactly how you feel. But it does keep you young y'know.

Bob Carriere · #6 01-09-09, 02:57

Glad you got it back home safely.....

I see you had the hood and top tied down for fear of them flapping in the breeze.

Is the floor plate in the box dot and ash or regular diamond plate...?? is it salvageable.......? you may be able to use it as a platform for building the new box..... only removal will tell you that.

Was there ever a rectangular hatch on that cab 12...?

Keep me posted of your findings.

Bob

army brat · #7 01-09-09, 04:33

Hey Gordon

That will keep you busy for a week or two!
Since you wont be restoring the M38 for a while can I borrow some parts for mine?

Let me know if you need a hand, I'm not far away
Mark

Gordon Yeo · #8 01-09-09, 12:04

Bob

The truck certainly didn't have an easy life. The box and cab hadn't been cleaned out since it came from DND. The cab floor is the dot and dash plate and the box floor is just the diamond style. With some cleaning and sand blasting the cab floor will come up okay. I am thinking that, as you suggest, the box floor may be good enough to reuse as a base for rebuild.

The truck was well tied down for the trip home and nothing was going to fall off. There was a cut out for a roof hatch that has a patch plate carefully welded into the opening.

I called Brian Asbury about some parts specific to the 12 cab and was very discouraged at what I found out about the head light pots.

We changed the engine oil and oiled up the cylinders and pulled the truck around in gear yesterday to free up the engine. The tappet cover and oil pan have been removed and the top of the head cleaned and flushed with solvent. I'll put new oil in it again and we might have tme today to see if we can get the engine to start.

Gord