Hinterland Who's Who- The Ottawa Valley CMP

Jason Ginn · #1 05-10-09, 05:41

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Grant Bowker · #2 05-10-09, 22:36

Jason, That's an interesting collection of parts. A tailgate, 1 top bow, the front cargo stop bar assembly among others. Did you have the chance to find out if the trucks are for sale or being kept for "restoration in the near future" (although at least one is suk in the mud up to the axles).

Jason Ginn · #3 06-10-09, 00:09

The Ford with the remains of the box could be had for about $400.00 but i got the standard "i'm gonna fix it" reply for a few of the others. I have to admit that as I have absolutely no interest in these beyond serial numbers and markings I only asked "what are your plans for the truck?"

I should mention that if you go to see the Ford on the Rice Line you will find that nobody has been home for about 40 years. The owner bought a new farm on the Beachburg Road between Portage du Fort and Beachburg in about 1965 so just uses the land at this site. You can't miss his new farm, it's the one on the left covered in old machinery, tractors, cars etc.. The Rice Line property is gated so stop in at the Beachburg farm first for permission to go onto the property.

If anyone has an interest in these trucks please go talk to the owners about them. I have had some really good luck being the right guy in the right place at the right time, and I hate it when you hear that the truck you always heard was not for sale, went for scrap last month because nobody wanted it.

It would be nice if a few of these could find new homes or donate parts to other projects before the scrapman gets them.

j

Bob Carriere · #4 06-10-09, 03:18

Trailer is ready when are we leaving Grant....?

Do you realize how close we drove by these trucks coming back from Huntsville.

Boob

jim fraser (RIP) · #5 06-10-09, 04:42

hi. that truck in the field up in douglas i tried to buy about 20 years ago.the price then was 2000. dollars.it was sunk into the ground back then.if you go up there ask somebody for directions to sandy rowans wrecking yard.i found a cmp prototype there.there were a couple of more cmps in his yard.there was one there he used to date his wife about 55 years ago.if your in the area it might be worth your while to look him up.you never know what he has.his yard is not more than 5 or 6 miles from the cmp in the field.regards jim.

jim fraser (RIP) · #6 06-10-09, 05:02

hi. if your going up to douglas.on the way outside of renfrew there used to a hup on the left side of the road.it was behind a building on a farm that is owned by the dicks family.you cant miss the farm as they sell feed there.its not very far from the cmp in the field.i believe there should be a sign next to the road saying dicks feeds.it was sitting there for years also.if you are in the area call beeline auto wreckers in pembroke they have 2 cmps in there scrap yard also.if your still in the area out towards almonte around the village of clayton at folkards wrecking yard there is a field artillery tractor.it was one that had a forklift on it after the war.havent been there in a few years.worth looking into.if i think of some of the others i have seen in my travels looking for jeeps i will post some more.regards jim.

jim fraser (RIP) · #7 06-10-09, 05:12

hi.just thought of a carrier in the vicinity.up in denbigh above renfrew at roy berndts garage was an old carrier in there back yard.it might still be there.worth a phone call.613 333 2744.regards jim.

Jason Ginn · #8 06-10-09, 05:55

Hey Jim,

Sandy still has the truck that he used to date his wife in at the yard. It behind the house. It's an F15a that has has gone through a dually conversion and been lengthened three times from what i can tell. It is sunk in the ground much like the Rice Line truck. I asked what was going to happen with the truck when the yard closes and he said that his son wants it so he won't sell any parts off of it. The years of lumber hauling have not been kind to the old girl and the cab is just demolished in the back.

It seems that the only other CMP parts left in the yard are some chev axles and a stripped Ford frame. Sandy had a really nice 15cwt with a wooden water tank on the back but i think that truck went to Kirk in Quyon about the time that you pulled the pilot model F15 out of the yard. I seem to think that the 11 cab F30 that you had also came out of that yard many moons ago.

Sandy told me a story about that F15a that is still in the yard. Apparently there was a surplus vehicle dealer on the Lebreton flats in Ottawa right at the bridge on Booth Street. They had bought up a number of CMP's in 1946-47 and were trying to sell them to the Lumber businesses that were delivering into the Ottawa yards. They were having a hard time getting interest in them so they painted one Pink and parked it on Booth Street in front if the sales yard. The idea worked and after people stopped laughing they bought one or two of the trucks. Sandy mentioned that many were sold into the Quebec side from this lot. The truck Sandy has was purchsed out of that yard in Ottawa and driven From Douglas to Ottawa by Sandy and his Father many times delivering logs to the yard before it was finally worn out.

I think that i would go out of my mind if i had to drive a CMP that far in one go.

j

RHClarke · #9 07-10-09, 02:54

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Originally Posted by jim fraser

hi. if your going up to douglas.on the way outside of renfrew there used to a hup on the left side of the road.it was behind a building on a farm that is owned by the dicks family...regards jim.

Thanks, Jim.

If you have any other info on this HUP, I would be very interested in hearing more. Especially if it has a body on it.

R