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Now here's a theme for someone looking to build a collection with a difference: Vehicles with substantial CMP componentry. These should be distinct from mere modified CMPs such as mobile cranes or farm trucks.
Something like the Tutt Bryant would qualify, as would the GM Fox-based garbage collector or the Ebeling street sweeper, once a common sight around Melbourne. When I was working at Hughes Auto Spares back in the 70s we were always on the lookout for 20" rims which these three wheelers used. Here's a pic of the Ebeling street sweeper from State Library Victoria collection ![]()
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If you have a look at the detail shots here you'll spot other Chev bits such as master cylinder and gearbox. It really was quite an ingenious design.
Athough not CMP I can think of a few parallel examples such as the Strickland Bren-Tractor as well as others made from Jeep components. Wherever there were good supplies of relatively inexpensive new stock engineers put their minds to turning a profit from it. What other fascinating things are out there around the world in this vein which were made in series production, not just one-off marvels?
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What a fabulous looking piece of kit! There are of course the famous 'Blitz buses' from Burma too, but they are basically new bodies with CMP fronts. There were even a few buses built here - Keith Adam has one based on a Ford F15.
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This one used various blitz components
Made by Brown Equipment
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Indeed; interestingly, it´s front looks very much like the DAF trucks of this era (see attachment). It was built by Wijnveen in 1955 using a 1943(?) Ford F60L chassis for the fire brigade of the town of Echteld.
BTW, the source of the pic above is http://buzzybeeforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=152&t=7782, the source of the DAF pic below is http://www.oudedaf.nl/Nostalgie%20pagina%202.htm H.
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- Hanno P.S.: Brian, one of these is for sale! ![]()
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Don't forget the mobile generator/welder plant at the SFOS salr (Keefy you should have a picture?)
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Yes but not quite at my fingertips. Although that one was more in the 'one-off' category rather than series production.
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Gotcha!
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