Ford 3 ton CMP

[Bob Carriere]

Thanks for posting all the photos Derk...... and keep posting them as you progress.

The windshield glass "Duolite" were manufactured by Duplate of Canada in Oshawa.... who like a lot of Canadian companies were taken over by the USA PPG Industries.

Duplate / PPG had a long tradition of supplying glass for GM..... they have now closed the raw flat glass plant in Owen Sounds, shut down the plant in Oshawa and closed the last windshield manufacturing plant in Hawkesbury, Ontario, East of Ottawa, early in November last.

All automotive glass for GM Canadian manufacturing is now imported from the US and/or Mexico......sad..!!!!

Boob

[S LATHERON (RIP)]

my F60S LAAT was built in July 1944, I am missing those splash plates behind the Expansion tank and on the drivers side of engine bay. I cannot remember seeing that Filter on my TRANSFER BOX either but I will take a better look next time I am underneath the truck.
Nice to see Rifle butt holders and barrel / stock clamps all in place, all the bag stowage plates along rear cab joint are a handy reminder that I have not put mine back into my cab yet!
The passenger grab handle on the floor always raises a smile when I think what amount of movement these trucks make on un made roads.
I notice that you dash panel is the earlier version.
I look forward to seeing the completed vehicle in the months years to come

[derk derin]

I am glad the one windshield survived as it gave me the year of the truck.My only other possible clue would be a metal tag with the year soldered to the back of the radiator upper tank.I remember there being one on my 15 cwt when I changed engines.
My Ford MCP dump truck also had the date on the drivers side door glass,otherwise I wouldn't know the manufacture date for that vehicle either.
Interesting story on the glass company.Thanks for sharing it.
The filter on my transfere case was missing on my 15 cwt also.The large splash shield seemed to always come with my trucks but the small one behind the overflow tank I had never seen before I bought this CMP.They are easy to make if you had a way of stamping the long indent in them.
Derk.

[Keith Orpin]

Hi Derk,
I've just been admiring your latest restoration projects, namely the Ford GPW and the F60L. To find unrestored examples like those two, considering how complete and unmolested they are, after all these years, must make you feel very proud to be their new owner (I know I would be !). It's strange how 2 manufacturers can on the face of it turn out a similar looking truck, but in detail, there are so many differences, between the Ford & Chevrolet (and for that matter Ford and Willys). I'll be watching future postings of their rebuilds with great interest.
Regards
Keith

[servicepub (RIP)]

The markings on your 3-ton CMP represent the "Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre". Many RCASC were drivers and the "L" (Learner) indicates that this truck was part of the driving school fleet.

Clive

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by servicepub

The markings on your 3-ton CMP represent the "Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre". Many RCASC were drivers and the "L" (Learner) indicates that this truck was part of the driving school fleet.

Clive

If this truck was used for training, new drivers, it may answer some age old questions or myths about new drivers.

1. What condition is the clutch plate, flywheel, pressure plate and are they original? Or do they show the wear of lots of drivers learning how to start on hills?

2. Are the teeth of the gears all rounded off? All that double clutch shifting or near misses in the effort to shift?

3. Are the brakes like new or are the worn right down to the rivets?

Derk needless to say you have a wonderful find. Wonder what the protocol of retaining the current door lettering and numbers even with ambulance body?

Cheers Phil

[derk derin]

Hi All,
Thanks for the great input for my learning lessons of the truck and it's history.I am now leary about opening up the transmission to see what is left of the clutch and gears but the RCEME mechanics were pretty good at maintaining their fleet of trucks I hope and gave this truck a rebuild so I have all new parts in it!( I can only hope).The truck is in running shape and the guy I bought it off had the brakes working and a new master cylinder installed so it shouldn't take alot of work to bring back to operational.The fact that it is in such good shape tells me it wasn't abused in the bush very much and you Ontario guys can tell me what year your province started to pour the salt to your roads that made them rot out so quickly? I would like to keep the original door markings and would be interested to know if they had ambulances on the base to train RCASC drivers that would let me keep the markings on the door?Anybody left around that could shed some light on the training centres vehicle lineup?I talked to Doug Weatherston about his 15 cwt with the RCASCTC markings but somehow drifted to a different subject and never finished what we were talking about.I will have to focus more next time and get the story of his truck!Thanks for all the input,it's appreciated.
Derk.

[Keith Webb]

Seeing Manfred has brought the thread back to life again... somehow I missed this when it was originally posted.
I think the truck is a 1942 model as it has the early dash and the small steering box found on these models. Does it also have the smaller steering ends?
Possibly the glass was replaced at some time.
The air breather filter on the transfer case is a standard one.
The small splash shield behind the overflow tank is pretty common here in Australia as it was rarely removed, The one on the drivers side is less so because it easily shorts on the dip switch. The really rare one is the heavier plate with two large holes which bolts onto the chassis under the radiator.
Any progress since 2009? I also have some of the data plates you are missing.

Originally Posted by derk derin

I am glad the one windshield survived as it gave me the year of the truck.My only other possible clue would be a metal tag with the year soldered to the back of the radiator upper tank.I remember there being one on my 15 cwt when I changed engines.
My Ford MCP dump truck also had the date on the drivers side door glass,otherwise I wouldn't know the manufacture date for that vehicle either.
Interesting story on the glass company.Thanks for sharing it.
The filter on my transfere case was missing on my 15 cwt also.The large splash shield seemed to always come with my trucks but the small one behind the overflow tank I had never seen before I bought this CMP.They are easy to make if you had a way of stamping the long indent in them.
Derk.