Driving Range of Camp Borden

[Keith Webb]

Thank goodness CMP gearboxes are strong!
I didn't realise you actually drove one in service - will have to get these stories on camera.

Originally Posted by lynx42

Keith, Nothing had changed by 1965 when I reported to my first posting. HQ.3rd Div Transport Platoon, Melbourne. I walked in and was handed my full Army licence. I had only ever drive around a farm paddock and I was told to drive a Chev C60L out to Broadmeadows to return to their fleet out there. This was one of the few Blitz's still in service I believe. I got there without mishap but the gears were pretty polished by the time I arrived. I never had to undergo a driving test at ever.
Rick