Blitz Chassis and Truck info wanted

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Jason Linders

How do i check the wheel base to check the 101 inch? New to blitz's

No need to check Jason, it's definitely a FGT chassis. The twin rear crossmembers are unique to FGTs as Andrew says. There are 3 different wheelbases in the CMP range (Canadian Military Pattern, aka blitz):

SWB: Fords are 101 1/4", Chevs are 101"
Medium: Fords 134 1/4", Chevs 134".
LWB: Fords 158 1/4", Chevs 158".

Gun Tractors use the SWB chassis, and Ford Gun Tractors include certain chassis mods, notably twin rear crossmembers. They're instantly recognizable, as is the glove box which is also unique to FGTs.

"F60L" denotes "Ford, 60 cwt, Long wheelbase", so whatever that data plate is attached to is off another blitz (sometimes they're on the dashboard, sometimes on the engine cover).

Anyway welcome to MLU Jason and well done on scoring a FGT first up, most of us have to wait decades to find one! They're extremely rare, less than 200 built (84 FGT8 and 98 FGT9) so it's always exciting to see another survivor, regardless of condition. Actually yours isn't too bad, it's considerably better than the FGT9 I'm planning to restore. Very few bodies have survived, they invariably get the chop like yours. BTW the body is Australian designed and built - hence "Australian Pattern No.8", and the chassis is Canadian - hence "CMP".

Here's a few pics of the FGT9, main difference is the small step in the roof.