Pre-war 15cwt trucks

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Have you come across the why of the distance from steering wheel to front wheels. Or the semi cab over engine compartment of the CMP. I've heard stories but never seen it tracked back to an original source.

Phil,

As far as I know this was dictated by the British requirements / specifications to maximise loading space for the avialable chassis lenght.

I'll see if I can find a source stating this, but I think Clive is closer to the contemporary source documents.

Hanno