C60 cwt Signals CZMk IV

[Comox Air Force Museum]

There's a company in London On. that makes the replacement decals for the switch plates. They did them up for our truck and can be seen here. Just scroll down through the photos and you'll find them.
Rob

http://www.canmilair.com/restoration%20gallery.htm

[Gordon Yeo]

Rob

Thanks for the tip about Canmilair as a source for the replacement dash plate decals. I'm only 50 miles both of London and militaria definitely is their passion.

Gord

[Gunner]

Hi Gord:

Amazing work you have done on the C60! I'm in awe of your skills as a restorer! She has clearly gone to a great home and is in the hands if someone who loves what he does!

You are in a unique position compared to most restorers as your truck has more known history than most. Working backwards; Greg traded some artefacts I needed in exchange for the truck, I got it in trade with the CWM for my Ram tanks, the CWM got it direct from the RCAF where it had been modified into the generator vehicle it was. The original "King's" Crown RCAF badges and the markings for the RCAF experimental establishment were still on it when I got it. I hope you managed to salvage some of the markings. It arrived from the CWM without an engine so I can't offer any hints as to where the engine bay bits may be. All this to say I suspect that it may have been issued new to the RCAF experimental estahlishment here in Ottawa and never left 'home', hence the low milage.

Good luck with your ongoing restoration... I hope I can, like Jon Skagfield, visit one day and drive it! Better yet, maybe we can talk you into bringing it back to Ottawa someday for a big parade or similar event!

Ubique and Arte et Marte!

Mike

[Gordon Yeo]

The truck is plodding alone slowly, I have run the engine and have a to do list. I sent an e-mail to Canmilair about the dash decals and never received a reply, just as well, I have several sets coming from a friend. My carburetor was rubbish and my usual parts supplier got me a remanufactured carb, on the counter the next day, for less CDN$ than Chevsoftheforties wanted USA$ at their counter. Shop local!

Gunner
If some information I have received about the truck comes through , then I had better do the old girl proud, it might be very special. As to the unit badges, there wasn't much to save, picture below. If you want to come for a visit your very welcome, as too it going back up to Ottawa, not on my dime. I am in a unique position with this truck, it hasn't been butchered, bubbafied and beat to death by the general public. It is a joy to work on and very easy to restore.

Gord

[Gordon Yeo]

I have mounted the rad and got the engine running, Monday it gets the final tune up and settings done. The steering is all sorted out and back together. I didn't see any sense in spending the blood and treasure on re-springing the seat backs and just put sheet metal on the frames. Not a very original idea, but a lot easier and faster.

Hopefully I will have things working well enough to be able too drive the chassis out of the shop this week. That will make some room to start working on getting the body sections finished off ready too mount in the chassis.

As a comment on the weather we have had this past few months. Here in South-Western Ontario we have been very excited to have our weather warm up to normal in the last week. Our day time highs have been below the usual night time lows for quite some time. But, aren't we lucky here! The U.K. is ravaged by gales on Her coasts and the Thames river has gone mad. Then the extreme heat and fires in Australia. Makes a little cold and snow look real easy to live with.

Gord

[Gordon Yeo]

dropped the pictures

[Bob Carriere]

...one heck of a dune buggy Gord.

Back to working on the skin of my cab 11 doors.... have you used the welding Zinc primer for blind spots you can rustproof after the parts are un place.

Any suggestions / comments...?

Bob C