Chevrolet CMP C15 cab 11 body 2A1

[cletrac (RIP)]

In a place like that where you need the strength, oak would be the only way to go.

[Jacek Nitkiewicz]

I was also considering oak or beech.

[Bob Carriere]

White oak or white ash would be ideal but should be bone dry.

Some good wood can be salvaged from old skids however the header board is quite long with the full width of the cab.

I was lucky enough to score a full set ready made from Brian Ashbury, Mine were rotted to small pieces. I will make a new one working from Brian's original and build in as many hidden steel reinforcement as possible.

I have some 20 years old ash boards in the barn and Grant tells me he has a planer....hihihi.

Will be sealing the wood with two coats of POR 15 thinned down to soak in the wood and literaly turn it it into plastic.

Pictures and measurements will follow.

Cheers

[Jacek Nitkiewicz]

Any idea what for are these holders located inside upper part of doors?

[Bob Carriere]

They are little devices shapped like a top hat....... the original curtains will snap into these holders. These little hat holders are still available from Mac Auto in the USA but the curtains are very hard to find...

Check with Dirk / LWD site in Holland he may still have some NOS.

Good luck

[Jacek Nitkiewicz]

What for were these square tubes in top of outer layer of the door?
Soft isulation was to decrease ratling noise from metal sheet banging on door inside frame?

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Jacek

The square tubes were meant for a steel rod that held the side curtains/canvas/windows. The canvass curtains would have a pocket for the approx. 10 mm rod would fit to keep the curtain verticaly rigid when the doors were open.

Curtains were not very effective in the rain/wind/snow. They will usually be seen on factory pictures or vehicles in parade. Early military training maneouvres rarely shows the curtain in use. They made getting in to and out of the cab more difficult and the design of rthe curtains greatly reduced visibility for the driver. In front line battle situations they were very conveniently lost....along with the engine cover, sometimes even the doors and the wooden toe board inside the cargo box would disappear.

They are made of a soft white zinc based pot metal that will melt very easily and also break easily.

Replacements are available from Mac Auto in Niaguara Falls NY USA. There were a common item on early 1930/35 Ford cars.

Cheers