Question on CMP 3-Ton Break-down Lorry (Wrecker)

[cordenj]

Originally Posted by Frantisek Nachlinger

Few bad pictures of our Garwood Wrecker.. seems to be modified, too.

Hi Frantisek,
That's an interesting modification.
It looks like the original hitch has been replaced with a post-war one that can be rotated.
Do you know the post-war history of your Wrecker?

[Frantisek Nachlinger]

Originally Posted by cordenj

Hi Frantisek,
That's an interesting modification.
It looks like the original hitch has been replaced with a post-war one that can be rotated.
Do you know the post-war history of your Wrecker?

My father bought it from Pilsner Urban Transport Company in late 1970's. Just overpainted the red paint with green to use it in movie industry. (So there's most probably original paint under those 2 layers) It still has a beechwood blocks between the springs and frame not to turn over when it was transporting heavy trolleycar railroad switches. They have over 3 tons each! So the hitch was probably modified in the UTC workshop? I do not know where the UTC got it from - most probably from UNRRA, I still don't have any informations that the Czech Independednt Armoured Brigade Group ever had any C60 Garwood wreckers. But it would be cool to find a CIABG marking under the red paint
Here are few oldschool pictures of my father's CMPs, Wrecker included
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4514

Frankie