Help wanted on early CMP C15

[JohnG]

Thanks David,
I have looked over your threat and his is helpful indeed. Nice job!
A good impression for when I start to rebuild the body!
I have the luck that the body is rotten but very complete with all wood and hardware.
Hope I will find some identification on the type that confirms it is a C15.

I would like to ask you an additional question....
Is the number I posted not the engine number? I have read something on cast numbers that could identify the production date!

Kind regards!
John

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hello John

Welcome to MLU and congratulations on buying a CMP.

Reading your description somehow did ring a bell: is it this truck? Then it is a C15.

Regards,
Hanno

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Reading your description somehow did ring a bell

Same here!
John, if this is indeed your truck..than you have certainly bought a nice Chev!!!

Alex does your remark on the body means that there where no C8 with the 2A1 body?

That's correct; a C8 would originally have had a 1A1/1A2 or 1B1/1B2 body. bodies starting with "2" were intended for the 15cwt trucks.

A quick way to tell a C8 from a C15 is the wheels size and the cab step...
A C15 has 16inch rims, a C8 has 13inch rims. C15 has a cab step, C8 does not have a cab step. There are lots more differences, but this is a start.

John, a picture of the engine would help....is it a 216? or could it be a 235? There are a few websites that cover engine numbers and casting numbers. I wonder if "0R CH dP" would indicate a rebuild at some stage (?)

Alex

[JohnG]

Thanks Hanno and Alex,

This helpt indeed the cab has steps and the wheels have 16 inch rims! With the 2A1 body makes it more than likely that it is a C15!

That is indeed the picture of a previous advertisement of the Chevy I bought. I had a expert with me who is restoring old cars (not military) and he had the impression that the restoration was done with great care.

So I am a proud owner of a early C15 still very nice;-)

The technical parts are restored already and I have to rebuild the body and register it for the road!
I wil post a more pictures as soon as I have picked up the truck! Can't wait.
Kind regards,
John

[JohnG]

Any tips or suggestions on suppliers the correct paint and canvas in the Netherlands?

Thanks!
Now with new signature;-)

[Mike K]

Great looking truck, a very early cab 11 without the air vents , built in the first batch I would think, around April/May 1940.

A few of the C15 cab 12 version have surfaced here in Aust. Vic Philips had one, Barry Ryan had one, there was another down Geelong way , a VMVC member Malcom Dunn bought. Another was down near Heyfield , Gippsland- I gave him one of my NOS doors, never seen him since

[JohnG]

Thanks Mike,
April/may 1940 would be possible.
It was sold a a early type although the original owner dates is as 1939.

I hope to find a chassisnumber or dateplate or something to confirm and helps me with the year of origin!

Nice to hear that they are cherished all over the World. And this forum helps a great deal in the quest to preserve them in a respectful way!

I see that yours is a 15 cwt GS -Van
Does "Van" mean that is a closed body type?

Regards,
John

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by JohnG

Any tips or suggestions on suppliers the correct paint and canvas in the Netherlands?

John,

For a correctly fitting canvas you would have to go to a professional sail maker, or go to a company like John & Mary Worthing (canvasco.com). They sell standard 15-cwt covers.

Alternatively, buy a 4x4 canvas tarp (I bought mine at legertenten.com) and fit it over the top bows. Buy or borrow a sowing machine and make alterations if needed.

As for paint: I would try to match up the paint already used on your truck, as the restoration is halfway completion. None of the military vehicle dealer in the Netherlands sell accurate Commonwealth paint colours.

HTH,
Hanno

[JohnG]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

John,

For a correctly fitting canvas you would have to go to a professional sail maker, or go to a company like John & Mary Worthing (canvasco.com). They sell standard 15-cwt covers.

Alternatively, buy a 4x4 canvas tarp (I bought mine at legertenten.com) and fit it over the top bows. Buy or borrow a sowing machine and make alterations if needed.

As for paint: I would try to match up the paint already used on your truck, as the restoration is halfway completion. None of the military vehicle dealer in the Netherlands sell accurate Commonwealth paint colours.

HTH,
Hanno

Thanks Hanno,
Thanks for the info and the tips on the canvas!
For the colour I choose the Britisch green No.15 Despite the work that comes with it.
It will represent the C15 4x2 in Britisch service in Europe 1944. (Our liberators in the south where the Britisch forces of XII Corps.)
At the moment we rebuilding the engine now with some new components.
Regards,
John

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by JohnG

That is indeed the picture of a previous advertisement of the Chevy I bought. I had a expert with me who is restoring old cars (not military) and he had the impression that the restoration was done with great care.

Here are some more pictures I got from the previous owner. I think you bought a great project truck with much of the hard work done.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

I am pretty sure this C15 is the same which was for sale in France around 2006:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Another C15 Cab 11 is listed for sale in France. Did they get all the remaining obsolete CMPs as "defence aid" after WW2?
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