CMP Production End?

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I was midsleading

The last known British-placed Ford contract was S/M 6556, although because we know the census numbers the deliveries were possibly made by the end of 1944:

Z 6258438 to Z 6258937 SM 6556 Truck 15 cwt 4x4 GS C291WQ

The last Chevrolet British-order contract numerically was SM 6524 "CAR 8 CWT. 4 X 4 HEAVY UTILITY"

However you cannot rely on contract numbers to establish assembly dates...another HUP has just been found and I have its data from Marc from Convoy:

M 6230395 to M 6230594 SM 6407 "CAR 4 X 4 HEAVY UTILITY 1C11 STAFF CAR". Now we know that Serial # 4844521376 and # 4844521386 were built 31 August 1945 but # 4844516970 was built months before to the same contract on 5 January 1945!

There is a photo of M 6230400 in the Imperial War Museum, photo # KID 6407.


The newly-discovered rough wreck has the following information:

Vehicle Model C8A-PERS-2 note not PERS-3.

GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD
CHASSIS MODEL C8A
CAB MODEL 13
CHASSIS SERIAL 4844516970
ORDER NO SM 6407
ENGINE SERIAL FR4014628
DATE OF MFG JAN.5/45

PUBLICATIONS APPLYING TO THIS VEHICLE
DRIVER'S HANDBOOK C8A-HB1
MAINTENANCE MANUAL MB-C2
SPARE PARTS LIST C8A-03