Heads Up: CMPs for sale in Austria

sapper740 · #1 08-02-08, 01:41

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Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

That does look odd......Cab narrowed? wheelbase shortened?

Alex

I think it's an optical illusion caused by the fact that the cab has been lengthened making the truck look narrower. Also, The windscreen has been tilted to the rear and it looks like a snow plough was once mounted to the bumper. I've never seen the O P D CANADA before either. Derek.

cliff · #2 08-02-08, 01:58

cab has been narrowed as the 'F' has been cut off the FORD CANADA script.

attached is an unaltered one showing that the front was narrowed by cutting the centre part away.

Hanno Spoelstra · #3 08-02-08, 15:32

I think Keith Webb initially posted pics of this peculiar Ford.

And here's a link showing more pictures: http://www.oldtimer.or.at/ford_can/

It has indeed been narrowed, including the axles!

Kuno · #4 08-02-08, 22:54

Yes, that's the same truck. Any idea why it has been narrowed?

Hanno Spoelstra · #5 09-02-08, 22:49

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Originally Posted by Kuno

Any idea why it has been narrowed?

Narrow mountain (town) roads where it was supposed to shovel snow?

H.

Kuno · #6 09-02-08, 23:53

@ Hanno; I recall that the Gemrans during WW2 had a narrowed version of their Kfz.15 (Horch) for the mountains --- due to the narrow roads.

Might be that the same idea was behind the narowing of that poor CMP. But what an effort...

Maybe somebody could ask the ower of the truck. It is to be found at:

Leutasch/Tirol im Ortsteil "Platzl"

near Seefeld/Insbruck

Ken Hughes · #7 10-02-08, 09:35

Hi guys ,maybe narrowed to fit on a rail track???.
Just a thought,but what gage railway do they have in regard to the trucks wheel track?

Paul Singleton · #8 10-02-08, 20:12

Upon looking at Keith's pictures it appears to have been repowered with a diesel. I can see the tell tale for the glow plugs. Also the clutch pedal appears to be missing and the throttle pedal is not original to the truck.

It would be interesting to know the history of this truck and how it was modified.

Paul

Hanno Spoelstra · #9 11-02-08, 17:12

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Originally Posted by Kuno

@ Hanno; I recall that the Gemrans during WW2 had a narrowed version of their Kfz.15 (Horch) for the mountains --- due to the narrow roads.

Might be that the same idea was behind the narowing of that poor CMP. But what an effort...

I agree. The early post-war Unimog comes to mind, too. . .

Ken's suggestion would be worth considering also, but I would suspect some signs of the fitting of railway wheels.

Some "Bitsa", eh!

H.