Oh no.....bought a CMP! Chev C8 cab 11

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Congrats, Alex!

I look forward to you and the Chev moving practically into my backyard.

Hanno

[austin tilly]

Hi Alex,

Congrats! Great to see that another CMP will be restored in Holland

Cheers,
Arjan van der Hoek

[Alex van de Wetering]

Thanks guys!

@ David. I am very happy with the box indeed. At first I thought I needed to make a new one from scratch, but after taking a closer look I found out that half of it, or more, can be saved. Even the original step is there!
I looked at your posts regarding the C8 over and over again and I am sure I will come up with questions when I start the restoration.

@ Phil. I sure hope my girlfriend isn't reading this post . By the way, your website is a great source for info!

@ Andrew. Good luck with the one on Ebay!
@ Arjan. Yes, I finally decided to join you guys in the MV world.
@ Hanno. Yes, you should really come and get a beer when we've move house and when the Chev is at it's new home.

Alex

[cletrac (RIP)]

Alex, It shouldn't be too hard to change the sheetmetal on the box. That cast step is hard to find. The step under the rear of the box is a simple piece of bent up flat iron. It's the first style box too with the taillight on one side only and that rubber battery hold down strap by the endgate. Is that strap made of solid moulded rubber? It's the first one I've seen a picture of. It also has the early style non-adjustable mirror arms.

[Dirk Leegwater (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

@ Hanno. Yes, you should really come and get a beer when we've move house and when the Chev is at it's new home...

A new happy CMP owner, the C8 is arrived in Hoofddorp.
One thing is for sure Alex, your dad is a good help.

Good luck, Dirk

[Rolf S. Ask]

Alex
Have you allredy given up an put your CMP in a dumpster???
Just kidding, the Leegwater sign on the side tells us for sure it is not garbage you have !! They do not sell that stuff! Or take garbage back!
Welcome to the real world. And if your truck is going to ba as good as your models, it's going to be grate !!
I do think of scaling down to 1/35 size, much easier to handle.. and then they all fit in my shed.

Chers from Norway
Rolf
yep, I am still alive...

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Dirk Leegwater

A new happy CMP owner, the C8 is arrived in Hoofddorp.

Great, so when do I come by with a kratje bier?

H.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Hi guys,

Yes, last thursday was "D-day" for me. Dirk and Stefan made their way through traffic and we finished the last part of the deal. I am a happy man!
Thanks Dirk and Stefan.

@ Rolf. Good to hear from you. Yes, in a dumpster. I haven't heard from our new neighbours yet, but they probably think we're nuts. Thanks for the compliments on the scale models. This year will hopfully see the release of a series of CMP models and you can probably guess which type will be among them....

@ Hanno. We will be moving house in two weeks. You are definately welcome for a beer when the sun finally warms our small country.

Alex

p.s. No, that's not my work on the garage door!

[Alex van de Wetering]

@ David. Due to work on our house I haven't been able to spend much time on the C8 yet, apart from emptying two cans of WD40. I did have a look at the strap for you. It's not full rubber at all, but Canvas. The canvas might have been coated with rubber once, but at first glance no remains can be seen.

I knew the FFW versions had extra earth-straps, but I am surprised to which extend this has been done. They are everywhere! Bumper, left+right fenders, rifle holders, fuel tanks, both sides of the box.....

Alex