CMP id plate

[Nigel Watson]

Well have taken receipt of my container from SA with Ford and Chevy trucks dismantled therein.

Have a data plate off the Ford CMP 3 ton which I'd appreciate information on please from all you learned CMP folk.

CHASSIS nothing stamped. CAB nothing stamped.
CHASSIS SERIAL "107540"
ENGINE SERIAL " 3G60859F"
SM2729 BUILT nothing stamped

The Chevy CMP was interesting as it has a lengthened chassis which made it a 3 ton length but was I reckon a 15cwt. No data plates on it just.

Thanks
Nigel

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

This is a weird one! I have no record of a British Contract S/M 2729, and that includes the 1942 Canadian contracts listing. The absence of the "Cab" reference and the "build date" suggest to me delivery to Ford South Africa, CKD i.e. chassis only. The Engine # is a 1942 one, but the Contract number suggests late 1942 placing for 1943. As I said there is no mention of S/M 2729 in the 1942 deliveries to SA. I have therefore added the reference to my UK Ford listing. The nearest one I could find was the well-known 2721 which was for the Sno-go. I suspect that it was a British order for SA, BUT it could equally be a West Africa, or some other assembly point delivery. Pity there is no plate on the Chevrolet. A SA-assembled truck would have "XG" for the Port Elizabeth Plant of GM South African Pty Limited and then a sequential number.