These are beautiful trucks! I don't think I'd seen them before. When I first saw one online this morning, I was assuming it was an AI-infused brainstorm.
I love the sound those old flatheads make and it never ceases to amaze me that this old equipment is still driveable in its present state; Planned obsolescence and all that, anything from now a days would not even come close in durability!
Okay they aren’t that reliable. Three mains is terrible for longevity just as long as they don’t reach too much rpm. The only reason it’s durable is because it doesn’t have enough power to hurt itself.
TocKa: These trucks were built to take the rigors of use during the war and being dropped using parachutes. I have seen these being used regularly in India till the 1990s, when the Government made a rule that all commercial vehicles more than 20 years old had to be taken off the roads. In an accident in the mid 1980s that I had I read about in the newspapers, one of these fell off a bridge into a river and sank about 50 feet deep. It was retrieved, the engine was cleaned and it started working again.
Wow all 18hp unleashed and with such skill !!! Probably a good thing in that state they can only get to 11mph ! Beautifully maintained and preserved......
ok didn't ever think id see a blitz going sideways actually spent more time snigging logs & stubborn dozers long before I got my learners permit its a wonder I can still hear no exhaust just burnt off at the manifold still love the sound nothing better cheers from aus
Hi Mike. These are all running 6 volt systems. Tony has become an expert at making them work just as well as 12. The key is not to have any dirty contact along the system.
In Australia cab over trucks exist because of length regulations, particularly when pulling B Doubles. However conventional bonnet edges trucks are more commonly used for road trains as length regulations are more accommodating this type of truck. It's true about short wheelbase cabinets having a rough ride,particularly the Kenworth product compared to European models that generally ride better but are usually heavier affecting the payload capacity.
+gus toreno Join the MJCQ here in Queensland and they come up from time to time. The high quality glossy magazine they put out always has a great selection of restored and unrestored trucks of various makes for sale. Best I reckon to get one already done. You'll never get back what you put into these jiggers.
An interesting factoid about the flathead Ford V8...it was the one engine that variations of which were manufactured in and used by almost all of the warring countries in WWII - by the U.S, Canada, Australia, India Britain, France, the Soviet Union, as well as Germany and Japan!
there were hundreds of these left over after WW2 providing farmers etc etc with much needed cheap trucks .There seems to be a lot in India,Burma and other countries too.
Do you run them on 6 volt or 12. Mine is 6 but it'll only start on a 12 volt battery so I don't like running it. 6 volt only winds over really slow any ideas
Make sure all connections including ground (earth) connections are clean and tight, however 12 volts wont hurt a 6 volt starter, I have a 6v starter in my 51 M37 flathead 6 that is working fine on 12 volts!
No complete ones currently, but they are available from time to time. I have a 'basket case' F15A available very cheap if you're interested, close enough and can pick it up.
In mis 60s when I was boy i was these trucks on pakistan roads our military was using these trucks i called them without nose trucks now I know that they are called CMP Canadian military pattern chevorolet/ford trucks.
Hi Keith, neat video. I have just acquired one of these trucks (F60 I think, has twin tanks and LWB). It has been sitting for a long time and had a stuck engine which I have freed over the last couple of months. Took it for a drive today, went really well forwards but couldn't find reverse, and they're pretty heavy to push. how to you find reverse gear? has it got something to do with the rod on the side? I'm only 18, and am new to working on these old trucks...
Hi Blair, excellent choice. The F60L and F60s had different wheelbase, with the L being the longer one with the two piece tail shaft. To get reverse gear there is a latch on the left of the gearshift which you lift then move the lever towards yourself and back. Feel free to give me an email at oldcmp (dot) net @gmail(dot) com. Where are you located?
That is one way to look at it, another is if he had not rescued them they would be sent to China and made into rubbish cars. They are all now in a dry shed and saved for restoration. That is a win for history.
😊 Great video 🙂
These are beautiful trucks! I don't think I'd seen them before. When I first saw one online this morning, I was assuming it was an AI-infused brainstorm.
Haha, they look that way don't they? This design comes from Canada in 1942.
I love the sound those old flatheads make and it never ceases to amaze me that this old equipment is still driveable in its present state; Planned obsolescence and all that, anything from now a days would not even come close in durability!
TocKa ain't nothing to break on them that's why lol
Okay they aren’t that reliable. Three mains is terrible for longevity just as long as they don’t reach too much rpm. The only reason it’s durable is because it doesn’t have enough power to hurt itself.
TocKa: These trucks were built to take the rigors of use during the war and being dropped using parachutes. I have seen these being used regularly in India till the 1990s, when the Government made a rule that all commercial vehicles more than 20 years old had to be taken off the roads.
In an accident in the mid 1980s that I had I read about in the newspapers, one of these fell off a bridge into a river and sank about 50 feet deep. It was retrieved, the engine was cleaned and it started working again.
i got my ford blitz going but its got a 253 v8 in it.
Wow all 18hp unleashed and with such skill !!! Probably a good thing in that state they can only get to 11mph ! Beautifully maintained and preserved......
Haha probably a few less than the 95 BHP each of them started with!
this will always be one of my favorite videos dont see many people enjoying there vehicles id rather see one getting beat than sitting in a garage
To be honest they were built to be thrashed, they were built to be worked hard in tough conditions, especially the CMP F.A.Ts
ok didn't ever think id see a blitz going sideways actually spent more time snigging logs & stubborn dozers long before I got my learners permit its a wonder I can still hear no exhaust just burnt off at the manifold still love the sound nothing better cheers from aus
Love those stories, thanks Daryl!
Bonjour du Canada engine sound good
awesome video 👍
This would be the weirdest clip I have ever seen.
Hi Mike. These are all running 6 volt systems. Tony has become an expert at making them work just as well as 12. The key is not to have any dirty contact along the system.
Awesome
That was cool as shit and I especially liked the one with the front axle only working.
We have lots of cmp Ford's and Chevy here in australia! Unrestored 500 dollars upwards.
Where in Australia
0:18 Ford C-60L In the Zil-130, the engine sounds the same
In Australia cab over trucks exist because of length regulations, particularly when pulling B Doubles. However conventional bonnet edges trucks are more commonly used for road trains as length regulations are more accommodating this type of truck. It's true about short wheelbase cabinets having a rough ride,particularly the Kenworth product compared to European models that generally ride better but are usually heavier affecting the payload capacity.
I've got a few Chev CMPs. One of those is a 6wd C60. Fun truck to drive except I wish it had a 5 speed box in it.
+Phil Box Any idea where I can get one in decent shape??
+gus toreno Join the MJCQ here in Queensland and they come up from time to time. The high quality glossy magazine they put out always has a great selection of restored and unrestored trucks of various makes for sale. Best I reckon to get one already done. You'll never get back what you put into these jiggers.
An interesting factoid about the flathead Ford V8...it was the one engine that variations of which were manufactured in and used by almost all of the warring countries in WWII - by the U.S, Canada, Australia, India Britain, France, the Soviet Union, as well as Germany and Japan!
Would be interesting to know if those were the big truck 337 cubic inch engines. The were also used in some Lincoln cars.
These were all the 239 cubic inch 95 BHP Mercury engines.
@@oldcmp 👍
there were hundreds of these left over after WW2 providing farmers etc etc with much needed cheap trucks .There seems to be a lot in India,Burma and other countries too.
That was awesome! lol!
¡Adoro a los Ford Canadá!
So cool
Bit of under steer
Hey Tony, if you are fair dinkum about cuting hoops can I recommend a CIG diff centre?!
Do you run them on 6 volt or 12. Mine is 6 but it'll only start on a 12 volt battery so I don't like running it. 6 volt only winds over really slow any ideas
Make sure all connections including ground (earth) connections are clean and tight, however 12 volts wont hurt a 6 volt starter, I have a 6v starter in my 51 M37 flathead 6 that is working fine on 12 volts!
Don't change anything on the 1st one, you have the perfect Rat truck !
Nice lawn mower🤣
Did you ever come around restoring them?
They are not mine but plans are in hand now a shed has been built to house a lot of the collection.
@@oldcmp bummer. Love to get my hands on a Ford FAT although à WOT2 is higher on the list
@@Briggs1700 There are three there. I also have a Ford gun tractor myself.
@@oldcmp nice :)
Hi Keith. Do you know if anyone is selling one of these beautiful trucks?
No complete ones currently, but they are available from time to time. I have a 'basket case' F15A available very cheap if you're interested, close enough and can pick it up.
Hi Keith do you know any one with just an engine for it? I have one and the engine's blown.
Hi Sheldon, where are you located and what type do you have?
In mis 60s when I was boy i was these trucks on pakistan roads our military was using these trucks i called them without nose trucks now I know that they are called CMP Canadian military pattern chevorolet/ford trucks.
These old beasts are awesome! How much and where would I seek to purchase one?
Depends where you are located.
I have a 'basket case' F15A available very cheap if you're interested, close enough and can pick it up.
Keith Webb Oregon, USA. Not really close enough sadly
Still plenty in Canada fortunately!
Nice looking trucks,I see a few now and then at the junk-yards here in CANADA, but in poor shape!
+Robert Hardwick I m Canadian too. Too bad I live in Vancouver you don't see anything cool anymore.
Looks like Flowerdale, Vic ??
Agent86 Close... Yarra Junction area.
Cool, Grew up in Kinlgake area. Lots of old gear still around
Hi Keith, neat video. I have just acquired one of these trucks (F60 I think, has twin tanks and LWB). It has been sitting for a long time and had a stuck engine which I have freed over the last couple of months. Took it for a drive today, went really well forwards but couldn't find reverse, and they're pretty heavy to push. how to you find reverse gear? has it got something to do with the rod on the side? I'm only 18, and am new to working on these old trucks...
Hi Blair, excellent choice. The F60L and F60s had different wheelbase, with the L being the longer one with the two piece tail shaft. To get reverse gear there is a latch on the left of the gearshift which you lift then move the lever towards yourself and back. Feel free to give me an email at oldcmp (dot) net @gmail(dot) com. Where are you located?
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oh gee! it overheated , how unlike a flatty
Wow! Beautiful uglyness!!!
I hope that Is his own field he’s ripping up
Sure is.
Kieth do you have an email i could contact you on?
Flathead ford V 8. Best boat anchor ever made.
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oldcmp dot net at mac dot com
Ugly machiavellian contraptions !
Je mishandeld een oorlog veteraan.grote schande.
That is one way to look at it, another is if he had not rescued them they would be sent to China and made into rubbish cars. They are all now in a dry shed and saved for restoration. That is a win for history.