Hello All New member here from Denmark. I currently have a 1941, Canadian Military Pattern, 12 Cab, Chevrolet Artillery Tractor, and most likely a 13 cab Chevrolet needing restoration will joint later this year.
Additionally I have a couple of British lorries. But it has been a dream for me for years, to find and get a short 1941-47 "AK" Series COE, tractor unit or wrecker. If any one knows of a good running non modified that would be available/for sale I would be very interested to hear more. Cheers Niels
Last edited by Peggy M; Sun May 14 2023 04:40 PM. Reason: Added truck into to title
1941 CMP Chevrolet 12 cab gun tractor 1946 Chevrolet 5400, COE 132.5" WB 1944 Scammell Pioneer x 2
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Niels
Welcome to Stovebolt. That's quite the rig you have there.
Be sure to check out The International Zone here. There are quite a few members in Europe, and I believe some near you as well.
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Gearhead, Moderator for The Swap Meet and General Truck Talk
Welcome Neils
Fantastic to have another Chevrolet CMP owner join our community. As Kevin said, quite a nice rig you have!
Not only are there other members in Europe, but some in Canada as well that have CMP's.
A helpful tool in searching this site is located in the left page margin titled "Searching the Site". If you click on the first link in that box it will provide you a place to enter a search topic, such as CMP, and give a list of exiting posts that you can click on and open to read that include "CMP" in their conversations. That should help you locate fellow CMP owners as well as discussions about CMP's in general.
Am sure we will love to see more posts about your truck, and another future CMP to join the ranks later.
Once again, Welcome to the Stovebolt!
Dan
1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 (My Grandpa's hunting truck) 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
Finally time to get to work on my Grandpa's (now mine) truck!
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Searching the member list for Denmark turns up around 15 members, none with very many posts, though. But if you're looking for other guys in your area, that's a possibility. I believe you need to be out of moderation (4 more posts) to be able to see the member list.
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Hi Thank you all for the warm welcome. I suspect I potentially know some of the CMP owners, we seem to be a close knit group world wide. and thanks for the kind words about about my Chevy, I am very fond of it, its a nice little truck. It has an interesting mix of military specific parts and pre war truck parts, e.g. the dash and knobs are civilian pre war.
One of my main reasons for joining is also the search of a AK series COE. I have been dreaming about owning one for years and I am now in a position where I can buy one. So I really hope I can find a Short WB good running unmodified.
Cheers Niels
1941 CMP Chevrolet 12 cab gun tractor 1946 Chevrolet 5400, COE 132.5" WB 1944 Scammell Pioneer x 2
Thanks again It also has some rather funny features, eg. The accelerator pedal is in the middle between clutch and brake, something that can really surprise the untrained. But its a nice little short (101"WB) and boxy truck that can seat the whole family. The body on mine is partially original and partially rebuild by previous owner, (its quite common for them to have lost the rear end in civilian service), I have just been improving upon the details he didn't have access to at the time of rebuild (long live the internet). I bought it in Norway from guy in the city of Tromsø, 270miles above the artic circle. The reason for my interest in them are, that I as child build the Tamiya 1/35 scale model of it (albeit the kit is the Ford version), and then it just sort of got stuck in the back of my head. I will give the wanted adds try for a AK COE
1941 CMP Chevrolet 12 cab gun tractor 1946 Chevrolet 5400, COE 132.5" WB 1944 Scammell Pioneer x 2
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Neils, do you have a picture of the completed model you can share? I'd like to see that.
Peggy suggested a separate thread (maybe in the General Truck Talk forum?) where we could share pics of stovebolt models. I'm working on one of my '51 3100 that's going to be decked out with Alaska Road Commission color and logos. It's nowhere complete though. Kind of matching my actual truck progress. LOL.
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
The Truck still needs a bit of fettling, before its ready for a beach trip, but I think my girls would think it would be fun
Additionally it does also have a nice winch (actually a Ford axle) mounted in the middle of the chassis, that can be drawn out both to the front and rear to get it self out of trouble. But if it ever got stuck I would most likely just bring out my Scammell wrecker and recover it, its sort of build for the task.
(The chassis/cab in the picture is a Ford, but they very closely related)
Not a bad idea with the models, Tamiya also made model of a Canadian "AK" series Chevrolet i British Long Range Dessert Group service, basically where I got my interest for "AK's" from. I recently found out that Revell made a 1/25 41 Chevy pickup truck that I have been meaning to get.
Last edited by Niels V; Mon Jan 23 2023 09:12 PM.
1941 CMP Chevrolet 12 cab gun tractor 1946 Chevrolet 5400, COE 132.5" WB 1944 Scammell Pioneer x 2
