Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at Auctions America's Auburn Spring event,
May 11-13, 2017.
Chassis No.
BILL OF SALE
Estimate:
$ 40,000 - $ 70,000 US
The Ford F60 3-ton 4X4, along with the nearly identical models
built by Chevrolet, accounted for over 209,000 of the over 850,000
trucks built in Canada during World War II. In fact, Canada
provided the majority of the motorized transport for the British
Empire during the war. The Canadian government specified that all
Canadian military vehicles be built to British designs and
specifications. Ford and Chevrolet combined efforts to develop the
CMP (Canadian Military Pattern) series of trucks. Ford built CMP
3-tons, entering wide scale production in 1940. 40-mm Bofors trucks
were initially conversions of existing 3-ton cargo trucks. The
early models utilized the standard 3-ton cab with seating for only
two, which forced the other four crew members to sit in the already
crowded gun platform area. In 1944, Ford rectified this by
introducing the special wide cab version, as displayed with seating
for four. The Swedish designed 40-mm Bofors was the most widely
used and successful light anti-aircraft gun of World War II. The
U.S. alone produced over 30,000 license-built copies. Due to the
Allies achieving air superiority by 1944, very few of the special
cab Ford Bofors were built.
