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C60S Petrol Tanker
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Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 01:14 PM UTC
A full build review of the recent IBG 1/35th scale Chevrolet C60S Petrol Tanker. This is the CMP short wheel base vehicle.

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Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 06:58 PM UTC
Nice review and build. Looking at the frame, the Mirror Models offering has much better details.
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Posted: Friday, November 13, 2015 - 10:59 PM UTC
Very comprehensive article. Thank you. You said you did not find information that this was used on the short wheel base, did you find anything that came close?
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Posted: Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 05:05 AM UTC
Not so much, there are so many different configurations for the CMP vehicles it can be bewildering. I found petrol tankers on other chassis and other truck bodies on C60S but not this combo. Asked IBG about it but they have not gotten back to me as of yet.
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Posted: Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 05:49 AM UTC
From what I have seen, I have seen that tank configuration on an F15(Ford), labelled as a water tank truck, and I have seen a tank mounted on the C60L, but not the short wheel base. I am wondering if IBG did it because they already had the short wheel base from the C15TA kit.

I have combed through all me CMP books, and nothing shows. I did manage to find a C60S with a tank, but it was an after war modification for work on a farm in Alberta.
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Posted: Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 10:16 AM UTC
C15 has a 101inch wheel base where as the C30S has a 134inch wheel base.

Long wheel base are 158inch

There are three original Factory photos of this type of tanker but with the earlier 11 cab and not the cab 12 or 13.
The photos are all of the one vehicle.

from the Factory CD by Service Publications







these are the ONLY 3 photos I have seen of this type of Tanker on a short wheel base CMP chassis in over 35 years of looking
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Posted: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 - 09:21 AM UTC
I have been in contact with Adam Andrzejewski from IBG regarding the reference that they used for the vehicle. He has informed me that the designers were working off of photographic evidence that they had access to but that the photos are from a private collection and they do not have permission to publish them. He has noted they are aware of the issue and have attempted to gain permission to publish them but thus far to no avail. Hope that helps for anyone who is wondering about whether or not the vehicle existed in this form.
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