Ford Truck Identification
 

Hi gals & guys,

I'm reposting this topic as whole thread was lost in the last crash just as I was posting the possible answer to one of the below questions.

THIS WAS THE LOST THREAD

A Ford collector friend of mine has asked me to solve, through the forum, several questions he has had over many years.

1. He has two trucks fitted with American cabs with the following data on the engine side of the firewall,

AM21T81 AM21T81
3190 2796
UGN UGN

What does UGN stand for?

2. He has four CMP 13 cabs with CGN stamped on the panel on the left-hand side of the engine. They possibly could all have been 15cwt trucks. What does CGN stand for?
3. What does "Divimpro" stand for? The origin of this word is from,

Identification Manual
Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty. Ltd
1942-45
Model "218TF" (DIVIMPRO)
"2IT" (CANADIAN)

Year 1942-45
Model "218TF" (Divimpro) 2IT (Canadian)
Type Truck
Engine No. Prefix BB18F (218TF) 3C - F (21T)

Bob

Ford Truck Identification - One Possible Answer
 

Continued

I had a lengthy discussion with a guy whom I consider to be an Australian guru and font of knowledge on anything military and he, affectionately known as the "Dingo Man", and I came up with a possible theory on the meaning of "Divimpro". It appears to be the abbreviation for "Divisional Improvements" and arose out of the field experiences of the 7th and 9th Divisions in the Western Desert. The improvements were field modifications to the Ford vehicles as they were found wanting in areas of their construction with these modifications subsequently being adopted by Ford.

We are still looking for an explanation of UGN and CGN.

Bob

Serials?
 

The "218TF" was a US sourced truck, 158" wheelbase 1942 Model, Serial # [Engine #] BB18-6769036 and up, with 221 cu in V-8 engine, in Chassis with Cowl form as I am sure that Ford Australia built the cabs and bodies. Note the "F" suffix for rhd chassis.

The C21T which is what it was was a Canadian lhd? 1 1/2 ton chassis, a lighter version of the C218T...was it despite the bumpf actually a shorter wheelbase, namely 134"? I seem to remember that it was.

Both Cdn.Built...
 

In Windsor ,according to my '39-45 Ford Passenger bus and truck manual...
Both had the 85HP Flat head ..
The C218T 158" WB
THe C21T..134" WB...
The rest of the stuff was Aussie,I believe and atributable to Vegemite fumes..

Divimpro meaning
 

I've been trying to track down the meaning of Divimpro, and saw what had been written here, I came across another, and possibly more contemporary interpretation of what it means here (see http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47696628 ) which says it means Division of Import Procurement. Now this makes sense, but a division of what, Australian Department of ?

Anyway hope this helps somebody

Divimpro
 

Hi

Answered my own question (see http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1798819 )

Divimpro
 

explained https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...rgo%20vehicles

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...hTerm=DIVIMPRO

It seems DivImPro was not just used procure imports of vital materiel, it was also used to try and fix mistakes.

We've all done it; ordered a case of 48, but getting 48 cases in error, or wanting 150 engines, but cabling the US for 1500 instead! Oops! :doh: What do you do with the 1350 Ford 85hp Truck engines you didn't have a need for? You try and find alternative ways to use the engines for industrial purposes.

Many of these engines remained unused and were sold as surplus in Disposals Commission auctions after the war, still in the crate. :thup2: