I d
 

Heres one for Kieth to i d ,highly modified C60L, what was it originally.

Others
 

I have noted the plate details..you can see that it is a Melbourne-assembled chassis. These are all the SM-E52-448 trucks that I now know of, ex-Melbourne. Note the variation of the M for Melbourne code, and its absence:


3844361290 ENGINE # PR3,946,268 SM-E52-448 SEPTEMBER 22 1944 AUS M [MELBOURNE-ASSEMBLED]
38443M61406 ENGINE # PR3,946,459 SM-E52-448 OCTOBER 25 1944 AUS M [25 10 44] [WO96]
3844361436 SW-E52-448 [WO98]
3844361442M ENGINE # PR3,946,252 8 NOVEMBER 1944 [MELBOURNE-ASSEMBLED] SM-E52-448 [WO83S]
3844361308M ENGINE # PR3,94,6264 SM-E52-448 [WO96] 26 SEPTEMBER 1944
3844363565M ENGINE PR3,957,141 [MELBOURNE-ASSEMBLED] SM-E52-448 NOVEMBER 14 1944 AUS M

Wo96
 

It was "Trucks, 3-ton Garage Aust"

On a C60L chassis.

Id
 

Thanks that means the curved top carport WAS the old body, been modded and extended, thanks

Interesting
 

What's the rest of the truck like?

Id
 

The truck was cut off behind cab another old truck chassis fitted, longer thicker, fish plated, massive brake booster, another t/case turned upside down to drive a winch, at least 2 tonne on front bumper ( springs inverted ). will be on the market soon as a yard crane. Will post pics when its available. Rear of chassis long gone.

C60l
 

Modified C60l in current state, jib goes out to 40ft, blitz winch, 235 motor, cab rough, unregistered yard crane surplus to current owners req, recently used.

tags
 

Found an old chev dash at a sale the other day, when pressed for info the second tag showed up. Amazingly the engine No,s are 313 apart, one on a C60s the other a C60l, one Melb the other Syd. the chassis shows 42 dates but built Aug 43.

I have an even closer one
 

On a data plate in the collection of Alan Growse is the first one, then yours two after on the same day:

Melbourne 2844301114M PR3868264 25.8.43
Melbourne 2844301116M PR3868251 25.8.43