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Originally Posted by David_Hayward
In Australia it appears that G.M.-Holden’s imported ‘Maple-Leaf’ badged 4 x 4 trucks from 1940 onwards. This suggests that they were Model 1663 2½-tonner trucks of 133¼ in. wheelbase with imported G.M.C. 4 x 4 conversion i.e. Timken components.
I can state that the trucks for Australia went to Holden’s, the one to Egypt to Alexandria and India Bombay. GM of Canada could offer an off-the-shelf truck. However, why ‘Maple Leaf’ and not ‘GMC’? The only answer that I can come up with is that as ‘General Motors Truck’ was emblazoned on the side this hinted at US-sourcing, although in fact the Canadian GMC and Maple Leaf chassis were clones of each other and used the same engines. ‘Maple Leaf Truck’ states that it was a Canadian truck, and I keep concluding that it was Canadian pride.
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David, I realise that a 4x2 Maple Leaf might be outside the bounds of this thread, but the ML I have shown in
This thread is a model 2911 4x2, 158"wb, on 10.50-18 tyres. It has 1942 sheetmetal and Holden built cab. Does that add another piece to the puzzle?