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This is what happened to the intended Bombay deliveries:

To illustrate the urgency of the demand for Canadian trucks, reference is made to the M. of S. contracts: Supply/Mechanical [abbreviated ‘S.M.’ or ‘S/M’] 2002 to 2006 which were placed in June 1940 in Ottawa. S/M. 2002 was intended to cover 3,500 15-cwt. Fords for Bombay, and the same number of Chevrolets for England ; S/M 2003 1,500 30-cwt. Fords for Bombay and 1,500 Chevrolets for England ; S/M 2004 was for 3-Tonners, 5,742 Ford trucks, 66 Ford Stores, 86 Wreckers and 86 Machinery for England , and S/M 2005 [Bombay] and 2006 [England] covered 4,787 Chevrolet trucks split 3,829 for Bombay and 958 for England, with 57 Stores, Wreckers and Machinery for Bombay and 14 of each for England. The bodies and chassis were to be boxed separately and marked accordingly after the case number: one body and one chassis were required to be shipped together to form one unit. By 28 August, this had all changed with 9,000 of the 21,000 ordered going to Egypt and Mombasa on the instructions from Ottawa : S/M 2002 required 3,000 Ford 15-cwt. for Egypt , 500 for Mombasa, and 3,500 Chevrolets for England; 2003 became 1,200 30-cwt. Fords for Egypt and 300 for Mombasa, with 1,500 Chevrolets for England ; 2004 was for 5,742 3-Ton Ford trucks plus 86 of each of Stores, Wreckers and Machinery , and finally 2005 became 4,787 Chevrolet 3-Ton trucks split 3,150 for Egypt, 670 for Mombasa and 967 for England, with 71 Stores, Wreckers and Machinery split 50 for Egypt, 10 for Mombasa and 11 for England in each case. The W.O. Census shows that S/M 2006 was issued for 30-cwt. 4 x 2 G.S. [General Service] trucks, totalling 193 units. Further, S/M 2002 totalled 3,211 registered Chevrolet units with 1,500 Chevrolets under S/M 2003.