[Bill Murray]

Evening David:

Due to time constraints, only a partial answer to some of your queries.

According to the AEDB book and it's photos, it would seem all of the C-F60S variants had the spare tyre somewhere inside the body (depending on the load etc.) except for the 3 ton dump on the short chassis which had the spare between the dump body and the back of the cab in a vertical position.

As to the L versions, most of the photos that show cab 11 & 12 seem to also have the spare mounted inside somewhere. Most of the Cab 13 variants have the spare mounted vertically between the body and the cab. Exceptions I have noted are the ATP and some of the Machinery Truck variants which are Cab 13s but have the spare inside as well. I just noticed as well that a couple Cab 13s have the spare mounted horizontally under the body.

Give me a little time and I can list every type of body and where the spare is for the whole series of C-F60S & L.

Sadly, that will still not help when you have less than a full side view and the body type is not specifically identified.

Then, you punt and guess which I hate as much as you do.

On the other hand, we could be dealing with trying to ID German vehicles, especially conscripted civilian and booty vehicles.

I do ID stuff for a lot of European forums and it drives me bloody bonkers sometimes. I may have to refer to a dozen books and piles of photos before I get a hit. At least with "pure" CMPs, I only have to go to about three books and can usually get pretty close.

By the way, what is the status of the various books you are authoring? Are any on the market yet?
Cheers
Bill