what must be remembered is the lack of 18inch tyres for these once they had been demobbed and the original tyres had worn down. So I think you will find that the hubs, brake drums and rims would have been changed to suit the tyres that could be had.
Also on the Chev guards the guard is accually quite flat on the top so if the cut is done far enough up the guard it would appear to be a different guard.
The white truck from Kingaroy pictured above was an ex Australian army vehicle while the standard guard picture was never in the Army as far as I could tell.
Also you must remember that the 18inch wheel and tyre was fitted only to Australian vehicles. Now the Question is did the CKD chevrolets come in with ordinary budd 5 stud wheels and tyres with the hubs and wheels being retrofitted here in Australia OR was the change made at the factory in Canada?
Here is a pic showing crated Chevrolet trucks still sitting in a pile in 1946.
Cheers
Cliff
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