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Old 02-10-06, 14:03
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Default Re: Cowl vents

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Originally posted by David_Hayward
Not noticed it before but Holden, Woodville built the cabs so was it something to do with the fabrication process? Rectangular would also allow in more air (and dust).
Because GMH already had the tooling to make the rectangular vent . They had been using it since 1939 on their civilian Chev . cabs . Why spend lots of money making new press tools for the oblong shaped vent , when there already existed a useable rectangular press tool .

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