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Old 23-05-08, 10:38
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Originally Posted by Richard Farrant View Post
If you are refering to bodies made for CMP's, by Rootes group, then here is the entry from the factory records;

for War Office

Qty 850, which is crossed out and 600 handwritten in

G.S bodies (300 T&M & 550 Maidstone )

Date of intention to purchase 7-6-43
Date of order 9-6-43
Contract no. 294/23/S.3507
I know the GS bodies in the picture were built earlier than the contract listed here, but would Rootes have been building the British style wooden GS bodies, or bodies according to Canadian drawings?
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