Yes Mike
The GMC 3 Tonners or 30 cwt or whatever would be civvy trucks impressed . At that stage they would have been grabbing near new civvy vehicles from disgruntled owners. I believe they took or prefered 1939 and 40 Ford and GM models excusively, being almost new trucks then. While buying parts years ago I met a old chap who related a few stories . He had just bought a new Chevy truck as the war began. He said it was taken from him , and he never saw it again.
I think the wireless set in the back of the staff car may be a British No. 1 set . It's too early to be a Australian AWA built 101 set , which were a somewhat similar set. We got a very small number of no. 1 sets pre-war, issued to each state. There is a pic of one in the AWM collection, in Hobart of all places.
Not sure what the device is in the ute . There is another pic ...
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1940 cab 11 C8
1940 Morris-Commercial PU
1941 Morris-Commercial CS8
1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.)
1942-45 Jeep salad
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