[Ken Smith]

Hi there Wayne
It sounds like you are trying to restore a good old D series,I have 2 of them, 1 that I use to bring home all my treasures on and the other is my spares truck.I have done a ton of miles in the good one,a lot of it towing my 1950's 1 ton trailer.I have kept it original even though it is under powered.I remember when I was in the army in hilly country the drivers would be changing up and down gears and revving the ring out of the old 240ci engine in the Fords but the Studebakers just cruised with hardly any gear changes at all.I have only ever seen 1 photo of a D series I think it was a post card from Bandiana maybe.There is a really rusty one in our local truck wreckers brush guard is gone,another one is on a farm nearby but it is pretty rusty as they use it to cart water,there is a very tidy one in a little museum in Uralla in N.S.W.and lastly there is a little bit left of one in Toowoomba Qld.I would put a photo on but I still can't post photo's,I am determined to learn though,I hope your restoration goes well they are a pretty truck in military trim.
Cheers Ken