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Old 20-11-16, 02:38
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Default 1940 Break Down Chevrolet Holden MCP

Hello All,

Attached is an image sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection.

Does anyone know if there are plans available for the breakdown section of the truck?

How many of these 1940 Holden/Chevrolets would there have been?

Also what tonnage would the trucks be rated at? (Sometime later ...) from the second photograph's description they were 3 Ton

There seems to be very few photographs of the rear of these vehicles that show the details of the crane mechanism. I will keep hunting though!

Kind Regards
Lionel

Accessed November 20, 2016 from, https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P02399.014
ID number P02399.014
Collection type Photograph

Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Description Breakdown truck, probably Tobruk, Libya. c. 1941. Members of `C' Section, 6th Division Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), in the desert with their Chevrolet Breakdown truck (no. L1045).

Second Photograph...
Accessed November 20, 2016 from, https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/127753
ID number 127753
Collection type Photograph

Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Description AUSTRALIA. LORRIES, 3-TON BREAKDOWN (AUSTRALIAN) NO.1. CHEVROLET. RIGHT SIDE VIEW, QUARTER FRONT.
Attached Thumbnails
1940 Chevrolet breakdown truck.jpg   1940 Chevrolet breakdown truck 2.jpg  
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