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My Truck
I have my Father's truck. WW2 desert guards
My Truck.jpg Firewall Stencil M 291 or upside down W 291 M291.jpg VIN Number 14 - 15 S 291 VIN.jpg Engine Number Eng No.jpg 136 inch wheel base 136.jpg I have searched MLU, Stovebolt and many links, I am unable to identify this truck, Please could some one help? All suggestions will be gratefully received Cheers rod Last edited by Rod Salter; 24-12-17 at 04:19. Reason: vin |
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On the front are civvies
front Civies.jpg On the rear are blitz rear blitz.jpg And it used to go fast Speeding.jpg Cheers rod |
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1941 Chevrolet Series 15.
The chassis number should be 'findable' in AWM126: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/AWM126/ Good luck. There are only 120,000 vehicles listed, but yours should be in the earlier AMF registers (probably a five digit registration). Mike |
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wheels
If is is a 30 cwt chassis the original tyre size would be 900-18 . The firewall stencil looks like 41 = 1941 not M or W .
Good luck finding 18" tyres . Back in 1998 I was offered one of these trucks for next to nothing , located on a farm near Kilmore.
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11.00 x18” tyres are available now from Coker Tyres in the States.
I have 5 en route by sea now for my Ford/ Marmon Herrington. They are not cheap but I found bringing them in myself was cheaper than buying them through Antique Tyres in Melbourne.
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1943 Willys MB Willys Trailer 1941 Fordson WOT 2H 1941 Fordson WOT 2H (Unrestored) 194? Fordson WOT 2D (Unrestored) 1939 Ford 1 ton utility (Undergoing restoration) 1940 Ford 1 ton utility (Unrestored) 1941 Ford 1 ton utility (Unrestored) BSA folding bicycle BSA folding bicycle 1941 Ford/Marmon Herrington 3A gun tractor 1941 Ford/Marmon Herrington 3 gun tractor (Unrestored) 1941 Diamond T 969 (Unrestored) Wiles Junior Cooker x 2 |
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Rod,
Your truck was originally configured as a 'Lorry, 30cwt, GS' (tray body with fixed sides and front, with tailgate). Registration number C-23442. It still has the original engine. Taken on charge in 2nd Military District (ie NSW) which figures as it was built in GMH's Sydney plant (the 'S' in the chassis number). Disposal to GMH. Regards Mike |
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Good day Rod,
Welcome to the forum, you have a lovely truck. I researched my Australian cabbed Chevrolet truck earlier this year using the AWM registration books to find out a tiny bit of history. It took a lot of hours to find the chassis number but I was able to find that my truck had been to the Middle East on the ship Tricolor spelt Tricolour in the AWM books. The other thing I found was the trucks with the small wheel stud, 18 inch rims like yours are 30 cwt (1-1/2 ton) and the trucks with the bigger stud, 5 stud 18 inch rims are 3 tonners. The rims are not blitz they are uniquely Australian Chevrolet and are stamped GMH. My truck was fortunate enough to survive the Middle East return to Australia and was sold to GMH after the war. As more of these Chev cabs are being turned into rat rods or garden art a good complete truck is becoming a rarity. Ken
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1940 Cab 11 F15 1G-8129F 1941 Cab 12 C60L AIF L4710841 Middle East veteran 1941 Cab 12 F60L ARN 45818 1941 Cab 12 F60L ARN 46660 1941 Cab 12 F60L ARN 51720 A/T Portee 1942 Cab 13 F15 ARN 55236 1942 Cab 13 F60L ARN 58171 Mach "D" Loading 1942 Cab 13 C15 ARN 62400 1945 Cab 13 C60L ARN 77821 1941 Chevrolet 3 Ton GS ARN AIF L16070 Middle East veteran Canadian REL (APF) radar trailer Last edited by Ken Smith; 24-12-17 at 05:31. |
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