F60L reg.no. 51555

[Rod Salter]

Found
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Half on
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On
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Tied down
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Out the gate
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Big 'THANKS' to my brother-in-law for using his truck

[Rod Salter]

In a quiet bush place
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[Mike Cecil]

AWM126 reveals that this 4x4 GS was one of the CMP trucks supplied to US Forces in Australia (USAFIA) and when it was returned, it was 'US' (unserviceable) and was boarded, that is, subject to a Board of Survey and written off.

USFIA received many vehicles from the Australian Government as Reciprocal or Reverse Lend Lease (RLL), from Morris & Austin two door cars to locally built SC1 armoured scout cars. The majority were eventually returned to the Commonwealth and credited at an agreed second-hand rate to the RLL account, then disposed of by the Commonwealth Disposals Commission (CDC).

If only 51555 could talk ..... it might even be in an American accent.

Mike

[Matthew P]

Maybe this is a silly question. But is that a logging boom on it? Or was this a recovery vehicle during the war and that's a tow hoist?

Matt

[Beau Bruce]

Did you trade the previous owner some auto electric skills for the truck like he stated in his for sale add on gumtree mate.?

[Mike Cecil]

It was a GS truck in service, with no indication of any official alterations.

The crane boom appears to be a typical civvie change: rip off the GS tray body and install a way-over sized crane.

Mike

[Hanno Spoelstra]

All the Chevrolet related threads have been moved over to Rod's Chevs C60 and C15 thread here http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=34289

[Rod Salter]

If you have been reading my other posts you will have read I put up a rough shed in which to assemble blitz trucks especially the radio van.

I had put the chassis for the truck 51554 in the shed at one end, and there it sat over summer and the heat.

Parts are out of the molasses pressure washed and coated with sump oil

There has been some activity on the truck front with more purchased and their post will be put up eventually when they arrive.

In the last few weeks I have got 51554 partially assembled and out of the shed. I have put in the engine, gearbox and transfercase
I have used the second best parts from the three trucks wrecks I started with, although this cab was the best and was destined for 51555 until I got that good one a while back

Sure looks nice sitting in the paddock

There are more parts to fit to it as I sort through them, Eg steps and bracket for the fuel tanks, the drive shafts, maybe even seats
But I have no doors

Now I have 51555 chassis, front diff, engine [which is running] gearbox and transfer case all in the shed [second photo]
These I will slowly assemble after sandblasting and priming

In the meantime I am attempting to put up yet another roof to at least get the fronts of the other trucks under some cover when they get here, and that involves shifting good handy stuff and clearing trees, grass and weeds. Also concrete footings of some sort

Along with the never ending spraying and mowing of grass

It is a real physiological boost to get this much truck put together