Australian production numbers

[Keith Webb]

We know from a post by Mike Kelly on the old forum quoting figures from Norm Darwin's book:

"The History of Holden book written by Norm Darwin ( 1983) has the Woodville production figures up to 1943 . Included in the 1943 figures are : 134 gun tractor bodies . It doesn't say what type , they may be number 8 or the bofors LAA body .

Woodville was always Holdens main body plant from the beginning . I think the Bend was for mainly assembling chassis/mechanicals and making special bodies . They also had other assembly plants in Sydney and other places ?

Also listed for Woodville up to and including 1943 are :
1200 CWO wireless sigs bodies
6108 CWO cabs closed( canadian War office )
2069 CWO cabs roadster ( the sunshine roof cab ?)
351 CWO Box Ambulance
163 CWO 6 seater utility"

We also know that about 400 No 8 and 9 gun tractors from both manufacturers were built, but can anyone shed light on the total manufactured here in Australia?

Has anyone done any more research on the individual types from both GM-H and Ford?

It appears from this list to the end of 43 for Holden that about 10,000 were built there, if we assume an equal quantity from Ford then add another couple of years of production we come up with a wild guess something like 50,000?