Vehicle ID Request

[Bill Murray]

Hi All:

A friend from other Forums passed this one on to me a week or so ago and try as I might, I can find no information about this Ford truck.

It appears to be a factory or military installation "beauty shot" along with some sort of numerical ID numbers at the bottom of the photo.

I know that it is a 1942 Ford 1 1/2 ton truck, presumably 4 wheel drive and with LHD. I assume it is a prototype Bomb Service Truck that might have been considered as an addition to or replacement for the 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Chevrolet M6 that was already in service. Ford only had the smaller 4x2 M1 in service on an earlier chassis.

It may have also been a British Commonwealth only proposal.

Any new information would be much appreciated.

Bill