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Old 07-07-08, 13:01
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Luke,
Welcome to the MLU forum! An international collection of unstable people with an appetite for rusty old trucks...
Where in this wide brown land are you?
I know of a couple of these kind of trucks around the area, but I would love a photo so we can see what exact truck we are talking about. Photo please?
If you have trouble posting the pics, feel free to email them to me.
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Old 07-07-08, 13:13
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A few of the differences between the american and australian models were discussed in the thread aussie chev truck
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Old 07-07-08, 14:56
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Try to get a copy of Norm Darwins book. "The history of holden since 1917" .

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I think those cabs were used on Bedfords also
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Old 08-07-08, 12:53
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Ask Eddie Ford, the publisher if he has a copy:

restoredcars@iinet.net.au

Mike, you might be right with the Holden cab...GM-Holden's used the same cab for instance on Vauxhall, Bedford and Chevrolet light commercials 1934/5-6, and in 1937-8 could well have done the same in the heavier line with Bedford, Chevrolet, GMC, Maple Leaf, and Oldsmobile trucks! The ML in the 1937-8 was a 'clone' of the Canadian GMC, with minor differences, and Chevrolet engines. The Olds trucks were also a GMC 'clone' but of course of the Pontiac, Michigan -built GMCs with the Olds 224 engine that was also used in GMCs! You might therefore find the parts you need in a Holden-cab Bedford, GMC, Chevy or Olds!

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