Australian Chevrolet WO database

[Keith Webb]

Taking this one as an example, a Sydney built C15 Wireless Signals I have noticed that these had the date stamped on the plate affixed to the engine cover rather than the data plate on the dash.

2842100706S ENGINE # SR3,857,699 W.O.73 [SYDNEY-ASSEMBLED] NO ASSEMBLY DATE!

And as a question, is it your computer which is adding the commas to the engine numbers? They were not stamped that way.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

is it your computer which is adding the commas to the engine numbers?

No, it's me! I have the greatest difficulty in reading six-figure and five-figure numbers. It helps to differentiate the last relevant digits, namely the six-figures. GM of Canada's Walkerville, later from 1935 Windsor, Transmission Plant used a similar numbering system to Flint Motor Plant in 1930, 1929 being a hotch-potch of sequences. After that Flint built so many engines that the sequences differed totally from Walkerville's until 1937 when with the new 216 engines, sequences were re-set again, and then confusion could arise again. Windsor re-set numbers in 1946, by the way.

Try this:

2842100041S [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100047S [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100074 ENGINE # SR3836145 [HOLDEN PLANT]
2-8421-00077 SR3835415 [HOLDEN PLANT]
2842100091M ENGINE # SR3851790 [MELBOURNE PLANT]
2842100100 [HOLDEN PLANT] PRESERVED
2842100111P ENGINE # SR3835344 W.O.73 [PERTH PLANT] 10/4/43
28421M00116M ENGINE # SR3781.572 [MELBOURNE PLANT]
2842100128P ENGINE# SR3857769 28 APRIL 1943 [PERTH PLANT]
2842100166 ENGINE # SR3781498 WO1
2842100230M ENGINE SR3779337 WO1 [MELBOURNE PLANT]
2842100244M ENGINE # SR3779671 [MELBOURNE PLANT]
2842100317M ENGINE # PR3835385 [MELBOURNE PLANT]
2842100360S ENGINE # SR3857660 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100373S ENGINE # SR3857763 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100380S ENGINE # SR3857947 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100412S ENGINE # SR3857834 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100415S ENGINE # SR3857753 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100437S ENGINE # SR3857545 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100441S ENGINE # SR3857847 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100479M ENGINE # SR3857960 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 1 MARCH 1943
2842100481S ENGINE # SR3857646 W.O.73 [SYDNEY PLANT] NO ASSEMBLY DATE!
2842100490M ENGINE # PR3849145 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 20 APRIL 1943
2842100506S ENGINE # PR3857638 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100508S ENGINE # WR3815503 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100518S ENGINE # PR3857842 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100519S ENGINE # PR3857844 [SYDNEY PLANT]
2842100538M ENGINE # SR38587018 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 16 MARCH 1943
2842100591M ENGINE # SR3858033 W.O. 73 MARCH 19 1943 [MELBOURNE PLANT]
2842100592M [MELBOURNE PLANT]
2842100609M ENGINE # SR3858180 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 24 MARCH 1943
2842100613M ENGINE # PR3858216 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 24 MARCH 1943
2842100615M ENGINE # SR3858215 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 24 MARCH 1943
2842100706S ENGINE # SR3857699 W.O.73 [SYDNEY PLANT] NO ASSEMBLY DATE!
2842100711M ENGINE # PR3874368 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 14 SEPTEMBER 1943
2842100712M ENGINE # SR3857885 [MELBOURNE PLANT] 7 APRIL 1943
2842100730M ENGINE # PR3874378 [MELBOURNE PLANT]
28421000919 ENGINE # SR3851790 WO12 (WIRELESS) HOLDEN-ASSEMBLED

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

2842100041s [sydney plant]
2842100047s now fitted with engine # tr3970956 [sydney plant]
2842100074 engine # sr3836145 [holden plant]
2-8421-00077 sr3835415 [holden plant]
2842100091m engine # sr3851790 [melbourne plant]
2842100100 [holden plant] preserved
2842100111p engine # sr3835344 w.o.73 [perth plant] 10/4/43
28421m00116m engine # sr3781.572 [melbourne plant]
2842100128p engine# sr3857769 28 april 1943 [perth plant]
2842100166 engine # sr3781498 wo1
2842100230m engine sr3779337 wo1 [melbourne plant]
2842100244m engine # sr3779671 [melbourne plant]
2842100317m engine # pr3835385 [melbourne plant]
2842100360s engine # sr3857660 [sydney plant]
2842100373s engine # sr3857763 [sydney plant]
2842100380s engine # sr3857947 [sydney plant]
2842100412s engine # sr3857834 [sydney plant]
2842100415s engine # sr3857753 [sydney plant]
2842100437s engine # sr3857545 [sydney plant]
2842100441s engine # sr3857847 [sydney plant]
2842100479m engine # sr3857960 [melbourne plant] 1 march 1943
2842100481s engine # sr3857646 w.o.73 [sydney plant] no assembly date!
2842100490m engine # pr3849145 [melbourne plant] 20 april 1943
2842100506s engine # pr3857638 [sydney plant]
2842100508s engine # wr3815503 [sydney plant]
2842100518s engine # pr3857842 [sydney plant]
2842100519s engine # pr3857844 [sydney plant]
2842100538m engine # sr38587018 [melbourne plant] 16 march 1943
2842100591m engine # sr3858033 w.o. 73 march 19 1943 [melbourne plant]
2842100592m [melbourne plant]
2842100609m engine # sr3858180 [melbourne plant] 24 march 1943
2842100613m engine # pr3858216 [melbourne plant] 24 march 1943
2842100615m engine # sr3858215 [melbourne plant] 24 march 1943
2842100706s engine # sr3857699 w.o.73 [sydney plant] no assembly date!
2842100711m engine # pr3874368 [melbourne plant] 14 september 1943
2842100712m engine # sr3857885 [melbourne plant] 7 april 1943
2842100730m engine # pr3874378 [melbourne plant]
28421000919 engine # sr3851790 wo12 (wireless) holden-assembled

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

These are the rest of the '42 C15s that I know of:

2842129961
2842129988 ENGINE # SR3864568 S/M 2485 Z 5195280 9 NOVEMBER 1942
2842130xxx ENGINE #SR3853267
2842130513
2842130531
2842130626
2842130644
2842130726
2842130751
2842130774
2842130776
2842130779
2842130829
2842130842 ENGINE # SR3855720 S/M 2485? 12 [NOVEMBER?] 1942
2842130991
2842131045
2842131140
2842131156
2842131248
2842131294
2842131348
28421314xx
2842131409
2842131417
2842131421
2842131424 ENGINE # SR3856299 SM 2485 18 NOVEMBER 1942
2842131443
2842131446
2842131465
2842131482
2842131498
284213249x
2842132518
2842132566
2842132573
2842132587
2842132593
2842132608


I also have 28421M40750 ENGINE # PR3,835,432 [MELBOURNE-ASSEMBLED] but am not sure if that is a correct transcription?

Note also in the previous posting that some engines had WR and PR prefixes. 1942 'PR' engines tended to be C60S and C60L units, and 1942 'WR' engines the rest, on further study. I have long suspected that the prefix letter indicates modifications, but if anyone can confirm I shall be vey interested.

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

David - thank you for all the data, I can now provide some provenance to this vehicle.

Keefy - yes I am aware it is SR, I just copied and pasted without modifying, lazy me. Looking forward to the footage.

Bob

PS - just had to post this again as I wasn't watching the clock and bang on 1/4 to the hour I WAS AGAIN LOGGED OFF.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Bob Moseley

PS - just had to post this again as I wasn't watching the clock and bang on 1/4 to the hour I WAS AGAIN LOGGED OFF.

Never happened to me... I wonder whether it is something to do with your machine...

[aj.lec]

The site does the same thing to me at 1/4 past the hour

I wonder if you are different Keith because of different programming for moderators ?

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by aj.lec

The site does the same thing to me at 1/4 past the hour

I wonder if you are different Keith because of different programming for moderators ?

I don't think so... I've never had any trouble like that in all the time I've been a member.