Maple Leaf When it is not

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,
the bonnet said “Maple Leaf” and had the symbol. However, when I lifted the bonnet up and looked at the firewall identification plates, the words “Holden made in Australia.” No “General Motors Canada” appeared anywhere.

Thanks to this forum I was able to detect a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Someone must have swapped the bonnet from a Maple Leaf and replaced an older Holden Australian bonnet.
Kind Regards
Lionel

It could have been a Holden Assembled Maple Leaf Chevrolet dispite the plates on the firewall as there are other differences as well between the models even though at first glance they are the same. Holden assembled and built cabs for both so it would not be unusual to see Holden data plates on a genuine Maple Leaf Chevrolet.

The white painted rear axle centre also normally had a small light that shone on it at night that could only be seen by the truck following. These were normally part of the blackout light setup in the electrical system.