New to me C60L's

[Ken Smith]

I have been wondering what sort of body/tray to fit to the 1945 C60L.I have found 2 Australian drop side GMH steel bodies locally which would do the job,I have also found a Canadian steel body in poor but restorable condition,it has a tag at the rear with 42 1 5F2 340 stamped into it ,the body was made by W.D. Beath and Son Toronto.Does any one know what a 5F2 body is used for?
I have been studying Keith Webbs oldcmp.net site in detail and now know that the late cab with the round hatch is made in Canada.Is it possible that these late trucks were diverted cargo similar to the Studebakers that came here after VE day?
Cheers Ken

[Ken Smith]

I paid a gentleman in Canberra to check out a lot of my ARNS and I got him to check 77821 it was demobbed 20th August 1956. In one of the columns it has this notation W/O BofS, I am thinking W/O means written off as in written off the books,do any of you know what BofS might mean? May be something of Supply .The same notation is used for my 1952 F500 that was disposed of in 1964.Earlier trucks and later trucks have entirely different notations.
All the other numbers check out and it appears to have never had an engine change.
When I put the photos up I will start using the restoration forum
Cheers Ken

[Keith Webb]

W/O - Written off as you suggest, or at least approved for disposal. BofS = Board of Survey which was the examining government authority.

Usually the priority was government agencies such as GPO and fire authorities first, then back to manufacturers to sell through dealer networks, then to other buyers.

You'll see a lot of sales to GMH and Ford for CMPs. Another thing you'll see is SAN with a number which is simply Sales Advice Note.

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

I paid a gentleman in Canberra to check out a lot of my ARNS and I got him to check 77821 it was demobbed 20th August 1956. In one of the columns it has this notation W/O BofS, I am thinking W/O means written off as in written off the books,do any of you know what BofS might mean? May be something of Supply .The same notation is used for my 1952 F500 that was disposed of in 1964.Earlier trucks and later trucks have entirely different notations.
All the other numbers check out and it appears to have never had an engine change.
When I put the photos up I will start using the restoration forum
Cheers Ken

[Ken Smith]

Thanks Keith I would never have worked Board of Survey out.I had wondered about SAN.
My cab 12 F60L ARN 51720 appears to have been sold back to Ford Motor Company.
Cheers Ken

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

The 38443M00001 was off a CKD chassis assembled in Melbourne Plant. The 1944 MODEL truck has a plate on it that has been mis-stamped as it should be 'X4' and not '4X'. X4 was the code for Australian delivery.

Note that there were other 00001 chassis, with each plant using their own system with a plant identifier: A, B, M, P and S.

[Ken Smith]

Thanks for the information David. I think I love the research as much as the the whole chase, doing the deal and getting the babies back into a safe home.I was only thinking the other day that at least 5 of my trucks have come from farmers that bought trucks straight after the war and used them carefully and wanted the trucks to go to someone who would look after them.I still had to pay for all of them and quite a bit for 2 of them.This sort of ties in with Keiths handing it down thread and I feel it is a big responseability keeping safe ,trucks that have served our countries in war and peace.I seem to have got off track there, but seeing the looks on the farmers faces when they see the way their old trucks are tucked up in my shed or in a parade or at a reunion makes me happy.All of the farmers have gone to great lengths to make sure I have every part they have ever taken off the truck and they have all given me photo's and the history of where and when and how they got what to some of them was their first car.
Cheers Ken

[Ganmain Tony]

Stop tormenting us Ken, it sounds like a fantastic purchase!!

Photo's man! photo's!!