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Old 22-05-11, 12:38
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Hi Tony

You should ring Neil Harris......He has some thing for you !!!!

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Old 22-05-11, 12:47
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Matt - that sounds like good news.

I must admit to not having Neils phone number - could you PM it to me or send it via Email??
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Old 01-02-12, 06:58
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Default Riddle finally solved!!!

Firstly a massive thank you to Neil Harris who went and found these for me and sent them to me via the Yass intelligence service.
Agents name was Max H. (No wait, that's to obvious. Lets call him M. Hedges)

Neil has done all this for me and has asked for nothing in return. Cant thank you enough Neil.

It is confirmed...... the brakes on the front of this beast are definitley GMC. Apart from being identical when put next to the original set out the truck, so to is the part no 3822R44.

It leads to further areas of interest which may tell us what was originally on the back. What orders of these Chevy Trucks came to Australia with the heavier front axle and GMC brakes in 30cwt configuration?

A quick guess would be ambulances......

Can finally proceed with making the thing stop as well as go

Thanks also to Matt McMahon for his help. I would have been stuffed without it fella's...

Photo's. Left - Traditional Chev set up. Right - Actual set up on truck, GMC
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Old 01-02-12, 07:28
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Tony maybe it was once a fuel tanker. I have seen photos of these on airfields and a vehicle park at the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland along with the same year GMC badged trucks.

Just a thought
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Old 01-02-12, 09:04
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I guess that is a possibility Cliff. Were the fuel tankers 30 cwt?

Be nice if I could jag an ARN through the paint wouldnt it??
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The fuel tankers were a mixture of 30cwt and 3 tonners judging by the AWM photos I have. The Atherton Tablelands photos show mainly Fords with the odd Chev.
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Old 01-02-12, 10:39
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It is nice to see that there are people out there who are not in it for their own personal gain. Neil has been generous to a number of military vehicle collectors. Currently he is a 'lurker' on MLU and hopefully one day he will become an active forum member.
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