Chevrolet 1533X2 30-cwt trucks

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Igor Shadrin

The side profiles show the significant difference in the aft end location, between LRDG pattern (fwd from the door cut), and the whole commercial range, which had all the same fenders, from pickup to heavy duty trucks.

the door on the closed cab was angled on the hinge side as was the cowl of the closed cab to suit the door. The other LRDG Chev Truck is a 'flat' faced cowl and the area where the door hinges would normally be is straight up and down so this is why the guard ends further forward. The dash was completely different between the Flat Face cowl and closed cab as well.

[Kuno]

@ Tony: I actually did not want to suggest that the widening was done by the troops - but I presumed that it was done in local (Egyptian) workshops for the early Chevrolet WA used by the LRDG. So; this was wrong as well - many thanks for that clarification.

[Igor Shadrin]

Originally Posted by cliff

the door on the closed cab was angled on the hinge side as was the cowl of the closed cab to suit the door. The other LRDG Chev Truck is a 'flat' faced cowl and the area where the door hinges would normally be is straight up and down so this is why the guard ends further forward. The dash was completely different between the Flat Face cowl and closed cab as well.

Just today, finally, I cleared the mystery, why fenders do look shorter
Yes, they are the same length, but... higher, or deeper. I outlined the most convenient picture, from the IWM, and mirrored it for more usual direction, and copied the outlined results on another pics. All the same!:

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Igor Shadrin

I outlined the most convenient picture, from the IWM, ...

While undoubtably the wheel openings are larger, I think the stampings used on the guards are also different. Compare the slope of the front of the guard under the headlight, and also the slope at the very rear of the guard: