Tyre Rims Chevrolet MCP

[jack neville]

Lionel,

I am not sure of the tilt windscreens on other trucks or the hinge arrangement/manufacture but I do know on the early Fords used by Australia that the 39 Ford truck/pick up windscreen was continued in use on the 40-42 Ford trucks.

The 39 Ford had a dual swing out hinge with a winder on the dash. Ford went to two piece fixed windscreens in 1940 but to continue using tilt windscreen the Australian Army continued using the 39 windscreen but had to make new hinges to adapt to the changed windscreen frame on the cab. And they are a bastard to get lined up.

Those familiar with Chevs may be able to enlighten as to whether any similar change took place with those civvy truck cabs.

[Ganmain Tony]

Been through this exercise before Lionel...wrt tyres and rims...

Davids explanation is great so I wont add anything else to confuse. Just some pictures...

The thread I posted on this truck is called 'Its infectious' and is on the Softskin Forum. You'll also see the hoops I jumped through in regards to the front brakes.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Been through this exercise before Lionel...wrt tyres and rims...

Davids explanation is great so I wont add anything else to confuse. Just some pictures...

The thread I posted on this truck is called 'Its infectious' and is on the Softskin Forum. You'll also see the hoops I jumped through in regards to the front brakes.

G'day Tony,

Thank you for the reply Tony. I did remember the "it's infectious" link thank you. I think I even contributed a mis-direction about the front brakes too accidentally. How is the restoration of this Chevy and your 2wd Ford CMP going? Any updates

Kind Regards
Lionel

[motto]

Lionel,
The vehicle in the attachment on your #11 post is a Ford. I'm not really familiar with them but two things readily identify the marque. One is the three ribs on the door just below the window.
The other is the radiator divided down the middle. The V8 had two water pumps and the radiator had two inlets and two outlets, an inlet and outlet for each side. They are unmistakable.

David

[Chevrolet 41]

Hello Lionel,

Don't worry about hijacking the thread mate. Would be good to have everything on the one heading for the 1. 1/5 L/L Chevs.

Getting back to your rear brake light, I would guesstimate it is original or close to it as far as year of manufacture goes. Mine had smaller and more conical shaped ones which I believe are avail on the reproduction market if you wanted to compare them.

http://www.oldchevytrucks.com/cart/i...g%2FTaillights

These show other types. Seems to be a lot of variants unfort.

Cheers

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by jack neville

Lionel,

I am not sure of the tilt windscreens on other trucks or the hinge arrangement/manufacture but I do know on the early Fords used by Australia that the 39 Ford truck/pick up windscreen was continued in use on the 40-42 Ford trucks.

The 39 Ford had a dual swing out hinge with a winder on the dash. Ford went to two piece fixed windscreens in 1940 but to continue using tilt windscreen the Australian Army continued using the 39 windscreen but had to make new hinges to adapt to the changed windscreen frame on the cab. And they are a bastard to get lined up.

Those familiar with Chevs may be able to enlighten as to whether any similar change took place with those civvy truck cabs.

G'day Jack,

Thank you for the post and the information on Ford MCPs with tilt windscreens. Is the truck in the attachment a Ford? It is hard for me to tell without the grille. It looks like it is one of the ones that David described that have rods near the roof pillar. This is a different arrangement to mine. Description from the Australian War Memorial follows...

Kind Regards
Lionel

ID number 052815
Photographer McInnes, Geoffrey
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Collection Photograph

Description

DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-21. CRAFTSMEN OF 2/70 LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, ATTACHED TO 2/11 ARMY FIELD REGIMENT, GIVING A TRUCK A GENERAL OVERHAUL. THEY ARE:- VX28171 CRAFTSMAN S. WENTWORTH (LEFT); NX79557 SIGNALLER F. BADHAM.
Accessed 13th September 2013
Permalink: http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/052815