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Old 28-01-16, 16:36
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I was guessing at 2 wheel drive because the driver is sitting in the cab with what appears to be one foot resting on the ground. Either he has very long legs or it is a low truck.
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Old 28-01-16, 19:32
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I think the thin steering wheel makes it a Ford. The Chev black steering wheels were noticeably thicker than the Ford ones.
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Old 28-01-16, 21:02
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Keith .Yes you are right about the steering wheel , if I make the pictures the same size from my C15 ,and this picture , the steering is thicker on my C15.
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Old 29-01-16, 00:43
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Here is the radiator top I mentioned earlier. I know it's speculation, but to me the black spot in Bill's picture is too dark to just be a shadow (compare with shown on fender) and has to be an actual hole in the panel. A hole which could provide access to a filler cap as in the pic attached. Hole, not factory, but maybe field/post war mod(?)

The rad top in the picture attached came from a French C15. The complete rad is the original from my C8.

I am still betting on a 4x2; I agree with Rob's comment on the drivers leg, but what settles it for me is the position of the rear wheel when compared with the lower edge of the body. A 4x2 shows the top of the tyre about level with the lower edge of the body, or even slightly above the lower edge; A 4x4 shows the top line of the rear wheel below the lower edge of the body.

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Old 29-01-16, 07:54
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Wy should a radiator need 2 filling points ? 11/12 cab uses the rear version , maybe the other is a 13 cab version converted for use in 11/12 cab
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Old 07-02-16, 22:55
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Wy should a radiator need 2 filling points
Your guess is as good as mine, Maurice. Maybe it's a cab13 rad retrofitted to a cab 11 as you say.


I put Bill's picture in Google picture search to see if it appears on other websites and found it here:

http://www.41afdva.net/Fotos_41%20RVA.htm

This site shows another picture of a (the same?) cab 11, although the picture is mirrored. I corrected the orientation of the picture and attached it to this thread. C15 Cab11.


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That picture is definitely a Chev and it has that hole in the rad cover.
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Old 08-02-16, 00:55
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This site shows another picture of a (the same?) cab 11,

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If it's the same truck, then it's at a different time. The truck shown in the second photo has it's superstructure.
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