F60L ARN 46660 Cab 12

[Ken Smith]

Now that I have managed to get the photos up, I can go into a bit more detail, the farmer that owned this truck was a Changi survivor. The gentleman passed away in 2013 so he was a true survivor. He was a member of the 2/10th Field Regiment. His family didn't know until the 1990's that he had been a POW.

I bought the truck off his son, who didn't want the truck ending up at the wreckers, as it has always been loved and cared for by the whole family.

The truck had been registered for road use up until 1994, it was then used for another 20 years as a facility for emptying grain chaser bins into. It appears to have the almost perfect remains of the original wooden body but without floor boards, as the bin empties through the bottom.

Cheers Ken

[Beau Bruce]

G'day mate,

What's the little tank under the left hand door for do you know.? My cab 12 f60l only has one main fuel tank on the right hand side and that little tank under the left hand door (Whether the left hand main tank has previously been taken off I'm unsure), i was thinking that it might of been a starting tank then switched over to the main for when running on low octane fules, just like the old John Deere tractors and such do. Thanks

[Ken Smith]

Good day Beau,

The little tank is the radiator overflow tank. It is usually missing off most trucks, as they get damaged or rust out.

You are very lucky to still have yours, I didn't notice mine until I took the photos as I didn't expect it to be still on the truck.

Cheers Ken

Cheers Ken

[Ken Smith]

One of the first things I have to do is repair the mods to the bonnet. Somebody cut the front of the bonnet and bent it up, they also put a very well made hinged flap in the top of the bonnet, all this work to direct more air in to the radiator and engine bay.
Chard F60L 60l shown under bonnet.JPG

Chard F60L mods to bonnet.JPG

The top flap is seized open at the moment.
I was just thinking the top flap would help stop vaporising too. A lot of the AWM pictures show the North South road cab 12s with the bonnets off.

Cheers Ken

[Ganmain Tony]

An extraordinary start for a project Ken.. despite the mods to the bonnet.

Appears to be very complete. Is the bar that goes through the Radiator shroud still there??

Well done on saving the old beast - keep the pictures coming

[Ken Smith]

Good day Tony,
Nice to hear from you thanks for your comments, I will be putting up photos as often as possible. I would have liked the two truck threads to have not been merged as it would have been easier to follow each trucks new life, any way I will do my best with the merged thread and I can put a few other truck resto pictures in when it suits.
I just noticed my grey truck ARN 46660 and your truck are only 34 chassis numbers apart. I like those sort of interesting things happening, the two trucks may have even been parked next to each other at the factory or got their ARN's at the same time although I see your ARN is a lot different to my number. If I can get my trucks looking even half as good as yours I will be happy. Thanks for such a detailed restoration record.

Cheers Ken

[Lionelgee]

G'day Ken,

I just looked at the photograph I had of the tilt tray truck that brought my 1940 Chevrolet from Dalby to Bundaberg. It looks like the same truck that brought your Ford to your place. Are you near Dalby?

PS. I just checked my one photograph showing the tilt tray truck's number plate and it starts off 521 J ... It has the same pinstriping above the number plate. Looks like it is the same UD tilt truck - you should have asked for a MLU discount rate!

Kind Regards
Lionel