My Truck

[Mike Cecil]

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I am not aware that the prefix indicated a country of destination, or anything along those lines. From my notes, Chev vehicles in Aust service include engine number prefixes include AFR, TBR, BFR, TR, WR, WP, AVB, CR, etc, but what this myriad of prefixes indicate is a mystery to me! The Ford ones I've managed to work out, but not the Chev ones. Maybe a Chev enthusiast (Motto where are you?) can get us all up to speed on that aspect.

In this case, the engine was that supplied in the vehicle when built in Sydney and first taken on charge by Army - the AWM126 entry does not indicate it as a replacement engine. It is, of course, a 'series 15' so a Canadian-sourced chassis/running gear.

Mike