1940 Ford truck ID please

[Dave Newcomb]

Hi; Those two wheel drive trucks were common in ww2 service. Ford truck books show them in N Africa and the India theater, as well as in general service. Not all were 'Desert' though. Early Ford V8 Club is International for info. Newc

[Shaun Mastin]

If it has a heavy chassis , it might be a Marmon Herrington truck (possibly)

[ccooperaus]

Thank you Dave and Shaun.

Am I correct in saying the fords with headlights on stalks as opposed to set into guards are 1940?

Where should I look for a chassis number?

I am curious as to what body it might have had as the chassis and front axle are heavier than that of a 3 ton long wheelbase ford truck remains I have.

Its 2 wheel drive so not Marmon, although I have a long wheel base Marmon 4X4 remains that was used to haul bananas for yonks. Had a wooden cab, C cab I think they were called.

Charlie

[jack neville]

A few photos of the ‘heavy’ part of the chassis might help.
Headlights on stalks included 1941. 1942 the headlights went onto the guards.

[Mike Cecil]

.... and the chassis number and any other markings/stampings such as the body info stamped into the firewall, would all help, too.

Mike

[Tony Smith]

The engine number on the rebuild tag is not the original engine, it is a post-war replacement/reco engine supplied through the commercial Ford Dealer network, not an Army rebuild.

The serial number was not always stamped on the chassis, although the Engine number was used by Ford as the vehicle identifier. This number was most often stamped on the gearbox bellhousing and not on the engine at all (and only sometimes repeated on the chassis) precisely for the reason of engine changes. However, that relies on the original gearbox remaining in the vehicle! (This was typical Ford practice dating from the Model T and Model A period).

While both the Australian "Desert" Fords and the Marmon-Herringtons had 10.50-18 tyres, the wheels were quite different. The Marmon-Herrington wheels has quite pronounced offset which gave the outer face an almost flat vertical face and were designed with a split rim and lock ring, while the 4x2 wheels were a drop-centre style with the two halves bolting together.

[ccooperaus]

Thanks Tony. Being 4x2 it has the 2piece rims. One pic I posted shows body stamp #, so possible chassis, original engine #. I haven't had a chance to look at # on gearbox yet. Son seems permanently located in Perth now with 3 kids, wife, house in suburb so truck needs to find a new home out of my shed on Gold Coast.