Canadian Chevrolet Maple Leaf 4x4 artillery tractors?

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

..never heard of Maple Leaf/Canadian Chevrolet being sold in Europe before as the Yanks had it sewn up through Bloomfield, New Jersey boxing plant BUT Tarrytown, New York supplied fully built-up vehicles to for example Portugal. The UK received Canadian Chevrolet cars from 1935 to 1938 though. Bloomfield supplied CKD trucks to Antwerpen, and Pontiac, Michigan, CKD COE Chevrolet + GMC + Oldsmobile trucks, and also the 4 x 4 and 6 x 6 FACTORY multi-drive GMC/Chevrolet trucks. Whilst I envisaged supply from Canada direct to Java, we know that the NEI received Chevrolet [and GMC?] trucks from Antwerpen delivered by sea from the docks. It is possible that Maple Leafs were shipped to Rotterdam* and thence to DAF bypassing Antwerpen, and subsequently re-shipped east. The discussion about equipping with 6 x 6 Trado bogies seems to confirm this.

The wheelbase you mentioned seems to confirm my suggestion that the 4 x 4 MLs were Model 1662 2.5 tonners, with Timken front axle and transfer case and Eaton 2-speed rear axle. These would be basically the same as the trucks for the Malay States. As such they were the fathers of the Chevrolet CMPs.

I agree with Hanno..civilian trucks, Stake Body, possibly YR series.


*Without cab...I would imagine that these were chassis-cowl units with cabs and bodies built in GM Java. There would be no need to deliver to Antwerpen unless the GM Continental style cab was required..GM C also built cabs for Ford just across the docks!