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09-07-09, 06:00
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Hmmm .. well
The data I've seen on Maple Leafs suggests they differed from standard Chevs in various ways . Wheelbase and so on. I've a GMH sheet here somewhere that gives the differences . .. stand by for a scan .
Yes , as Cliff said, the AWM photo descriptions are often way off the mark  . They are improving the captions to some degree. Mike
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09-07-09, 06:09
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the wheelbase is slightly longer on the Maple Leaf ..why ? Maybe heavier springs
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09-07-09, 06:15
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better
easier to read ......
I just noticed the Maple Leaf was supplied in 170" odd wheelbase , the Chevy wasn't .
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09-07-09, 07:10
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Mike thanks for the added info. It seems that Lionel needs to measure the wheelbase on his truck to see exactly which one it is but was he surmising that the truck was a Maple Leaf because of the AWM photo caption?
 I suspect it is a plain Chev as the photos you have put up of the truck show that the mudguards are not cut out and it has civilian type wheels. These were probably changed when it entered civilian life after the war due to a lack of 18inch tyres but with the guards not cut out it may never have been fitted with the 18inch wheels. Still quite a rare beast and well worth having regardless though.
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" 
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09-07-09, 07:41
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This a 1940 Holden assembled GMC .. these had a GMC motor ..not the 216 .
Its a 1 tonner I think. it is in QLD . it has GENERAL MOTORS TRUCK along the bonnet . Mike
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09-07-09, 07:46
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AWM piccy .......the chap in foreground liked army food
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09-07-09, 13:45
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Chevs vs Maple Leaf
My understanding of Maple Leaf trucks is that they are h/duty chevs and to be able to quickly tell the difference other than the name and numbers (16 or 1600)
1. They have a different diff centre , with a ratio of 7.16 ( same as 3 ton blitz ) as apposed to 6.17 of a chev. 2. The m/ leaf has 5 wheel studs front and rear , with studs being of approx 5/8 or 3/4 diam ,where as the chev has 10 studs rear and 5 or 10 studs on the front and a smaller stud . From about 1947 onwards they went away from the 216 engine and used the 235 splash feed one. Regards Jim S. Picture of rolled over truck , coutesty of " Outback Corridor "by Allan Smith The chap in the rolled over truck is wearing a gas mask as he was being towed on a very dusty road.
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jim sewell cmp and cckw Last edited by jim sewell; 09-07-09 at 13:49. Reason: additional info
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