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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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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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09-07-09, 23:04
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The blue truck is a Maple Leaf and the other is a Chev model 1533. The Chev is approx 120" wheelbase and the M-L is approx 150". The M-L had the same 6.17? rear end as my C15 (it's now in the C15) and the Chev has a 2-speed.The M-L has a factory reinforced frame. Both trucks have 5 bolt wheels on the front and 10 bolt on the rear. You can see the Maple Leaf grille has a different centre section to what the Chevs used.
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09-07-09, 23:34
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Maple Leafs had 'MAPLE LEAF TRUCK. with a Maple Leaf in the middle and a different badge on the rad, plus slightly different rad grilles in some cases.
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10-07-09, 10:16
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It seems the rolled over truck is the same water rear tanker as previously posted as a ford and chev in the middle east. some pics of local finds.
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23-11-16, 11:48
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23-11-16, 13:11
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We seem to be going round in circles with this Chev - Maple Leaf - GMC thing 
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Another Australian Maple Leaf truck has been for sale a while, but the cab looks odd, almost like a Bedford cab? As an aside, read some of the names on the door of this truck and the dealer's plaque, and then read about Walla Walla in THIS THREAD
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Chevrole...item3d8743b0e8 An Australian Maple Leaf Parts Catalog was available (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CHEVROLE...AAAOSw~Wtbkd1r), but not sure if it shows any of the military versions.
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11-03-21, 10:18
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/a...eaf%20truck%22
The advert details the heavier duty features of the Maple Leaf
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