Identification of F15 2WD?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Tony,

Excellent find. May I suggest you try to recreate the Australian No 1 GS Body? That is the composite body (angle iron/wooden planks) as pictured by David.

Forum member Rod Diery has one you could take measurements from - see quote below.

Hanno

Originally Posted by Rod Diery

Hello Keith and Co,

These are the details of yet another cab I have in my yard. The pic is of this cab as I found it in a salt lake near Kulin, WA.

Note that it is a WO1. I have anecdotal evidence that the wooden body the cab is in is the original one. Maybe this will fill in another WO gap.

Chassis Serial 2842100116M
Engine Serial SR3781572
Model WO1

ARN 60108

Regards
Rod

[Ganmain Tony]

Thanks Hanno - was hoping one of the senior forum members would give me a steer in the right direction.

Rod...... are you around? I'll send a PM.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Looking good, Tony

Any thoughts about the cargo body? Meanwhile Robert Sexton has had Drawings for No1 Australian body made up.

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

May I suggest you try to recreate the Australian No 1 GS Body? That is the composite body (angle iron/wooden planks) as pictured by David

Aussy body.jpg

[David Herbert]

Is that a left hand drive C15 ? My first thought was that the photo is back to front but most cargo planes have the loading door on the left side as in the photo.

David

[Phil Waterman]

Hi David that is very good spotting on the hatch being on the wrong side, one thought is could the plane be a Civilian DC-3 some of which had doors on the other or right side of the aircraft.


Cheers Phil

[David Herbert]

As I understand it, most 13 cab C15s have the spare wheel on the left side as in the photo. I think that some Indian bodied ones have it on the right but that is an Australian body isn't it ? The one in the picture not only has the hatch on the right but I think it is possible to make out the steering wheel on the left. If anyone had a clearer version of the photo it should be possible to tell by the Chevrolet badge as this is not siametrical.

David

[Paul Singleton]

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It would appear that the photo is reversed.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Well spotted, the photo is indeed mirrored!
The aircraft door had me puzzled as it seems to be a Dakota, which has a cargo door on the left hand side (the military C-47, that is).
But if you look closely it looks like the smaller passenger door which was fitted to the right hand side on some civilian DC-3’s.

H.

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Looking good, Tony

Any thoughts about the cargo body? Meanwhile Robert Sexton has had Drawings for No1 Australian body made up.


Attachment 101870

Apparently this particular truck according to the AWM records was a fully imported truck from Canada and came with a 2C1 body.

I have one, (again generously given to me from Keith) suffice to say it is a "restorers delight".

I really really like the look of the No1 body and the effort Robert went to is certainly not lost on me.

At this stage Ill be trying to fix the Canadian body.

Having said all that, I have an Australian toolbox & spare wheel carrier that will be going on it.

I would like to find the original Canadian version with the clam shell spare, but I wont hold my breath till one turns up.

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Tony,

Your truck has had a roof-swap, too, as you have an Australian Ford roof and roof hatch. So putting the CTB 2C1 body on it would be good and look great (but very heavy compared to the Australian all-steel body), but it will still mean you'll need to look out for a Canadian roof/roofhatch and a Canadian spare wheel carrier/tool box if you wish to bring it back to original/'as delivered' configuration.

Great job you are doing.

Mike

[Ganmain Tony]

Thanks Mike for the kind words and helpful suggestions.

Spot on with the roof. I had no other option as the original roof has been chopped to accomodate the modification of the windscreen.

This roof that we repaired and painted was in pretty good nick and the only one available to me.

If anyone has a Canadian Ford roof I would be very interested to hear from you.

Picture shows completed rear curtain arrangement.

[Ganmain Tony]

Been a bloody fiddly job. Got there in the end.

Boots are from Macs but I dont think they are the correct ones.

They will do the job required none the less.

[Ganmain Tony]

Finally all the brake lines are in.

Not sure why but the last picture is on its side. Any chance one of the moderators could fix please?

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Been a bloody fiddly job. Got there in the end.

Boots are from Macs but I dont think they are the correct ones.

They will do the job required none the less.

You should have asked. I have a couple NOS.