Truck Identity?

Bill Murray · #1 08-04-10, 00:09

I claim little knowledge of some of these conventional vehicles, but is the original photo not a 30 cwt rather than a 3 tonner as most of the following photos show??

Very short wheelbase, a slightly different slope of what little one can see of the cab with the door off and what seem to me to be smaller wheels/tyres.

Just wondering.

Bill

cliff · #2 08-04-10, 01:30

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Originally Posted by Bill Murray

I claim little knowledge of some of these conventional vehicles, but is the original photo not a 30 cwt rather than a 3 tonner as most of the following photos show??

Just wondering.

Bill

Yes Bill you are correct but the Holden Built Chev's whether 30cwt or 3 ton looked almost the same except for the wheelbase which is probably the 133inch wheelbase instead of the 158 inch 3 tonner in the original photo thus had a short 9 foot LP body fitted. The restored example of Robert Farmers I show is a 30cwt short wheelbase model with the 9 foot LP GS body. Most Holden Assembled Chev's usually had the 20 inch rims fitted as well to my knowledge but 16in were used.

Ausmick · #3 08-04-10, 08:33

IS this close you think Cliff? has the same fuel fill set up with the bend like the green army truck above.

cliff · #4 08-04-10, 10:57

did the doors have the Quarter vent windows in them? This may be one of the Lend Lease Chev's otherwise. But other then that yes it is probably the same model as we think your Grandfathers truck was depending on the wheelbase.

Ausmick · #5 08-04-10, 11:09

Got ya.....just checked the picture in post 7 above and noticed the quarter vent windows. I suspose this would be more to what I should be hunting down, what is the model/make of that army truck?

cliff · #6 08-04-10, 11:31

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Originally Posted by Ausmick

Got ya.....just checked the picture in post 7 above and noticed the quarter vent windows. I suspose this would be more to what I should be hunting down, what is the model/make of that army truck?

Mick the 1941 was model YR and the 1942 was model MR. Both were similar and both were 1.5 ton (30cwt) conventional closed cabs and had a 132.5 inch wheelbase. BUT the one you want is the Holden Assembled and Holden built cab model. Main differences in the Holden built cabs were vents on the side of the cowl and the Quarterlite windows in the doors. The 1 ton models had the same wheelbase but were probably on 16inch wheels.

Hope this helps