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20-02-11, 10:24
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Singapore Ford factory
http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_...007-11-05.html
I am not sure about a GM plant .... there must have been a dealer but all weere probably sourced from GM in Batavia, NEI. 
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21-09-11, 02:42
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Gents,
Now I know this thread has been dormant for a while, but some additional info that might be of interest. A couple of images show Australian Chevrolet Modified Conventional vehicles with visible Australian Imperial Force (AIF)registrations. AIF-V-5202 is a Chev 15cwt GS 'van'. The arms visible in this pic are a 'Rifle,.303 inch,No.1 Mk.3*' (a model of SMLE) mounted on the bicycle, and poking out from the rear canopy is a Light Machine Gun, .303 inch, BREN Mk.1. The Mk.1 had a very distinctive barrel, whereas the later Mk.2 and Mk.3 (and the Mk.1/1) had the shorter barrel and fabricated flash eliminator. AIF-L-9638 and AIF-L-9043 are both 'Lorry, 3 ton, GS'. Both are, of course, Chevrolets (as are the rest in the line). The 15cwt van was issued in Sydney, and the two 3 tonners were issued in Melbourne. They were all issued at about the same time (28 Jan 1941, and 22 January 1941 respectively) and all carried to Malaya aboard the same ship, the Montferland. Needless to say, they became the property of the Imperial Japanese Army just a year later! These are a great set of images: thanks for putting them up on the site. Mike C
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21-09-11, 07:09
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Great pics and of particular interest to me are the GS Vans pictured . I have the remains of two 1940 chevy utes .
It's so easy to get confused as the AIF had on issue both 15 cwt and 1 ton variants ..outwardly, they appear pretty much identical but there are differences . The 15 cwt Van is built on what Nth. Americans call a 113" 1/2 ton pickup chassis, whereas the 1 tonner is built on the 123" chassis . The 15 cwt version has: 2 tilt hoops , sits on modified 16" car type rims ( widened to take 7.50 -16 tyres ) , has running boards that extend all the way to the rear guards . The 1 Tonner has: 3 tilt hoops, sits on unique 17" split rims and the running boards stop just at the cab rear corner. The vehicle which shows the bike is actually 1 Ton GS Van Both of my wrecks somehow escaped military service , possibly they were sold to essential civvy users ? farmers maybe . The GMH data plates show Jan. 1940 assembly . The cab body numbers are only 2 apart ! They were both painted in GMH Port Red . One survived with its GMH wooden framed ute tub, but its mostly gone . Both have the CFA logo on the doors ..possible clue ! One came from Maryborough near Ballarat, the other near Colac . The Chevy is a long term project that will likely never be done as I've two Morris Commercials waiting in line and I spend my time playing with a lathe and a milling machine ..if we only had 40 hour long days Mike
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1940 cab 11 C8 1940 Morris-Commercial PU 1941 Morris-Commercial CS8 1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.) 1942-45 Jeep salad Last edited by Mike K; 21-09-11 at 07:15.
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