That would be an F15 GS, taken on charge in Western Australia. Engine and chassis number 99TF562341. You'll possibly find the engine number on the top edge of the gearbox/clutch housing, rather than on the engine if it is still fitted with the original engine/gearbox. (My first CMP was one of these 4x2 imports, also with a '99TF' prefixed engine/chassis number stamped on the clutch/ghearbox housing)
This is a Canadian Import, with all CDN parts, rather than a Ford Australia-assembled truck with many Australian manufactured cab/body parts. For example, the strengthening straps on the inside of the cabin rear panel will be an inverted 'u' shape, rather than the 'w' shape used by Ford Australia, and there will not be any round 'tag' fixed to the strap with a '29Q' number stamped on it. The hatch will also have the wood spacers fitted between the hatch coaming and the roof, to accommodate the curve of the roof line. And as Keith said, the floor will be the (thinner) raised dash or dash-dot chequer plate, rather than the 1/4 inch railway chequer plate used by Ford Australia. These imports were very early in Australia's move toward replacing modified conventionals with CMPs in tactical applications.
Nice find by the sounds of it. Are any Formation or tactical signs visible near the registration numbers on the front scuttle?
Mike C
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30-03-12, 02:13
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