Lend Lease Chev 1 1.5 ton

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

If the valve cover is the style with slits in the top, a prevoius owner may have wanted to reduce dust and eliminate water entry (unless fording deep water) through the slits. It would make even more sense if they were runnig withour hood/bonnet for extra cooling. This is only a guess.....

Hello Grant,

Thank you for the tip. I will take the cover off and see what is underneath it.

It was a farm vehicle too with such things as the under seat petrol tank replaced by a side mounted under the tray rectangular fuel tank - with the farm name on it. A wind up spare tyre holder underneath the tray which uses two gears one which has a handle on it.

So how old the modification is could be anyone's guess.

Kind Regards
Lionel