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Old 09-02-15, 17:59
Bob Carriere Bob Carriere is offline
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Default Why???

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Why do we find the 2 wheel drive inner fenders and floor plates on the 4x4??????

Part shortages...... liquidation of remaining stock in late cab 12 production..... what was available in the parts bin at GM on a late Friday afternoon....?????

After all we have seen late 1944 C60 cab 13 Aussie contract trucks, left in Canada, built with early rectangular instrument clusters and two weeks prior build with round gauges.......

Do you think they did it on purpose to confuse eventual collectors ????

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Old 09-02-15, 18:52
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According to Chevrolet Parts List No. 197, dated August 1942, the "deep contour" floor heel plates were used on all Chev CMPs from 8cwt to 60 cwt, 2 and 4 wheel drive, including the gun tractor, before serial number 184-05003. Similarly, the "shallow contour" plates were used on all 2 and 4 wheel drive from 15 to 60 cwt and the gun tractor starting at serial 184-05003. The only difference in models is that the 8 cwt isn't mentioned for the later "shallow contour" plates, possibly because production wasn't planned to go much further (but this is only a guess on my part, when did 8 cwt production end?)
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Old 09-02-15, 22:39
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That implies that all early cab 11 fabricated before the cab 12 would have the deep dish contour plate..... yet my cab 11 has the shallow inner fenders and so do some of my cab 12......?

I honestly think they did it on purpose so confused later generations.

Duh!!!!!!
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Old 11-02-15, 00:06
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I honestly think they did it on purpose so confused later generations
Yes....or to confuse "ze Germans".....they seem to have made a habit of reusing allied trucks. "Different floor plates....that will keep them occupied for a while...."
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I will be in the workshop on weekend and will measure floor plate.
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Old 13-02-15, 03:55
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Hi Jacek

Almost a shame to paint it OD green.

I am also getting someone to measure the floor plates on a C8.

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very nice work mate. A pleasure to follow this post
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