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Old 08-08-15, 20:30
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Somebody on the HMVF came up with that theory . Makes no sense to me but who knows. I have various 15 cwt bits & pieces from CS8 bodies . The MCC ( Morris Commercial Cars ) CS8 GS bodies have a large cast brass plate on the side panel, the plate details the body maker as being MCC and the type of body and also the contract etc .
Typically, the War Department would own a design and contract multiple manufacturers to build-to-print.
I can't think of one reason why one single manufacturer would make ALL the 15-cwt bodies. Reasons why more manufacturers were involved in any kind of production included: 1) minimizing the risk of one factory being bombed, with all production grinding to a halt; 2) involving multiple manufacturers because the spike in wartime production numbers meant as many as manufacturers possible needed to be involved.

Nice finds by the way!
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