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Old 17-05-16, 08:15
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Another possibility is they received Ford roofs during a rebuild if the Chev ones had fatigued sufficiently - it was a design that fostered splits and cracks.
Yes that seems more likely Keith. The problem is described in Cobb Force accounts:

"We were in the 'melon hole' country, miles and miles of deep, eroded holes that were impossible to dodge. In creeping in and out of these the chassis frames were twisted so cruelly that the simple cabs with which they were fitted were also distorted and a number of windscreen standards were strained and broken. Happily the cab tops were detachable, so we took them off to take the strain from the windscreens and left them at the side of the track to be picked up again on our return journey."

Evidently they left a pile of bonnets by the side of track too!

http://www.2nd7thcavalry.com/cobbforce/

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