My Truck

[Mike Cecil]

Lang

I am not aware that the prefix indicated a country of destination, or anything along those lines. From my notes, Chev vehicles in Aust service include engine number prefixes include AFR, TBR, BFR, TR, WR, WP, AVB, CR, etc, but what this myriad of prefixes indicate is a mystery to me! The Ford ones I've managed to work out, but not the Chev ones. Maybe a Chev enthusiast (Motto where are you?) can get us all up to speed on that aspect.

In this case, the engine was that supplied in the vehicle when built in Sydney and first taken on charge by Army - the AWM126 entry does not indicate it as a replacement engine. It is, of course, a 'series 15' so a Canadian-sourced chassis/running gear.

Mike

[Lang]

Mike

Just thought I would give you something to keep your mind active while waiting up trying to catch Santa.

Lang

[Mike Cecil]

Mate, not in this household! The Xmas decor is minamalist and if some bearded twirp lands his 'Sleigh Mk2' on the roof and tries climbing down our chimney in the middle of the night, he's likely to get a blast of AA Buck!

Still, we will enjoy lunch tomorrow (25 Dec - it's only 14:15 on 24th here now) with some friends, overlooking the white-blanketed countryside and the ice shelves along the river banks. Ain't winter wonderful!?

Best to you for the season... must be blisteringly hot in Qld??

Mike

[Lang]

All the best to you as well.

Yes it is warm, grand kids have been in the pool for ages. About to put down my beer and join them before the women finish "slaving over a hot stove". We do the traditional roast pork plus heaps of prawns and of course the flaming plum pud.

Lang

[Mike K]

This thread has wandered into chev. engine numbers .

This 1940 15 cwt project has engine nr. CR 2003874 . The engine was running when I first found the vehicle back in 98 ? This is a Jan 40 assembled Chev and as far as I can tell, somehow it escaped military service , I am guessing that around 99.9 % of these vehicles would have gone into the military. Looking through the AWM pics , the AIF had many of these 40 models. I specifically wanted a 1940 15 cwt model and I searched high and low for years before finding this one. I could have bought any number of the 41-47 15 cwt models ( slightly longer wheelbase ) , a dime a dozen .

[Mike Cecil]

Perhaps we should get Hanno to transfer this to a new thread??

Not every lorry/van from 1939 & 1940 production, particularly in the early stages of 1940, was acquired by the military. There are big gaps in assigned engine and chassis numbers during this early period, meaning the vehicles in between were sold to other users (perhaps to be impressed later on?)

In the case of the Chev 15cwt Van, a quick look shows there are a bunch of engine numbers around CR2003874, but not that particular one. Numbers such as CR2003853 and CR2003877, CR2003878, ....3879,.....3880, ....3881, but nothing I can find in between (CR2003854 to CR2003876). These are all assigned to AIF (ie AIF-V-1269 is CR2003853, for example). The AMF listings show few 15cwt, 1940 Chevs - they are mainly 1939 models, eg CR1994024 is C-5924.)

Nice van, Mike:when are you going to start work on it?

Mike

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Perhaps we should get Hanno to transfer this to a new thread??

Not every lorry/van from 1939 & 1940 production, particularly in the early stages of 1940, was acquired by the military. There are big gaps in assigned engine and chassis numbers during this early period, meaning the vehicles in between were sold to other users (perhaps to be impressed later on?)

In the case of the Chev 15cwt Van, a quick look shows there are a bunch of engine numbers around CR2003874, but not that particular one. Numbers such as CR2003853 and CR2003877, CR2003878, ....3879,.....3880, ....3881, but nothing I can find in between (CR2003854 to CR2003876). These are all assigned to AIF (ie AIF-V-1269 is CR2003853, for example). The AMF listings show few 15cwt, 1940 Chevs - they are mainly 1939 models, eg CR1994024 is C-5924.)

Nice van, Mike:when are you going to start work on it?

Mike

Ok thanks for looking up those engine numbers, very close !

Of interest is this example I have has the narrow civilian rims fitted, for 600-16 tyres , the army parts book lists wider rims for the 7.50-16 tyres . And also mentioned in the NASCO 1940 army parts book , they eventually fitted the 4 speed crash box , the earlier ones had a smaller 3 speed box .

A guy turned up at the Warragul show with a 39 version , virtually identical . He found it up at Winton ,with the original GMH rear tub in amazing condition. I have his details so there is an original tub to measure up.