US-built Ford 1942-model trucks in Allied service

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Les Freathy
1 conventional stake model 2G8T factory fresh

Hi Les, was this picture taken in the US or in the UK? Under S.M.2451 the UK were delivered with US-built Ford 3 ton 4x2 6-cyl. 158" wb chassis with stake bodies (source: Data Book of Wheeled Vehicles: Army Transport 1939-1945).

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Below is a picture of a preserved example, shown at Beltring a few years back:

Source: Ferdinand Hejl's photo site