Ford US trucks for RAF, Egypt

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Hanno, never found any other information. However as my file is fluid and flexible it gets updated and amended as new info comes in..only this week we found another Australian Ford contract.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by David_Hayward
Hanno, never found any other information. However as my file is fluid and flexible it gets updated and amended as new info comes in..

In that case, may I suggest you alter the entry as follows:

"C291Q: as C291WQ but without winch for UK, possibly AUS, as C291Q. L-W with full cab"

Just trying to keep your file from becoming too flexible

H.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Thank you Mr S...I have amended my file.

I have decided that I am going to at last write to Sandra Notarianni at Ford of Canada and ask her for details of all known wartime Canadian Fords. She of course sent me the F8A photos.

[Bill Murray]

Pic: At least it does say RAF on the door so it may qualify for your search.

Plus some more

[John Mackie]

The deeper you go into the Ford model codes the more confosing it becomes.
I was thinking about the letter D in the code C11ADF and wonder if it comes the model D used for the 15 CWT light truck , a model between the model C 10 CWT (1/2 ton) and model Y one ton..
One question, Does the C11ADF use the 15 cwt axle with full floating hubs amd a single join / partition in the rear axle (like the bigger truck diff).
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The 15 CWT axle uses 4.1 ratio gears while the 1 ton axle uses a lower gear ratio and bigger brakes.

[Alex van de Wetering]

One question, Does the C11ADF use the 15 cwt axle with full floating hubs amd a single join / partition in the rear axle (like the bigger truck diff).

John,
I seem to remember the C11ADF uses the F8 8cwt rear axle, and the C11AS used the normal civil running gear, but I am sure Ian McCallum can tell you more.

Regarding the "D"....I am sure this has come up on the forum before regarding a 4x4 chassis Indian Pattern (?)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by John 4172

The deeper you go into the Ford model codes the more confosing it becomes.
I was thinking about the letter D in the code C11ADF and wonder if it comes the model D used for the 15 CWT light truck , a model between the model C 10 CWT (1/2 ton) and model Y one ton..

Hello John,

Confusing it is! See Ford model designation for a pretty complete list.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I bet the top one is one of the RAF purchases from Ford in Alexandria! Excellent, thanks.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Bill Murray
Pic: At least it does say RAF on the door so it may qualify for your search.

Mike Kelly posted the same picture in the thread Unusual desert ( INDIAN ? ) Chev, maybe he knows more?

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

FC60L in New Zealand Army service near Rimini, Italy:

Source: http://www.nzetc.org/etexts/WH2-26Ba/c15.html#n392

The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War Online! hosted by the The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre is a rich source for Commonwealth vehicle photos.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
pictures of captured "Ford Kanada" trucks! These are 1940 or 1941 models

Here's another picture of one of these 1940/41 model FC60Ls (C098TFS, F-60428-C and/or FC60L?), very obviously captured!


Source: http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/germans/aaw

[Stellan Bojerud (RIP)]

Originally posted by Alex van de Wetering
Phew, Is this one ugly!

German Einheits-Fahrerhaus. If I remember right these standard cabins were introduced in 1943 to facilitate production. They were used on several types of trucks.

Here a Ford 3-tons.

[Stellan Bojerud (RIP)]

German Opel trucks built by Daimler-Benz built from 1943 and also a period post WW 2.