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Old 16-03-08, 17:32
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It's definitely a cab 11 and the louvres indicate a build date of mid 1940 or later. The attached picture shows what the prototypes looked like in 1939.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set
1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis
1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun
1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends
1941 Cab 12 F15A
1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5
1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box
1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box
1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP
1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box
1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor
MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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Old 17-03-08, 03:34
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I think we have discussed this seller, their identity and the quality of what they sell in past on this forum in the context of a C8A HUP/HUW/ZL variant. My memory is that opinions varied widely from "wonderful" to "looks good from far but is far from good".
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Old 17-03-08, 03:57
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I think we have discussed this seller, their identity and the quality of what they sell in past on this forum in the context of a C8A HUP/HUW/ZL variant. My memory is that opinions varied widely from "wonderful" to "looks good from far but is far from good".
Evening all, I just received a reply to my question sent earlier today asking the seller to double check the data plate for date of manufacture. Here's his reply:
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Dear corporald,
Good afternoon Derek Thank you for your email. We did he best we could in an ice-cold dark barn. Think we remember reading 1939. It seems to us that the differences are academic due to the rarity of any variety of these early WWII trucks. Please feel fee to email us again if we can assist in your bidding. Cheers Walt
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Old 17-03-08, 04:17
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The only way to tell the date on a cab 11 Ford is to look at the serial number that's stamped into the frame under the passenger side door. A 1G prefix is 1940 production and 2G is 1941. They didn't have a data plate with the date on the early trucks as far as I can tell. I wonder where he found the 1939? The cab 12s had the date on a data plate.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set
1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis
1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun
1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends
1941 Cab 12 F15A
1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5
1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box
1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box
1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP
1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box
1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor
MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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Old 17-03-08, 04:40
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I looked at his other items on ebay and it's interesting to note that most of them don't get a single bid.
He says the Humber is in the final stages of restoration but it doesn't look like he's started on it yet. I guess maybe all my acquisitions are in the final stages of restoration too if I use his standards.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set
1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis
1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun
1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends
1941 Cab 12 F15A
1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5
1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box
1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box
1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP
1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box
1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor
MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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Old 17-03-08, 06:37
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it is a late production 11cab. The early ones had no louvres, just a flat panel and the later ones had the louvres. So as has been mentioned it is more likely to be a 1941.
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Old 17-03-08, 06:58
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Cliff, my cab 11 F15A has serial number 1G 10495 F on the frame which makes its production date in August 1940 and it has the louvers and Chev rear ends.Isn't 1941 production all cab 12s?
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set
1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis
1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun
1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends
1941 Cab 12 F15A
1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5
1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box
1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box
1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP
1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box
1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor
MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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