Afghan Chevs

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

The National Archives, London, file on Afghan purchases mentions that in April 1939 a Mr S Ford, the GM representative (possibly from GM India) had told the presumably British agent in Kabul that negotiations regarding the sale of 500 lorries to the Afghan Motor Company were proceeding and that the deal was practically settled. All purchased were 3-ton Chevs at Indian Rs. 2500 each and would be resold by by the AMC at a profit of 10 to 15%. The first batch was due to arrive in Kabul in about 3 to 4 weeks from 7th April.

The Kabul Intelligence Survey lists imports into Afghanistan from 1934-5 and shows Bedford, Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet trucks with some cars, each year.