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Thanks Rod. Corrected.

The A/T portees in the Chevrolet line were either the S/M 2028 2-pdr trucks with # 42 Cab, of which some were later converted to 17-pdr tractors, or the short-lived C60L 6-pdr trucks with # 43 cab that were swiftly converted into weird looking G/S trucks. The 2-pdr chassis were based on the C-GT chassis and had the same model number.

I have got to write to Sandra Notarianni and see if she can give us details of all Ford model numbers.I used to have her e mail but it's not on my present PC.

Moderator's note: some messages were split off this thread and moved to Is the FAT a 60cwt or 15cwt truck?.

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Originally Posted by David_Hayward (RIP) (Post 1461)

1. Regarding the Australian FAT Rear-engined: note this was supposed to be a Field Artillery Chassis, and yet the official description albeit of the original model was "Rear-Engine Armoured Car" [Ford Model C011QRF...my square brackets]. I could not decide therefore after reading your reasoned and authoratitive note whether the Australians had ordered any FATs. Then I remembered that this point had already been discussed on the old forum. Because my PC crashed I lost all unsaved data. This file has been a casualty...I think we agreed before that this chassis was a Ford C291Q, # 13 Cab as per THE HISTORY OF FORD IN AUSTRALIA, P. 109, Australian design No. 8, on the F-GT chassis. So I was wrong, and will amend thje original posting. AMENDMENT HERE: but I seem to remember that it was thought that the 1942 3-ton FAT chassis for Australia was the same model, so can I correct that to C291QH please?

A "FORD ARMOURED VEHICLES Chassis Instruction Book" lists two models:
- Rear engine chassis 4x4 C291QR
- Modified G.T. Chassis 4x4 C291QH
plus views of the chassis supplied (see attachments)

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Obviously the rear engined C291QR chassis were used for the Indian Pattern Wheeled Armoured Carrier. I think it is logical to deduce that the "modified GT" C291QH chassis was used for the Indian Pattern 4x4 Armoured Truck - please refer to the attached scan from Bart Vanderveen's book Historic Military Vehicle Directory.

Attachment 69795

I think David Hayward would have loved to have seen this....

H.

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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra (Post 1425)

David,

Thanks for quoting this list here!

I do not know what the "H" stands for but C291QH were probably FAT chassis/cowls, bodied locally in India as the "Indian pattern FAT".

Regards,
Hanno

A dead link, but it goes to Rick Astley, 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. I hope he gets a penny everytime someone plays his music.

Supply Mechanical 6576

S/M 6576, July 1945, one of the last ones? C60S Dump Truck

It come with a Chevrolet C15A water tank truck located in North Shore of Montréal which is for sale: https://www.facebook.com/share/128aGZ1Mg76/?

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