11 / 12 cabs.
Me again ! We are getting a few sightings of 11 cab features on 12 cab vehicles, but not the other way round. Anyone who is farmiliar with the book by Alastair Timpson called "In Rommel's Back Yard" will know that there is a F30 pictured on the cover. It is a Long Range Desert Group vehicle fitted with 5 assorted machine guns. The photo is from the IWM, London. On close inspection, there are 12 cab, swivel type towing eyes on the front bumper (fitted mid way up the bumper). I have only ever seen reference to 70 Ford F30 trucks going to LRDG in March 1941. These all seem to have Chev axles and from most photos seem to be 11 cabs. This vehicle has Chev axles. Has the bumper been swapped? Why were the 70 F30's fitted with early Chev axles if they arrived late on in 11 cab production, or even early in 12 cab times?
Recently I have spotted switches, not push/ pull type in a photo and now these later towing eyes.
Did LRDG get some more F30's later? All serial numbers that I have come across are much the same. e.g. 4406012 4406114.
Many thanks for continued comment.
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