Bob
Is it an International Harvester "Truck Cargo, 2 1/2 Ton 4X4 GS with Winch, Aust. No.1 MK3?
If Yes then it is neither a Australian "A" series Cab Over (AACO) nor an Australian "C" series Cab Over (ACCO) although many people mistakenly call them AACO or ACCO. The civvy AACO is very similar to the army variant in the cab, has the same fibreglass bonnet but has rubber mounted windscreens and a vertical bars in front of the radiator. The ACCO has the same metal bonnet as the Mk4 but has step through doors and a single full width windscreen. (Not to be confused with the ACCO B series etc which have tilt cabs.
- ARN - Date/Contract - Model - Census - Nomenaclature - Engine - Chassis - Body -Tyresize - REMLR No.- Notes - Disposal -Vehicle Name
171-446 1966 - Mk.3 - 6389A -Truck Firefighting, 2 1/2 Ton, GS, WW, Tank & Spray AGD282.10925 -
1505 - 12.00x20 - Chassis replaced with 564 - -
The re-build plate may in fact mean that it saw overseas service. Borneo or Vietnam in particular. On return to Oz most of the trucks went through the re-build line and most lost their Mk3 nose for a Mk4 nose. The interesting thing is that the chassis replaced the chassis 1453 on 171-415 which had known SVN service and so is likely that both trucks were in the re-build line at about the same time and so highly probable that they both returned from SVN at the same time.
The pic above is a Mk3 with a Mk4 cab and nose. The image below is mine the day the drop side hinges were replaced, still an ongoing project though.
Anything else you want to know?
Diana