Woops hit the wrong key and hadn't edited or finished the last post. Other features of Lend Lease Chevs that i found interesting;
The black out lights and switches ( your light switch is original) are olive green and weren't painted over. I noticed the blackout driving light on yours is missing but that original type clutch head screws are filling the mounting holes.
These trucks were manufactured in the USA as right hand drive vehicles, I've never found any Canadian parts on any of our trucks.
The dashboard and cab internal sheet metal is all painted body colour but USA civilian trucks of the same model use a silver hammertone paint on these parts.
The approx build month and year can be found by looking at the window glass markings.
I'm not sure if you have the Maintence Manual TM10-1525, but there are good photos of the original body styles in the manual. (they often come up on ebay)
Your truck has some neat original parts that i have never seen before eg. the auxiluary fuel tank, fuel tank switch and the pintal hook chassis extension
Is the chassis number you quoted the one stamped into the passenger side frame just behind the front tyre? It is quite different to the Australian assembled trucks that i have seen. Maybe its NZ assembled? Anyway its good to see another LL Chev.
Jeff.
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