G'day David,
Thank you for the informative reply about the quirks of MCP Chevrolet Trucks.
I found a photograph that might answer my own question about how far the rubber seal extended from the frame of the tilt up windscreens. Mine is nearly non-existent. This Australian War Memorial photograph shows what looks like a closed tilt up windscreen. It looks like there are two hinges roughly in the same place as the other photographs I have found so far.
Photograph Details below
P.S. I found a photograph of a US truck of a type that I am unsure what it is - however it looks to have a modified version of the tilt windscreen except it does not have a internal centre frame with a handle. The top hinges seem to be spaced further apart from the centred of the windscreen as well.
Kind Regards
Lionel
Attached Photo 1 is -
ID number 053414
Photographer Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Collection Photograph
Description
YUNGABURRA, QLD. 1943-07-08. ARMY TRUCK OF THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS COMBINED CAMOUFLAGE TRAINING SCHOOL EQUIPPED WITH GARNISHED NETS (ON TOP OF CABIN). WHEN NECESSARY, THESE NETS ARE THROWN OVER THE VEHICLE. SHOWN: SERGEANT (SGT) KEMP; SGT HALES; SGT FRANCIS; CORPORAL ROBERTS; LANCE CORPORAL HARTILL.
Accessed 13th September 2013
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http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/053414
Attached Photo 2 is -
ID number 060384
Photographer Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Collection Photograph
Description
SOGERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. A TIMBER HAULING TRUCK OF THE SCHOOL OF SIGNALS, NEW GUINEA FORCE MOVING ALONG A MUDDY JUNGLE TRACK TO PICK UP A LOAD OF LOGS FOR THE SAWMILL.
Accessed 13th September 2013
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http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/060384