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Old 15-03-15, 13:56
Matt Austin Matt Austin is offline
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Cliff, thanks for your observation about GS bodies. That leads me to some other thoughts.

I wonder if the GMH Special Body Division at Fisherman's Bend, was where bodies were built for many types of vehicle. It'd seem to make sense if this was the case. I've attached a pic of a brass plate, removed from my vehicle, which shows this lineage. It's painted grey, but I imagine it was green back in the day.

The second image is from the AWM site, and clearly marked as such. It apparently shows International trucks approaching completion. The four planks and steel uprights are visible. These match the two remaining steel uprights and four planks on my truck, as shown in the third pic. So now I know the layout to replicate.

I'm looking at pics of Chev and Dodge GS trucks, which do seem to have very similar bodies, so there may be bits out there. Looks like the metal may be just mild steel channel, bent to shape.

Cheers,
Matt
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