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The peculiar needs of Near East's territory were met by mounting " sand tires" on special wheels developed for Chevrolet commercial and truck chassis and by widening front-axle treads so that rear wheels would track, permitting efficient steering despite the low pressures stipulated for the new-type tires. Satisfactory engine cooling was attained through heavy-duty raditators wityh condensing tanks and six-balde fans, and the canvas-covered bodies provided were simple adaptations of the prairie-schooner design. The three-man cabs were buiot high enough to accommodate military drivers in pith or steel helmets and designed to permit firing from apertures in gthe roofs or over lowered windshields.
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By the end of 1940 the plant was leased to the British Army and trained workmen carried on work for the Army under a GM executive.