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Hanno, noted BUT I have seen GM of Canada Parts Book manuals for CIVILIAN vehicles and that includes the 1942 Parts Book which by definition included military vehicles, and the examples shown were off of genuine vehicles. Now, there is as you quite rightly imply, caution required here as this is from a military manual and it could be completely fictitious or partly so. However it does not look obviously made-up to me save for the 'HULL 004' in the space where 'APT' should be.
The data plate off the pilot C8A states:
GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD
OSHAWA, CANADA
CHASSIS MODEL C.HU-441-M
CAB MODEL 13
CHASSIS SERIAL 2844500006
ENGINE SERIAL 3557157
ORDER PILOT MODEL
DATE OF MFG FEB/42
which looks substantially different from the production version:
GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD
OSHAWA, CANADA
CHASSIS MODEL C.HU-441-M
CAB MODEL 13
CHASSIS SERIAL 2844509680
ENGINE SERIAL FR3821318
ORDER LV308
DATE OF MFG MAY 18/42
and it confuses because the engine is a late summer 1941 unit, and although the serial number indicates assembly just into the Model Year, the assembly date is several months after the chassis production date. Whilst remaining cautious a very early pilot or test C15TA might have had non-standard data on the plate. I have however marked the details as 'possibly fictitious' on my database.
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