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Originally posted by Keith Webb
Very interesting, Tony I have seen one other with the contract number and the date supports yours:
SM 2201 F15A441M 36830 F15A Cab 13 3G20006F 13.6.44 131527
The clue would appear to be the '421' in the data plate - could it be someone stuffed up and stamped an 'A' in there - because it is still stamped as '421' despite the 'A' and parts book reference.
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Now that's an interesting thought. Under the bonnet of this truck is the faded paint showing the model/ year, faded to xxx?/1942, so I presumed that the data plate stamping was F15A 42, but there could also be something else there that's less distinct.
I had a look at some other Aust Data Plates from the same period, and yes some dingbat from Ford is adding a supplementary code. These plates are from 1 Army truck and 1 RAAF truck, so they are blameless in this instance.
"F60S 444" and "F60L 448". These are an abbreviation of the Canadian DND codes F-60444-M and F-60448-M.
The plate on the truck in this thread though still has an element of mystery, as it definately appears to be F15A421.