Geoff, I doctored your pic in Photoshop to try getting stuff a little clearer. That number looks more like it was written on the photo rather than painted on the truck. The shadows don't seem to go over the number like they should.
I can't quite decide whether I can see some fairleads there or not. That chain is coming out at the centre of the bumper where the fairleads would be and the cable is hooked between the D-rings. It looks like there's some vertical irons where the fairleads should be. If they had a winch they'd need the 2 speed transfer case to have the PTO. My 11 cab F15A ex-firetruck has a 2- speed transfer case in it with the PTO so I'll have to check and see if it looks original or not.
It also looks like the soldiers behind the cab have seats there.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set
1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis
1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun
1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends
1941 Cab 12 F15A
1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5
1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box
1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box
1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP
1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box
1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor
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