[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Gordon, thanks for the very interesting comments. This raises the query whether GPA and DUKW vehicles shipped to the UK were in some way, any way 'disassembled'? Photos show that GMC CCKW trucks were shipped dismantled, and presumably crated-up and gthen assembled. Were the DUKWs then shipped complete though with removable items stowed away to reduce shipping space? At the 'assembly' or rather 'commissioning' facility these would have all been put back, and if there was any oil-based protection removed, fluids added, and then acceptance and apparently rectification work carried-out prior to hand-over.
Would this have also applied to GPAs?

I must add that one photo in the collection reputedly showed crates being moved that previously held DUKWs. This may have been suggested by a former employee but we now know that the cartes were for Canadian Dodge D60 lorries and Diamond Ts.