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Originally Posted by lynx42
Here is my 1940 Chev. I found it in a hayshed in Western Victoria. Enquiries through the Australian War Memorial in Canberra prove that it was General Stanley Savige's Staff car throughout the Middle East, 1940/41. Gen.Savige was the OC of the 17th Brigade, 6th Australian Division. The car arrives back in OZ in April 1942 on the S.S.Somerville and then was used on the North/South road between Alice Springs and Darwin. It was sold to a Mr.Williams of Ararat Vic in 1945, who owned it until 1971 and then sold it to John Woodburn of Dunkeld. I found it in 1993 and purchased it for the grand sum of $2.00. (yes, the decimal point is in the right place). It is now painted in the Syrian Campaign colours 1941 when the 17th Brigade were fighting the Vichy French.
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Rick
That Chev of yours would have to be the ultimate shed find .. it rivals or eclipses the 42 Ford sedan shed find of Bert Barker . Amazing that you fathomed out its history .
Back in the early 1980's , a VMVC member up Ballarat way , found a complete and original 1941 15cwt Morris Commercial CS8 in a shed , the original canvas was still sitting in the back of it . It was made driveable and it appeared at the 1985 Ballarat airshow we attended as a club event . It wasn't restored , just cleaned up slightly .The Ballarat member decided to sell it , it was advertised it in the VMVC newsletter for a very good price ( around 1986 ?) Why didn't I buy it .... It's now up at the Moama museum.
It was one of those once in a lifetime chances .Too slow or hesitate and it's gone .
Mike