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Old 22-12-20, 11:39
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Default Chevrolet WA

Some original documents referring to the Chevrolet 133" wheelbase trucks. The "W.B." in these documents caused some confusion, but these are in fact Chevrolet WA trucks.

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(via Brendan O'Carroll and John Valenti)


From the “Desert Chevrolets” article in Wheels & Tracks magazine no.8 I copied the technical details of the 1940 Chevrolet WA.
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Edited to add: the above information refers to the Chevrolet WA 30-cwt truck used by the LRDG before the 1533X2 was taken into service

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Last edited by Hanno Spoelstra; 23-12-20 at 10:10. Reason: Added footnote and picture
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