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13-02-09, 11:06
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Early 11 cab 15cwt's
Found this photo while browsing the IWM site
REFERENCE NUMBER H 13892 PHOTOGRAPHER: Puttnam & Cash (Lts) War Office official photographer TITLE: THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45 COLLECTION NUMBER: 4700-37 PERIOD: Second World War DATE: 12 September 1941 ACCESS: Unrestricted COLOUR / BLACK & WHITE: Black and white TYPE: Official photograph DESCRIPTION: 15-cwt trucks, carriers and motorcycles of a motor battalion in 6th Armoured Division, lined up for an inspection by the King near Brandon in Suffolk, 12 September 1941. THEME: Search for more records about British Army 1939-1945 LOCATION: Search for more records about Suffolk, England, UK Not sure if they are Fords or Chev's 
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE"
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13-02-09, 13:04
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It's not the earliest of the 15 cwts since they have the metal 2B1 boxes so they'd be equipped with the cab vents. They also have the seat backs over the wheel wells which makes them the Pers 2 versions.(personnel carrier)
They all seem to have the same roll of stuff on the push bar too.
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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 MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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13-02-09, 13:54
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Assembled by...?
These could have been assembled by GM Ltd in Bamber Bridge if Chevrolets or by Ford at Ripple Lane say.
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