Chevrolet Heavy Utility contracts

[Brian Gough]

Hi Nick and David,

Nick asked, “Further still, what were the trucks supplied to China and to France (and where did these French trucks go?)”

I am aware of only one C8A built on an AID contract number. It is an HUW, serial #3844516858, built Jan 10/1944, on the AID to CHINA contract. And where is it located?……well, it is in France, owned by Jacky Herrault.


Nick also asked, “and what about wierd stuff like the ZL, were these 'aftermarket type' conversions or factory jobs?”

I have data plate info. on only 4 MACH-ZL2’s, all built on Contract LV. 2611:

serial # 3844536668 May 11/44, engine #FR3969158
serial # 3844536671 May 11/44, engine #FR3969368
serial # 3844536688 May 12/44, engine #FR3969099
serial # 3844536696 May 15/44, engine # unknown

Perhaps Contract LV. 2611 was exclusively for the MACH-ZL2. I don’t know of any other C8A’s built on it but the number is really too small to draw any definite conclusion. On Contract LV 1697 there is data plate information showing that both HUPs and HUWs were built.

As always, there are more questions raised than answered.

Brian