ID Plates

[Andy Cusworth]

Hi guys,

whilst paint stripping I have uncovered 2 plates besides the main one on the dash, my truck is a Chev C15a 1943, details of other 2 brass/copper oval plates below -

on passenger cab side

HOLDENS
WTS 5568
W/O CAB
JOB NO 5401A

under bonnet on inner panel strip

HOLDENS BODY
NO 7818A
W/O FRT END
44 10 194

I guess w/o is war office cab and the same with the war office front end

The plate on the dash is the large oblong Made in Canada job

Can I identify from this what Cab i have fitted ?

Cheers

[Keith Webb]

I don't have any info on the smaller Holden plates but the WO number on your dash data plate should reveal what rear body was fitted when new.

[Andy Cusworth]

thanks Keith, i had a look and it says body but no codes next to it, once i've cleaned it up i will upload a pic

[Keith Webb]

The large plate should have a WO number such as WO12 or WO52 and so on. It's not necessarily next to body.

[Andy Cusworth]

thanks Keith, it was at the top of the plate, it says WO 72

What body would that have been ?

[Keith Webb]

Unfortunately WO72 is one I don't have details for. I have one example listed:

WO72 Chassis 2844470016P Engine WR38601173

This tells us it is a C15A assembled in Perth but nothing more.

WO71 we know was GS Personnel on a C60L chassis and WO73 was the C15 version of the wireless signals.

Possibly it had a version of the No2A Aust steel box body adapted for a special use such as office. Hopefully the gaps in the knowledge will be filled in one day.