Chevrolet Truck 'Lend Lease' etc

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by cliff

MCP vehicles were civilian models which were modified slightly with an observation hatch in the cab roof plus a MG gallows pole
Hope this helps a little

G'day Cliff,

My 1940 Chevrolet MCP - more is the pity - does not have an observation hatch and no sign of a welded up one either in the roof. Its front mudguards were only slightly raised while still being far lower than the desert ones were cropped. A mate has a full civilian farm truck of my same year and you can tell that the front mudguards were raised a wee bit on my truck.

I do have the fully tilting hinged no crank type desert wind screen though

What is a MG gallows pole and where would it have been what did it look like and what was it used for?

My truck's plates have the colour DLX (Dulux) Khaki 1940 so it was built for the Australian Army by Holden. It still has its khaki colour on the cab and traces of khaki on the metal work of the tray.

It also has traces of paint for an ARN on the bonnet and etched outlines - it is hard to tell where over-painted numbers and the original ARN start and finish.

Due to my truck's lack of major modifications it might have been produced rather early in 1940 and perhaps saw little action - something like a stores vehicle. It might have been why it survived without lots of dents even after its civilian life as a farm truck in the Dalby area of Queensland. Who knows?

P.S. Sorry for the thread hijack Matt!

Kind Regards
Lionel