Ford 11/12 cab for sale (Aust.)

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I ought to reproduce my notes in entirety as it may be of interest:

SM 2037 MUST BE MIXED ORDER BETWEEN CHEVROLET 8443 AND 1543X2 AND FORD EC018Q AND EC098T "TRUCK 3 TON 4 X 2 160 IN. WHEELBASE", 6,847 ORDERED DESTINATION EGYPT AS AT 30 JUNE 1942

SM 2019 OR 2037 WRECKER # 12 CAB GAR WOOD 4D1 BODY: IWM PHOTO KID 1987[see IWM photo KID 1987]

SM 2104 WAS SUBMITTED ON 2 JULY 1941 TO CANADA AND COMPRISED 10,000 3-TON LORRIES “SIMILAR TO SM 2019 FORD AND CHEVROLET” WITH 10.50 X 20 GENERAL PURPOSE TYRES PACKS CKD, NOTE CKD, FOR ASSEMBLY IN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA. THE DESTINATIONS MUST HAVE CHANGED BY AUTUMN 1942.
Australian papers show 60% Chev/40% Ford, and 9,828 actually ordered

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I have to leave it for 'the jury' to decide about which Demand the #12 was supplied under, but it would appear that it may have been too early for S/M 2104. I have to suggest that on checking my file, I think it's too late for 2019. Here are the trucks that were w/o in the train crash when the loco hit a vehicle on a level-crossing en route to presumably Halifax for trans-shipment:

Built by April 1941
Included
2G-14877-F
/14658-F
/14881-F
/14685-F
/14909-F
/15125-F
/14474-F
/14564-F
/15056-F
/14463-F
/15165-F
/14682-F
/15058-F
/14855-F
/15149-F
/14349-F

Thus I have to suggest the # 12 was possibly supplied under S/M 2037. But I leave it to others to ponder!

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Cheers Mate! I have added the data to my file. Really, the more data I/we collect, the better as I think we have found all that the DND papers have to say. The Austrakian archives however I believe have a heck of a lot more to reveal. In the meamtime we rely on hard evidence gleaned from 'actuals', so it really is much appreciated.