Willanthry Chev Blitz C60L Restoration

[hrpearce]

OK Toby the parts have been packaged. There were no shims present only a gasket so I included it as a reference to thickness. Good luck with the start of a new career. the package should be on the workbench when you get your first leave.

[Willanthry]

Thank Goodness for the Easter Long Weekend! I'm home for the first time since i left to start my New Entry Officer Course at HMAS "Creswell" in January, and i can catch up with you all.

John Mackie, Dad and myself went for a drive out to Mossgiel today following up rumours of a Ford Blitz out there. Sure enough, there is one, and quite a nice one as well. The bloke whose property it is on says they start it up every so often, and when John inserted the crank handle, the engine turned over with ease. However, I cannot locate a legible ARN number on it, but it's been an army truck, as you'll be able to tell from the photos. Eminently acquirable, but as with everything, there's a hurdle. This Blitz was sold to a chap over 5 years ago, and he never came to get it. The former owner hasn't heard from him for years, and frustratingly, he's lost the contact details of the buyer. So that Blitz, although extremely tempting, will have to sit on the backburner for a while.

My Chev Blitz is going great guns. Thanks very much to Robert Pearce for providing that almost pristine part; the transfer case is now ready to receive the front shaft and to be run without losing all the oil. Apart from that, I haven't had time to do much else with the big girl. Officer training is quite hectic, and weekend leave isn't enough time to get home and back again. But I certainly look forward to getting it to Corowa one of these years!

Anyway, great to catch up with MLU again!

[Keith Webb]

You can almost read the ARN - looks like 132867 as it seems to be repeated underneath the Tac sign as well as along the top.
Did you get the details of the data plate if it was present?

But what a beauty otherwise - 1942 F60L with dropside tray.

[hrpearce]

Hi Toby, I'm glad it arived safely and didn't get broken in the post
While on weekend leave you could visit the Yass area, plenty of blitz boys to chat to there.

[Willanthry]

I have some more photos of the Ford Blitz here; the data plate is a bit fuzzy, but you can make out some details...

I've been through Yass quite a few times Robert, and i'd love to drop in and chat next time i have five minutes. Actually, when i was on the bus, i noticed a Blitz in someone's backyard in Church Street, if you know who that is!

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Willanthry

I have some more photos of the Ford Blitz here; the data plate is a bit fuzzy, but you can make out some details...

I've been through Yass quite a few times Robert, and i'd love to drop in and chat next time i have five minutes. Actually, when i was on the bus, i noticed a Blitz in someone's backyard in Church Street, if you know who that is!

Going on the data plate and the floor this would appear to be a full Canadian import rather than an Australian assembled example making it a fairly rare find here.

[Willanthry]

A full Canadian import you say? So we got fully built trucks as well as getting the parts and putting them together I take it. What makes this type of truck fairly rare (and consequently a very desirable acquisition)?