Truck Identity?

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's three views from the factory photos CD.

[cliff]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Here's three views from the factory photos CD.

This is the Canadian model known as the "Lend Lease Chev". The one in the original photo has an LP rear body so more likely to be a Holden assembled truck with Holden built cab.

Here is three photos of Roberts truck that Max mentioned. I think photos 1 & 2 are photos from Max the other is not and I can't remember where I got it from.

Even though you say it was an RAAF truck it was likely to look exactly like this except for RAAF replacing the ARMY at the start of the bonnet serial number.

[Max Hedges]

Mick also the one in your photo to me looks like a short wheel base the same as Robert Farmer's
Max

[Bill Murray]

I claim little knowledge of some of these conventional vehicles, but is the original photo not a 30 cwt rather than a 3 tonner as most of the following photos show??

Very short wheelbase, a slightly different slope of what little one can see of the cab with the door off and what seem to me to be smaller wheels/tyres.

Just wondering.

Bill

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Bill Murray

I claim little knowledge of some of these conventional vehicles, but is the original photo not a 30 cwt rather than a 3 tonner as most of the following photos show??

Just wondering.

Bill

Yes Bill you are correct but the Holden Built Chev's whether 30cwt or 3 ton looked almost the same except for the wheelbase which is probably the 133inch wheelbase instead of the 158 inch 3 tonner in the original photo thus had a short 9 foot LP body fitted. The restored example of Robert Farmers I show is a 30cwt short wheelbase model with the 9 foot LP GS body. Most Holden Assembled Chev's usually had the 20 inch rims fitted as well to my knowledge but 16in were used.

[Ausmick]

IS this close you think Cliff? has the same fuel fill set up with the bend like the green army truck above.

[cliff]

did the doors have the Quarter vent windows in them? This may be one of the Lend Lease Chev's otherwise. But other then that yes it is probably the same model as we think your Grandfathers truck was depending on the wheelbase.