C60L in Argentina

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

It is just that these are Australian contracts, and were assembled in Australia in 1944/1945. Somehow they were exported to S America post-war. I wonder if, as with the UK, enterprising people bought-up and shipped military vehicles for civilian use. Argentina was of course a member of the United Nations (an ally) and I wonder if the US acquired vehicles and had them shipped to S America for allied forces after the war?

[Keith Webb]

That is definitely NOT an Australian assembled Chevrolet.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

G'day Keith! My database showed a number of Holden-assembled CMPs with PE- etc contracts.

However, you must be right in the sense that the plate shows that it was not a CKD job (which carried a Holden sequential number) and usually a plant code. I stand corrected and suggest that it was a SUP import to Australian order, and not assembled per se. The serial number is in the Oshawa sequence, and lack a plant code as well.

Thanks for pointing out the wrong choice of words.

[Bob Carriere]

Hi David

Do you remember the PE 197 12 series we posted previously on MLU.... most were Aug. Sept. 44 but the -12 series had small C15a axles and 16 inch rims

It seems possible that the PE 197 11 series contract preceeded the other Aussie contract and were all built in Oshawa.

Strange where CMP show up........

Bob C.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Examples:


GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD
OSHAWA, CANADA
VEHICLE MODEL: C-60448-M
CAB MODEL 13
CHASSIS SERIAL 4844303231
ENGINE SERIAL PR3998204
ORDER NO PE-197-12
DATE OF MFG: SEPT 18-44


GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD
OSHAWA, CANADA
VEHICLE MODEL C-60448-M
CAB MODEL 13
CHASSIS SERIAL 4844303239
ENGINE SERIAL PR3998543
ORDER No. PE-197-12
DATE OF MFG. SEPT 19.44.


GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD
OSHAWA, CANADA
VEHICLE MODEL C-60448-M
CAB MODEL 13
CHASSIS SERIAL 4844303731
ENGINE SERIAL PR4000888
ORDER NO PE-197-12
DATE OF MFG: SEPT 29-44