Question for David Hayward: captured COE truck

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I think it's a Ford 011W or similar:http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/f...1940trucks.htm

Or is it a '39?

http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/f...1939trucks.htm

and that the neg has been flipped!

There is no way I think that it's a GMC...and it would have lhd anyway! Egypt drove on the right at the time and the Alexandria-based GM Near East Limited and the Ford importer (a dealer I think; it was not a subsidiary) imported lhd vehicles only. The Ford facility imported both British, German and US vehicles, though I think that all the Cologne exports were cars (Eiffels).

I suspect that this was a captured or sequestred civvy truck. Both importers exported around the region, including to Libya. I am discounting any later than 1940 as US exports would have ceased that year.

I should add that apart from the British War Department and Air Ministry, that acquired Chevies from GM NE, the Egyptian Government also purchased vehicles. It is possible that they also had Fords but I have yet to see any printed evidence.

[George McKenzie]

I can,t find anthing in my truck spotters guide that looks like this .The American Truck Historical Society puts on pictures of trucks for the members to guess what they are and in most cases they can tell the right answer .The hood on this truck doesn't look like a North American truck .It is too flat on top .If you need .I can do it for you .George

[Steve Guthrie]

According to my copy of Fred Crismon's 'US Military Wheeled Vehicles', its a 1939 or 1940 GMC AFKWX-352 COE 2.5 ton 6x6. The vent door and the curved accent line along the hood and down the side of the (missing) grille are diagnostic.

Never built with RHD, the photo must be flipped.

Steve

[Steve Guthrie]

http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=GMC+AF...:429,r:14,s:26