F60L Cab 12 truck

[Howard]

Gday all,
Shane, my (unrestored) 12 cab F15 has a glass window, as does GT's F60L (and did before restoration), also the remains of a cab 12F60L that I have, has the glass frame.
My old man told me the F15 had glass for a long as he can remember.
Of the two 13 cab fords that I have, one has the sliding covers, and the other seems like it may have had the sliding covers, too.
I know of at least one unrestored 12 cab F60L that has the sliders, too.
As with a lot of things cmp, it seems that there isn't a right and wrong answer. These things were bolted together in a hurry with whatever was available, and then modified in the field probably more than once, and then modified post-service using, again, whatever was available.
From my observations, and point of view, your truck could have originally had either. And you should fit whichever you feel you'd like to have. Don't get too worried about the finer details. It is not a GT falcon, and no body it's going to have a go at you about such details. Just get her on the road and running right, looking presentable, and you will have a lot of fans.
Cheers
H

[Shane]

Howard............... A GT Falcon...............You are comparing my Cab 12 to a.............. GT i can hardly bring myself to type it. Now a HJ monaro on the other hand At least Holdens will still be here in 2016(no they wont but half of my brain is in denial)

No mate i understand what you are saying, im not trying to be to picky but want her to look the part. The look im going for is the way she might have looked while serving in the army dents and other mods done on her by the Aussies will be left on. Its all a learning curve so thanks to you and others in this forum for helping me with not only advice but parts for the old girl.


Might try and call into Colins place today, never get sick of seeing his shed of goodies.

[Shane]

Dad and i had a great time at Colins today and typical of his hospitality he asked if we would like a spin in his brengun carrier.(we said no but Colin made us) Now Colins driveway is longer than most streets and i could not believe the speed we were going, enough to make the eyes water. So thanks mate for having us and showing your impressive collection of militaria.

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[lynx42]

Shane, you were lucky to get a ride in a very unique vehicle. 6901 is Colin's recreation of a 3" mortar carrier. All that were built went to China during WWII and none are known to have survived. We owe a debt of gratitude to Colin for recreating a part of Australia's military history.

Regards Rick

[Shane]

Hi all.
Well this was four hours of fun, it was a mess but Coppers Ale made the time just fly bye.
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Keith told me to use petrol to clean and it worked great. Also took it for a drive to Happy Car Wash the owner was not to happy about me cleaning the sump in a car wash but i had just finished. So happy days for me and the sump.

[Shane]

Hi lads
Some shots of the motor, still after a radiator if anyone has one for sale.

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Also need a army marked fire extinguisher and fire extinguisher bracket. Cheers Shane

[aj.lec]

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