Chevrolet C60L ARN 89131

[Euan McDonald]

Hi Matt,
I would appear to be a standard C60L fixed side tray. The dash and doors would also make it late production. I would suspect it was used by NSW bush fire brigade going by the colour scheme.
The tray is original and should have a storage box or two under the left hand side.
I have a very simular truck for sale in Melbourne if anyone is interested.

[Matt Austin]

There you go, told you I was a Blitz noob! Thanks, gents.

What are the best references for learning about these vehicles? Is there a definitive book?

This one has a Holden six in it, so if I wanted it, I imagine I'd have to find an original engine for it, eventually.

A Blitz would be an ideal machine, I just need to convince the boss of the house! Then there's the question of a fair price. The owner is a good bloke, so I'd want to offer him a decent price. It's all subjective, I guess.

Cheers,
Matt

[Shane]

Matt did he tell you a price???

[Matt Austin]

He did, Shane. Based on those that sold at an auction in Marrar a couple of years ago, he put it at around 5k, given that his is a runner. I have no idea, and I don't want to insult him, but I'd be interested to know what prices have been lately. I'm a little reluctant to bring it up, as I've been on forums where people arrive and ask questions about price because they want a free valuation. That'd not the case here, and I hope I'm not giving anyone that idea, especially as I'm looking as a potential buyer, not someone looking to sell.

I fully understand if people prefer not to comment.

Cheers,
Matt

[Shane]

No worries mate. I think along the lines of the fact they just don't and never will make these trucks again. So how much is something worth, just as much as one is willing to pay. It all depends on what you want but because i have Cab 12 goggles on i think 5K would bring in a better truck than this.

[Howard]

G'day Matt,
I had a look at this truck a few months back while I was working out that way.
From memory, (I'll have to find the photos), the engine is not a Holden, but the correct Chev OHV six.
The brake booster is not original, looks to be Bedford (?) remotely mounted where the LH fuel tank should be.
It is a very neat and tidy truck which IMHO would be an easy restoration. It is outside my budget, and also has the wrong badging, so I would like to see it snapped up.
Cheers, H

[Matt Austin]

G'day Howard,

Thanks very much. It's now on the top of my desirable list! Just gotta work out how to get, 1) the coin, and 2) approval from the Minister for War and Finance!

Cheers,
Matt

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Matt Austin

He did, Shane. Based on those that sold at an auction in Marrar a couple of years ago,
Cheers,
Matt

That would be old Bill Pattisons place. I visited him a few times in the 1980's . The pick of his stuff was the Ford 1940 battery staff roadster ute , he just would not part with it - sadly he left it outside and it really fell to bits , it even had the original canvas top rotting on it .

I did persuade him to sell a ex army 1941 ford 15 cwt truck 11D .... the rare model with the widened car 16" wheels . Glassons in Wagga had it as A TOW TRUCK in blue livery . I did a rough rebuild on it and took it to tassie where I got it registered in Devonport ! The ferry trip over was nice , my brother lives down there . I sold it to a film company and if you ever see a movie "the nun and the bandit" thats my truck in the movie . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun_and_the_Bandit Paul Cox came out of the Middle Park office and said hi to me as I was replacing the radiator , they paid me to do some work on it, they paid 800 bucks to have the radiator recored

Cannot believe this ..on u tube my truck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf0pGxXBTyI

the tyres on it are bar treads ..very cut up ones too . I hand painted the vehicle with house paint !
Bill had some very nice CMP's in his collection . As a teenager during the war, he told me, Wirraways would often fly over the farm on training hops . One crashed into a tree near Marrar killing the 2 flyers . The roof of his bungalow was held down by heavy lumps of metal tied to ropes and hung over the eaves ..... I have some pics of some of his vehicles somewhere