Please ID data plates

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Hanno,
All the equipment for the GLIII(c) radar convoys came under one Contract number, S/M2828 and I am sure this covered those that came to UK and those to Australia.

The Chev C60 census numbers for the UK were L4786091 - 4786491 and a handful with earlier numbers (same contract).

As Norway received a lot of surplus equipment from the UK after the war, it is quite likely that the C60 was part of it. The radar would have probably been obsolete by then with later types taking its place, and the truck only being a load carrier, nothing specific. Also it would appear that few Canadian vehicles were retained in British service for long, after the war.

Hello Richard,

You mentioned S/M 2828 before and indeed the late David Hayward posted the following info on that contract - see quote below. From this we learn that the column or "train" comprised a C60L with winch - which the subject vehicle has.

I'll ask the seller if there's a census number on the door.

Thanks,
Hanno

Originally Posted by David_Hayward (RIP)

Yes there were four batches of Census Numbers, with four batches under the same contract with Dominion trailers.

Also the 'Radar Train'

CHEV/FWD FROM:
L 4688567 CHEV/FWD TO: 4688587
(CHEV.) SM 2828 LORRY 3 TON 4 X 4 G.L. MK III EQUIP. NOTE 2
CMP MODEL C.60L? 8443
In this batch were:

L 4688568 to 4688575; 4688575 to 4688580 and 4688584 to 4688587 and 4785291 to 4786090

"Contract SM 2828 CANADIAN FWD CONTRACT USP 12045
THEN CDLV 5812 AND 6051 [CANADA] AND SM 2828 [WD]
LORRY 3 TON 4 X 4 G.L. MK III EQUIP. 1942 MODEL HAR-01 3½ -TON"

NOTE 2: FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE AUTO COMPANY, CLINTONVILLE, WI THEN TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AUTO COMPANY LIMITED, KITCHENER, ONTARIO FOR GS BODYING

THIS WAS FOR THE 1943-SUPPLIED CANADIAN RADAR TRAIN: 1. FWD HAR-01 GS WITH GENERATOR SET + 5-TON 4-WHEELED TRAILER RADAR A/A NO.3 MK.1 OR “APF TRAILER” AND 2. FWD HAR-01 GS + 5-TON 4-WHEELED TRAILER RADAR A/A NO.4 MK.1 “P1 TRAILER”; 3. CHEVROLET C.60 [L?] WINCH TRUCK WITH CABLES. WAS THERE ALSO A C.15A GS TRUCK AS WELL IN THE “TRAIN”?