15-cwt office truck in the desert

[David Dunlop]

The Chev is pulling a trailer. Could these have been Wireless Trucks with early pattern Penthouses?

David

[Ilian Filipov]

Would it be safe to say the bodies were 2C2?

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Ilian Filipov

Would it be safe to say the bodies were 2C2?

Thanks, good tip. But the one at the top of this thread has a 2B1 body, the same as the one depicted below. AFAIK, the 2B1 was not produced as an office variant, like the 2C2 you listed.

So the subject body may have been an in-theatre conversion, though not a one-off. As this filled an obvious need, this was later taken in production as a factory-fitted office body like the 2C2.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

An Australian Army version:

Chevrolet 15cwt signals office (AUST) No 1

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[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

An Australian Army version:

Chevrolet 15cwt signals office (AUST) No 1

Attachment 83681

The original of that airbrushed photograph was taken in Melbourne at Wesley Grammar, taken over for the duration by the Army. New types were taken there to be photographed for the various publications.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

The original of that airbrushed photograph was taken in Melbourne at Wesley Grammar, taken over for the duration by the Army. New types were taken there to be photographed for the various publications.

I got this photograph from Les Freathy. Do you have access to any other of these official photographs - I reckon they were used for manuals etc.?

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

An Australian Army version:

Chevrolet 15cwt signals office (AUST) No 1

Attachment 83681

I'll bet it never looked so taut and tidy like that in the field.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

The Chev is pulling a trailer. Could these have been Wireless Trucks with early pattern Penthouses?

That's what I thought, but not necessarily for wireless use only: the caption above refers to it being in use by AFPU cameramen.

We know there was a HUP with penthouse - see below.

So the idea developed earlier on during the war may have been the trigger to develop the penthouse. Note how the canvas was rolled up on the roof when not in use. The version depicted below used tent poles to keep the penthouse upright. The one pictured at the top of this thread had a tubular frame plus poles.

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Originally Posted by cliff

The penthouse is a lean-to canvas awning making more office space as shown in the first photo attached to a HUP.