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23-05-17, 06:45
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Chassis Number the key.
What's the chassis number? (top of right hand chassis member, adjacent to the engine mount cross member)
That should simplify matters. The Aust gun tractors are easy enough to locate in AWM126 (now online). Start trawling, Luke!! Mike 
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23-05-17, 09:10
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Is there a ammo box mounted in the passenger side of nose cone ?
Any evidence of a mount on passenger side wheel arch inside ? Engine chassis number sometimes found on bellhousing of gearbox at the top as well (If it is original gearbox ) Australian Gun tractor don't have the helper springs but easily added on later
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Have a good one  Andrew Custodian of the "Rare and Rusty" 
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23-05-17, 13:38
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Fgt
The double rear cross member and fairleads marks this as a winch equipped (=FGT) chassis.
As Mike suggested find the chassis number!
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern
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25-05-17, 12:44
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Fgt
Thanks for all the info guys.
I've come up with conclusion that it started life a FGT then sometime after/during the crane conversion the cab and diffs have been replaced. There is no sign of a number on the top of the chassis and the side is plated over so ill have to do some cutting/grinding when I get time to see if I have any numbers on the vertical side. Cheers again Luke
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25-05-17, 16:59
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Luke,
The Aust Ford CMPs assembled and stamped with their chassis number/engine number locally, have the stamping as previously indicated, so you won't find it stamped on the vertical of the chassis rail. The FGTs certainly fall into this group. The number is often quite lightly stamped, so some judicious use of wet & dry might show it up. It will be something like the format '3GXXXXF' or similar. Once you locate the chassis number, I'm pretty sure Keith or I can narrow down an ARN pretty quickly. Mike
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25-05-17, 22:43
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Chassis number location
The usual place is adjacent to the RH engine mount but I have also seen the number stamped on the RH vertical face adjacent to the bolts holding the starter solenoid.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern
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25-05-17, 22:47
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That's a new one on me, Keith, so grind away, Luke, let's see what you can turn up.
Mike
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26-05-17, 00:20
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