Chev & Ford Cab11 -15A

[rob love]

A lot of early F15A cab11s had Chevy axles under them. The frame should be Ford though.

My first CMP was serial F10616 if I recall correctly, and it had the Chev differentials.

[cletrac (RIP)]

I've seen a Cab 12 Ford with Chev axles. Your air vents are Ford. Chev vents were round.

[Niels V]

I have a Chevy rear axle on my Cab 11 F15a

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

A shortage of Ford axles in the early part of the war meant a good number of 11 cab Fords were built with Chev axles.

[RichCam]

Thanks for all your comments. I guess I can safely call it an F-15A - hood badge is Ford, interior decals are Ford and it is a flathead 8. I was after it primarily for the steel body on the back but we will see how the engine. It looks like a Cab12 rather than a Cab11 from the front bonnet. I will check and see if the front window has a hinge on it.
Cheers, Richard

[rob love]

Originally Posted by RichCam

It looks like a Cab12 rather than a Cab11 from the front bonnet. I will check and see if the front window has a hinge on it.
Cheers, Richard

In the photo that shows two trucks, the front one is a cab11, and the back one is likely a cab12. Cab 11 only has the smallish opening on the hood which was bolted closed. The cab 12 had a hinged hood....just one of the improvements to improve access to do minor maintenance as opposed to removing the entire cab as the British envisioned.

[Keith Webb]

From what I can see of the chassis it looks to be a Ford one, but with the Chevrolet axles as mentioned.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

A shortage of Ford axles in the early part of the war meant a good number of 11 cab Fords were built with Chev axles.

Correct, there even is a list of the trucks which were fitted with Chevrolet axles in the Ford manual, so one can look up if the truck in question was originally fitted with these axles.

H.

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Correct, there even is a list of the trucks which were fitted with Chevrolet axles in the Ford manual, so one can look up if the truck in question was originally fitted with these axles.

Hi Hanno,

Where can I find that listing? Here is a photo of my 1940 Cab 11, F30S with Chev axles when I found it. Due to my ongoing ill health it is for sale if anyone wants one.

Regards Rick.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Where can I find that listing? Here is a photo of my 1940 Cab 11, F30S with Chev axles when I found it.

Hello Rick,

Had a long search for a photo of the page from the parts book which lists serial numbers (motor) of Ford 15A trucks that were built with Ford type front axles and G.M. type rear axles. I thought I had posted it on MLU years ago, but could not find it. What I could find was the list as typed out by Lynn in the Timken and Banjo thread.

I have no idea if the parts lists for the other truck types have these listed too.

HTH,
Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Due to my ongoing ill health it is for sale if anyone wants one.

Hi Rick,

Very sorry to hear about your health!

Do you want me to move that photo to the for sale section?

Regards,
Hanno