15-cwt office truck in the desert

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19-06-18, 11:50

Hanno Spoelstra Hanno Spoelstra is offline

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilian Filipov

Z1326805 on the IWM picture (Cat. No. E 11097) is also Ford.

Downloaded & cropped the file from the IWM site: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205203770
"Object description: A CMP Chevrolet truck in use by AFPU cameramen in the Western Desert, 28 April 1942."

As Ilian said, it is not a Chevrolet but a Ford F15 with WD census number Z1326805.

Note that it has sand channels fitted on top of the roof, just behind the hatch.

IWM E 11097.jpg

IWM E 11097 F15 Z1326805.jpg

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