Chevrolet photos wanted

[Alastair Thomas]

Running up to his demob from the RAF, as well as his responsibilities as chief technical officer for radar cover from Sfax to Basra and Istanbul to Mombassa, my Father picked up some responsibilities for FBS. He not only saw to the installation of the transmitting and studio equipment but also some of the outside broadcasts. For these he was issued a Chevrolet van, suitably converted and here are some pictures.

Alastair
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[Lang]

Good one Alastair

Gives me some ideas.

Same body but on a 1 or 1 1/2 ton chassis. Note the 5 stud front and 10 stud rear wheels. Same spare wheel but a plate went over the front studs to hide the unused holes.

thanks.

Lang

[Lang]

Here is a good photo but unfortunately it is the right vehicle but an Australian built Holdens body. It looks like the well known restored Cinema Unit No 71 is the wrong model (car based van instead of the truck based original vehicle).

Here are a couple more of the truck based ones.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Lang, again not the type you're after, but maybe of interest anyway.....

It seems the Fleetmasters guys in Belgium had at least one of the 1,5ton examples at one time

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Fleetmas...os/?tab=albums

Alex

[Lang]

Thanks Alex

Lang

[Mike K]

This AWM movie has scenes of a Chevy van.

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[Lang]

Thanks, Mike

If the restored one had been marked with Photographic Unit instead of Mobile Cinema Unit 71 it would have been spot-on.

Nice clear footage of the vehicle.

Lang