Heads Up: 3 Blitzes in Sydney

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

It's a C15A retrofitted with a winch.

Could well be, though the owner notes "bigger diffs as its a gun tractor"?

Chev blitz gun tractor 101 inch wheel base$800
Has hi and lo 4x4 and bigger diffs as its a gun tractor
In pieces
Has pto winch
spare gearbox and engine in bits

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Could well be, though the owner notes "bigger diffs as its a gun tractor"?

He is incorrect. You can see the C15A type handbrake cables in the rear backing plates, and the CGTs we had here were built before the bigger steering ends were in production, the diffs are all the same size physically of course.
There's no evidence of fairleads front or rear. Of course it would have been refitted with a two speed transfer case to use the winch. This is not an uncommon conversion. The ultimate test is to ask for the chassis number and I bet it's 8444...

To quote a famous Australian movie: "Tell him he's dreaming!"

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks, so it is just another case of a 15-cwt retrofitted with a winch, as so many were post-war.

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

He is incorrect. You can see the C15A type handbrake cables in the rear backing plates, and the CGTs we had here were built before the bigger steering ends were in production, the diffs are all the same size physically of course.
There's no evidence of fairleads front or rear. Of course it would have been refitted with a two speed transfer case to use the winch. This is not an uncommon conversion. The ultimate test is to ask for the chassis number and I bet it's 8444...

To quote a famous Australian movie: "Tell him he's dreaming!"