CGT chassis with full cab?

[Grant Bowker]

The tag shown in Didier's post is mounted with screws, most body serial tags I've seen were riveted. (There shouldn't be a need to remove and re-attach a serial number tag.)
Also, it shows 5W1A as the body type which was a GS body meant for use on 158-160 inch wheelbase CMP and MCP trucks.
The 5W1 was a CKD GS body of bolted construction, 147" long, with wheelhouses. The 5W1A variant was designed for airportability, with the floor having a transverse split ahead of the wheelhouses. The inside height of the side panels is listed as 30".
None of these characteristics seem to match the body on Didier's truck so my guess is that at some time an available (but not correct) tag was attached to the body.

[Niels V]

I concur with Maurice, looks like a danish "troop carrier" conversion. If you look at the "flange" at the back of the cab.

Interesting to see that it has a square hatch and not the common Danish big round hole, but possibly it has not been fitted with .50 MG during its service.

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[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Niels V

I concur with Maurice, looks like a Danish "troop carrier" conversion. If you look at the "flange" at the back of the cab.

Interesting to see that it has a square hatch and not the common Danish big round hole, but possibly it has not been fitted with .50 MG during its service.

I wonder if that is the source of the C-GT/C15A in this post, ex Sweden?

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...589#post271589

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

I wonder if that is the source of the C-GT/C15A in this post, ex Sweden?

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...589#post271589

Yes, most likely. All the converted CGTs without Gun Tractor body I have seen are ex-Danish Army CGT conversions.