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Old 02-03-09, 19:46
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BTW, does anyone recognise the engine in my Chev? I believe the original was replaced by a more powerful unit, but it is still a straight 6 Chevy engine.


I need to find a RH drive bellhousing to suit.

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Old 02-03-09, 20:46
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such a shame that the old girl is to be cut up as she looks to be in reasonable shape.
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Old 02-03-09, 23:54
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...a 235 cubic inch...... you will need to look up the serial number by the machined pad leftor rear of the dizzy...

Look directly above the starter motor...... if you see two vertical raised bars....aka aptain's bar,,,, about an inch long raised casting.... thenyou are lucky and have larger 261.......

Any CMP 216 right hand drive bellhousing will fit that engine....

Good luck.... don't forget to take lots of pictures and share them on MLU.

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Old 04-03-09, 19:58
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Hi Cliff,

I'm now in two minds now about the Chev. I'm coming round to thinking that she is just too good to chop, with original paint and all. There must be loads of 1 1/2 tonners in Australia that would be suitable? Can anyone kindly put me in touch with a seller over there?

Thanks for the engine info Bob, I'll check the markings.

Thanks all!
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Old 05-03-09, 17:41
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Again this mix of endless versions as I remember it from another post...

My statement to the LRDG Chevs is like this:

A) The one shown above which is preserved in the IWM is not a WB but a WA which was purchased & modified in Egypt.

B) The trucks LRDG T.Patrol used at "Jebel Sherif" were WA as well but some were flat-cowl and others with the removed windscreen. As I recall some were taken over from the Egyptian army and others transformed civillian trucks.

C) The later 1533X2 were at first locally "transformed"; then came the phase where they used the CMP Fords until they received new 1533X2 which were then built as per "LRDG Specification". I remember at least one picture showing them somewhere in Egypt with the same windshield and tires as in Cletrac's factory-shots.
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Old 05-03-09, 20:23
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Many thanks, Kuno.

That windshield on the 1533X2 does look very, very similar to an open cab GMC, complete with folding mechanism and upstand on the cowl. The LRDG trucks do seem to have a piece of wood fixed to the top of the cowl, any idea why?

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Old 06-03-09, 12:15
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Once aware about this windshield, I found several photos of LRDG trucks having a complete windshield and not only those quite useles "aero screens".
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Old 21-11-11, 22:53
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Tony,
LRDG Chevs came from a batch of 200 vehicles to replace their Fords in March '42. When they lost many of them in Sept '42 they had to get the old Fords out of retirement as the replacements were lost at sea. Vehicles seen in photos with wooden bodies were 1311 15cwt trucks used by patrol commanders, medics etc. The 1533 body was an all steel ammo body made by Gotfriedson, or some very similar name. no time to confirm at present.
I can get you info on the converterd Chev in UK and LRDG preservation Society in US have a couple. The UK truck has a Dodge 3 ton rear axle with 2 speed diff and a Ford CMP front axle from a 15 cwt. A friend of mine has a Chev like yours and he has just started the conversion. He had a near perfect example of this truck, but it was too good to mutilate. He sold it to another enthusiast to keep it in good order.
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Old 30-04-12, 12:23
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hi the link for the chev cd is not working if one was to want a copy who or where does one look.
many thanks mal
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