My Blitz's

aj.lec · #1 18-09-11, 03:58

It is my understanding that all Chev blitz motors are based on the 1940 model .So regardless of year model all have he 1940 base motor with the single hole water pump and domed pistons
Civilian models changed in 1941

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #2 18-09-11, 08:09

Hi Scott - I am a bit of a purist and am glad you are sticking with 6v. I have heard so many reasons why people has resorted to 12v. None of them wash with me. 6v was more than adequate in those days and as long as you use heavy cabling and ensure good earths, you should have no problems. I think 12v is a lazy option.

Bob

Mike K · #3 18-09-11, 12:55

Scott

If you look at the engine block , you will see a code cast on the dissy side towards the starter . It's the casting date of the block . I've forgotten how to decode it but .... the letters = month . A = January etc.

The code is also found on the gearbox housing and gearbox lid .

this is good to read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrol...aight-6_engine

Keith Webb · #4 23-09-11, 05:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Hamilton

I have found out some details of my vehicles, altough there are still some historical gaps that will need to be filled.

C15A - Built in Brisbane. Was disposed of in Qld and was apparently sold to General Motors Holden @ 1946? No specific information of what rear body was fitted.

C60 - Built in Sydney. Was disposed from 1 Base Ordnance Depot in NSW in 1964. No specific information on what rear body was fitted.

Who would I need to get in contact with to find more details?

If the AWM had that degree of detail they would also have the body type. You should ask for more info.

Mike Cecil · #5 23-09-11, 05:26

Scott,

Tell me the ARNs and I'll see if I have the body type listed.

Mike C

Mike Cecil · #6 23-09-11, 06:13

Scott,

Your in luck, I have them both listed:

You wrote:

"C15A - Built in Brisbane. Was disposed of in Qld and was apparently sold to General Motors Holden @ 1946? No specific information of what rear body was fitted."

I have the truck assembled in Brisbane (chassis number is 38444B00075), and taken on charge by Army in Queensland. I don't have a year or place of disposal recorded, but just post war is reasonable, since the disposal SAN number is 5908. As you know, it was sold to GM-H.

To add to what you were told, the truck had a General Service body, so probably the all-steel body with valances (storage lockers) over the rear wheels, given its 1943 model year (so assembled in Australia 1943+).

C60 - Built in Sydney. Was disposed from 1 Base Ordnance Depot in NSW in 1964. No specific information on what rear body was fitted.

To add to your info: It was a 'Truck, 3 ton, Garage', and is a C60L. The reason it was disposed of so late was that it was a specialist body type. Those bodies in serviceable condition were transferred to Studebaker US6 6x6 trucks, and later, to Inter F1 6x6, so your truck was quite possibly disposed of as a cab-chassis.

Regards

Mike C

Mike K · #7 24-09-11, 02:50

this is the only DP Lancashire listed on WW2roll.gov.au

Service Record
Name LANCASHIRE, DOUGLAS PAUL
Service Australian Army
Service Number Q201673
Date of Birth 16 Feb 1925
Place of Birth DALBY, QLD
Date of Enlistment 3 Apr 1943
Locality on Enlistment REDCLIFFE, QLD
Place of Enlistment REDCLIFFE, QLD
Next of Kin LANCASHIRE, SAMUEL
Date of Discharge 16 Aug 1944
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 2 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS (QLD)

He may have been conscripted into the AMF after leaving the VDC .... he would have been 18 by then. That's if its the same person who owned that drivers handbook.

Keith Webb · #8 25-09-11, 06:57

They do turn up from time to time and are an amalgam of the individual Canadian ones. Surprising there aren't more of them around. The Ford one was the same format. The only Canadian handbooks here are the F15 because we imported numbers of them in their Canadian configuration.

As to your chassis in your next post, better by far to find a good one rather than spend a lot of time and effort on a bad one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Hamilton

Just recieved a driver's handbook for Chevrolet that I won on ebay. I haven't seen many of these books around so I'm guessing that they are hard to come by.

I have seen many Ford driver's manuals, but not many for the Chevrolets.

These are an invaluable source of information which covers details that are not covered by the standard maintainence manual.

The manual was issued to - Driver DP Lancashire, 2nd Batt / 3rd AATB.