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Old 29-04-12, 18:48
Mike Cecil Mike Cecil is offline
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To follow on from Hanno's post, the Australian Army started to convert such MC trucks to 20 inch rims from local production, with the ability to fit them as duals on the rear. It became a general policy from 1944 onwards for the MC types that were to be retained in service (mainly Fords and Chevs). Might explain the wheel difference to the CDN production vehicle.

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Old 30-04-12, 10:18
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Hello Hanno and Mike, thanks for the replies. You're right, there is a wealth of info available. I will have a look for a data plate or chassis/engine number this weekend (in daylight) and post the results (if any) . Thanks again.
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Old 06-05-12, 03:34
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Hello,
The only numbers I can find so far are stamped onto the firewall; 1726 with a symbol first. I'll have a look through the forum to see if I can find what it means.
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Old 06-05-12, 05:37
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Hi Jason..have a look on the top of the transmission bellhousing.There should be a machined flatspot with a number.Most of the Fords from the 40's had their VIN # info stamped on that pad.You may have to take the transmission tunnel (cover) off to get at it.

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Old 06-05-12, 22:07
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Hi Jason
Look on the outside of the left rail just around the door post as the will be the serial number location the numbers should be about 3/8th on an inch in height
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Old 08-05-12, 21:08
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If I've got it right, there's a workshop manual for the modified conventional pattern trucks on ebay at the moment.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370610877152

That may help with your truck (no connection with seller).
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Old 06-02-13, 06:26
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Hello. well I finally found my chassis/serial number. 4g8678f . Can anyone tell me where I could start looking for this in a contract list or similar?
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