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Old 02-09-15, 03:03
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Hi Matt,

The chassis number is behind the front wheel on the vertical face of the left chassis rail. It should start with 40****. Mine is 40 308. There is a small gap between the 40 and the 308. The numbers are lightly stamped and about 5/8 inch high.

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Old 02-09-15, 03:25
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My answer to your q, Matt was going to be 'dunno .... Rick or Mike K will know'.... and Rick did!

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Old 02-09-15, 10:23
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The Holden production numbers at Woodville .

1940 Standard sedan 1599

1940 Master sedan 2129

I think the Master has the independant knee front suspension .

Interesting , they don't list any specific military sedans for 1940 but they do for 1942 . Maybe the military issued 1940 cars are included in those 1940 figures ?

1942 has 620 AMF deluxe sedan bodies listed . I suspect these are actually 1941 style bodies . 1942 also has a few refugee bodies assembled at Woodville , these were Chev , Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and divimpro cabs whatever that is, all under 30 units each .

The Fishermens Bend factory was mostly manufacturing 'special' bodies with Woodville doing the bulk of the actual mass produced bodies

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Old 02-09-15, 12:27
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Re: Divimpro

I found this a minute ago.
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http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=617
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Old 02-09-15, 13:17
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Re: Divimpro

I found this a minute ago.
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http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=617
Ahh then DIVIMPRO in the Woodville data could be referring to the updated GMH made Chev truck cabs that were fitted with the opening windscreen and other modifications . Ive seen a few of those cabs myself .

Pictured is a GMH ute in the Western desert with the DIVIMPRO cab , the windscreen frame was brass, the hinges are visible .
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Old 02-09-15, 17:03
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From the thread referred to:

"It appears to be the abbreviation for "Divisional Improvements" and arose out of the field experiences of the 7th and 9th Divisions in the Western Desert. The improvements were field modifications to the Ford vehicles as they were found wanting in areas of their construction with these modifications subsequently being adopted by Ford."

The above is incorrect: DIVIMPRO is the 'Division of Import Procurement' - the wartime mob charged with actually doing deals with foreign entities, coordinating requirements of all government departments and other approved users, allocating priorities, and distributing to govt depts and approved users (doctors, farmers, manufacturers, miners, etc) what actually arrived in Australia (rather than what was ordered). It was not just concerned with MVs, but all imported items. It was a division within the Department of Trade and Customs.

It had nothing to do with construction specs issued by Army to the supplier, which were being continually improved based upon a variety of factors including operational experience.

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Old 02-09-15, 17:22
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Thanks very much, Mike!!!

I had no idea and the link seemed to make sense so I posted it.

Glad to get the correct answer.

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