The Portees
As you guys know, there was a 6-pounder C60L Anti-tank Portee which debuted around 1943, but these were swiftly obsoleted and I suggest all survivors were rebuilt as G/S trucks, with a modified Number 43 Cab. However the predecessor 2-pounder Portees were officially rated ab initio as '30 cwt.' trucks, and yet they were basically the CGT chassis and Oshawa Plant even allocated them the same 8440 Model Number, unlike the C8AX. The evidence suggests that the Portees were built as batches with CGTS. Given the lack of a parts book to tell the difference 'by the book', I extrapolated that the CGT was a 30-cwt. truck therefore. Going one step further, the FGT was as well.
I know we have been down this road before as regards the differences between the 30-cwt and 60-cwt swb chassis, this seems to be one of upgrading in respect of the latter. The Ford Model Numbers are the same for F30S/F30 and F60S! I can readily see although am no doubt wrong, that the GTs were effectively 30-cwt. chassis with differences to the standard truck chassis but in the end all were created out of mixing and matching components, something that started in Windsor with the F15.
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14-11-04, 18:59
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