Chevrolet photos wanted

[Mike Cecil]

Lang,

The available information is sketchy and difficult to correlate as the terms used are often generic, with all manner of body styles simply called 'utility', rather than 'Van' or 'Panel'.

Do you know what series the vehicle is, ie Series 13, or series 15? I have entries for both series being supplied as 'Van' and 'Panel' to the RAAF and RAN, but without a weight reference. Most are series 15. The RAN had at least one series 13, chassis number 4113M77, engine CR3684184, registration number RAN 51978.

The USASOS were also supplied with Chev Panel vans, most listed as 1/2 ton, but there are a few listed as 15 cwt, ie 3/4 ton, for example:

Registration number USN-U-1, described as a 'Van, GS, 15cwt, Series 13, Chassis number 4113S251, so a Sydney-assembled vehicle operated by the US Navy in Australia. It was returned to the Commonwealth in 1945 to 5AOVP in West Aust.

Mike