Chevrolet CGT retrofitted with GS body in period?

[Jordan Baker]

Found these pictures online while searching for WW2 British air compressors. Seems the British mounted one in the back of the Morris CS8 truck. I wouldn’t be surprised if these are the same air compressor bodies just mounted on a CMP cab/chassis.

It also appears the IWM Duxford has an original Morris CS8 compressor truck in its collection.

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[David Dunlop]

Ah! Twin cylinder heads! Makes sense now. Thanks for the photos, Jordan.

I assume the original winch drive setup on the Gun Tractors was adapted to power the compressor.

David

[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Seems the British mounted one in the back of the Morris CS8 truck. I wouldn’t be surprised if these are the same air compressor bodies just mounted on a CMP cab/chassis.

My thought exactly Jordan. The bodies do look slightly different (hinging sides on CS8 vs one-piece sides on CGT), but this could be an early vs late feature of the British body. The small toolbox on the right rear under the body also looks identical to the one mounted on the Morris, as does the box normally mounted on the left hand side of the Morris as I mentioned earlier, placed on the right hand side on the CMP.