Dodge T203B in Australia

[Mike K]

Found in the same file are numerous papers relating to the vehicles returned to the Commonwealth from the USAFIA , including two long lists of the USFIA vehicles , one compiled in Townsville and the other Brisbane - numbering over 500 vehicles. The file reveals that In 1944, there was a chronic shortage of essential services transport and some of the ex-U.S. staff cars were reconditioned and supplied to civilian medical doctors, i.e., GM-H dealerships purchased these cars through the Disposals Commission and rebuilt them, I found a few Pontiacs.

The list of Reverse Lend Lease vehicles includes: Nash, Hudson and Studebaker sedans and other odd ball cars like a Morris tourer and Ford Prefects. A few 1941 Pontiac , 'masonite utes' as well. The U.S. staff cars were mostly 1940 to 42 models, they even used some Plymouths which the Aust. Army didn't normally use that much.

I found a list of Reverse lend lease vehicles earmarked for disposal at: 5 AOVP W.A. This list includes engine nrs.