Rod's excellent military vehicle spotting holiday

[Rod Diery]

This Chev C15 is on permanent display in the RTHOF. It belongs to Liz Martin who is the RTHOF CEO.

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Liz Martin's C15

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This nomenclature plate is also attached to Liz Martin's C15 but it can't belong, being a plate from a C15A

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C60X fitted with a Gardner diesel.

The data plate is still with this truck but is heavily painted over. I did decipher some of it.

Model 3-8660-68106
Engine 2704?????
SM-PE-211-16
31-4-44 AUS

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Chevrolet C60L 12 cab

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Ford F60S

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Data plate off the truck above.

Note the letters AMB stamped after the Chassis Serial

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Chevrolet C60S fitted with winch. It has a tipper body on it but, despite it's looks I don't think it is military.

It's data plate says it is fitted with a WO78 body which I believe is a No. 6 gun Tractor.

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Above truck's data plate

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Another C60S. No data plates.

Note the Jeep trailer fitted with 100 gallon water tank on the tray.

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GMC

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And another GMC

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Diamond T Model 980 prime mover. These were fitted with a 165 bhp Hercules DXFE diesel engine and in military service usually towed a 45 tank transporter trailer.

[Rod Diery]

"Bertha" is also a Diamond T Model 980. She was purchased by a Northern Territory legend named Kurt Johannsen after the war. He stretched Bertha's chassis and fitted a 20' long cattle crate. Bertha usually towed two or three self tracking trailers of Johannsen's own design and thus became one of the pioneers of Australia's famous road trains.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Jeez, Rod... with all those dataplate photos, you're going to keep David Hayward busy for days!

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Rod Diery
Interesting serial number. Does anyone know what a WO28 body is?

Sure do... Ambulance, for AMF delivery.

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Rod Diery
The C60X cab's data plate

The R107 was a RAAF Fuel tanker.

I have another listed from the same day's production:

R107 C60X Melbourne 38660-70092 270451359 SM-PE-211-16 13-3-45 AUST M Cab only Trucking Hall of Fame
R107 C60X Melbourne 3-8660-M70097 270451328 SM-PE-211-16 13-3-45 AUST M Mark Weltner, Sydney

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Jeez, Rod... with all those dataplate photos, you're going to keep David Hayward busy for days!

Not only David

[Rod Diery]

Originally posted by Keith Webb
Not only David

It will do you both good!

[phoenix]

Looks like you had a busy holiday Rod

[Max Hedges]

Originally posted by Rod Diery
This Chev C15 is on permanent display in the RTHOF. It belongs to Liz Martin who is the RTHOF CEO.

Rod this blitz came from Sydney ti belonged to Maureen who sold it to Liz after it was part of the 2000 trip.
Max