New C15?? Restoration Project

[nbarkley]

Hello all,
Background info - My pop passed away last 2 years ago at the ripe old age of 96, and he was a veteran of WW2 at Milne Bay in the 2/5 Field Coy. I remember all the long stories he told me about his time during the war and really enjoyed listening to him and I can assure you he enjoyed telling them. I remember him telling me about the vehicles that he drove and one in particular - the Blitz Wagon. Years prior, I took him to Canberra to the Australian War Memorial and walked around for hours, he could talk about almost everything that was there and especially remember looking at the Ford and Chev Blitz wagons that were on display.

After he passed, some money was allocated to all his grand children and I really wanted to do something to remember him but also something that I do enjoy.

So, having seen Blitzes on some trading sites for sale I really wanted to restore one but also with the intention of being a daily driver - yes, a daily driver.

Here is the vehicle the night that I picked it up:

[nbarkley]

Starting to identify all the parts of my new project.

[nbarkley]

I will post my process so far but I do need some help in deciphering the chassis number (I did not get any data plates with this).

I am certain the chassis number is 2124577731 (refer to image) and I found this at the front passenger side rail and was stamped into the steel.

From my research so far I thought it was of a 45 vintage, however, another place has described the first digit as the year of manufacture being 42.

The next 4 numbers do not make too much sense and the last 5 I believe is the production line number. Can I please ask for any help in shedding some light on this. Thanks

[Keith Webb]

That certainly does not look like a correct chassis number. If it is a C15A it will be something like this: 2844400396 where the first 2 is the production year, 8444 is the chassis type then the rest is the sequential number. It is then followed by a suffix letter denoting the assembly plant - for example M = Melbourne.

It is normally stamped on the vertical face of the left front chassis rail.

Possibly your number is an ID put on by a previous authority who owned it.

Originally Posted by nbarkley

I will post my process so far but I do need some help in deciphering the chassis number (I did not get any data plates with this).

I am certain the chassis number is 2124577731 (refer to image) and I found this at the front passenger side rail and was stamped into the steel.

From my research so far I thought it was of a 45 vintage, however, another place has described the first digit as the year of manufacture being 42.

The next 4 numbers do not make too much sense and the last 5 I believe is the production line number. Can I please ask for any help in shedding some light on this. Thanks

[Keith Webb]

Arrow indicates where your chassis number should be. Interesting to see it appears to have the side plates for a winch - if it also has a 2 speed transfer case it is possibly a CGT chassis in which case you're looking for a 28440 chassis number. Hope this helps.

[nbarkley]

Thanks for the reply and information Keith, I will have a closer look at that section of the chassis.