Chev cab WANTED

HI

Down Gippsland way here . I've had a project on the backburner for ages . I'm looking for a decent cab for a 1940 Chev 1/2 ton ute . The ubiquitous truck cab as made by GMH .. they fitted em to Chevs from 1940 to 47 ..... fixed windscreen and the quarter door windows .

I've got two of the 1940 model light truck/utes , light commercial 113" w.b. They are both ex CFA vehicles . The GMH built ute part is long gone, rotted away .

Thanks in advance Mike

I'm still looking for a cab . Been working on the 1940 Chev. Commercial.   

If the dates are right it is 16 years since the first request. The search can not have been too energetic. Here is one for $1,000 but a quick flash through Marketplace changing the searches to each capital city within 500km came up with at least a dozen 1938-46 trucks in various states of repair with suitable cabs.

 

Hi Lang

Yes it's been a while, I found two of these chevies in 1998. One was badly rusted , the other one has been in a prang, the cab was damaged . GMH made thousands of these cabs. The army used many of the 1940 models but these two escaped somehow.

I'd like to find the plans to build a ute style body. Wooden frame with metal skin.  But the drop side wood tray body was an option , so that will do. 

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Here is one I had. Body was original GMH offering for both civil and military - all wood. Only exterior difference between 1938 and 1946 was the front end tinwork. This one has the military opening screen - only a bonus for you if that was all you found. You can fix the screen as standard and remove hinges if you do not want them.

 

      

i  Iv  e been reading the GMH issued repair manual for 1940, it has a supplement for the 1941 DEFENCE models. The supplement mentioned that the army model 13 , the 15 cwt, was fitted with the heavier I beam front axlef from the 1 Ton model. They fitted wider rims and 7.50- 16 tyres on the army model 13 .  

That's a neat looking body on your 41 model, GMH offered a wide  range of bodies.  I found some Australian newspaper adverts from 1940. Well side body was popular pre-war. 

This is another style offered. The "hungry boards" on the ute body were factory wellside option.

 

That ute went from Istanbul to Normandy a while back. I brought it back to Australia and I am told  some idiot pulled the body off and put it on a Holden chassis and dumped the entire rest of the gear.

Here is my identical GMC I am working on at the moment.

   

What's with the Jerry cans Lang, are you trying to corner the market, it's great to have a peek in someone else's shed, thanks.

I have found it is fatal to have two of anything as it is automatically the start of a collection.

Jerry cans have a great history. I have about 100 including early German pre-war production and the British copy. Also quite a few of early American experiments before they settled on their useless standard model with the large screw top that thread-jammed, always leaked and wasted millions of litres of fuel because they will not pour properly without a pourer (that also leaked). Of course soldiers seldom had pourers available, the first thing to be lost.

After the war the French set up a factory to convert over a million American jerry cans by welding on the great non-leaking German/British over-centre lock cap which actually pour quite well without a dedicated pourer.

I am trying to match the collection of these guys.
 

 
 

 

I found these adverts in 1941 newspapers. It seems that during WW2, a good number of new vehicles were used by essential users I.e. govt. Departments.The PMG and local councils , Railways.   That's sad,  your nice ute getting the hot rod treatment . Used to be a few of those 41-47 chev coupe  utes still on the road  in original condition  back in the 1970s.