14-01-2019, 11:37 AM
Hi Tony,
Thats great intel on the 'upturned lip' clue
Looks like a 1929 / 1930 chassis!
The wings and running boards I have point to pre Sept 1929 except the running boards seem to be pre Aug 1928 (bolt holes run parallel with the inside edge of the board). I imagine that the design updates of running boards (and wings) may have lagged the motherland by some time which could account for this mismatch, or the body may not be from this chassis originally at all!
You said "as far as I am aware no Chassis exported to Australia for locally built bodies ever had a factory ID plate"
Does this include having no chassis numbers stamped on the chassis rails too?
regards
Andrew
Thats great intel on the 'upturned lip' clue
Looks like a 1929 / 1930 chassis!
The wings and running boards I have point to pre Sept 1929 except the running boards seem to be pre Aug 1928 (bolt holes run parallel with the inside edge of the board). I imagine that the design updates of running boards (and wings) may have lagged the motherland by some time which could account for this mismatch, or the body may not be from this chassis originally at all!
You said "as far as I am aware no Chassis exported to Australia for locally built bodies ever had a factory ID plate"
Does this include having no chassis numbers stamped on the chassis rails too?
regards
Andrew