In Rob's other thread about this truck in the Engine and Driveline forum, Oldsub brought up the question of whether or not a US resto pack for the '54 trucks would apply to this SA-built truck, considering the differences in the cab and bed, and possibly in the mechanicals. This also reiterates one of Rob's original questions, whether the mix of '53 and '54 parts makes sense.
It has been determined that '54 right-drive trucks used the earlier split-windshield cab. What about the bed and/or mechanical parts? Could the remote assembly plants (SA and/or Australia) have used '53 parts, or at least used up leftover '53 parts early in the '54 model year until '54 parts became available, both for body (except cab) and/or mechanical parts?
Anybody know of any other '54 right-drive trucks to look at for comparison?
