Originally posted by fletch:
this guy had been living on the boat that had it's tanks full of fuel. Over a thousand litres of the stuff!!
I have a motorhome acquired for parts that came with 50 gallons each of gasoline and propane. Not big money but a nice surpise.
Regarding the cab of this truck - Is it therefore correct to say, it has '54 grill on a '53 cab? So the interior of the cab - layout, guages etc are all '53?
I think its correct to call it a '54.
However the guages look like '53 in the pictures, and when ordering stuff you may want to call it a '53.
You've got a challenging (in more ways than one) situation. Your truck is in fact a 1954 but various parts are not the same as what we are accustomed to on US and Canadian 1954 trucks.
If you are ordering from African sources will they understand '54 parts the same as we do in the US or based on what was manufactured in South Africa? Your challenge is knowing what to order based on how the vendor will understand what you are looking for.
Can you get an LMC Truck catalog mailed to you? LMC doesn't have the most competitive prices, but they do have excellent illustrations and are very helpful when trying to figure out what you need to order.
With the illustrations of various parts to help understand what could be different between '53 and '54 you might have better success working out what you need to look for...
