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K43 CHEVY POLE SETTER pictures by meatball427 - Photobucket has a nice collection of K-43 photos And the attached photo is remains that I found of one. It took me a long time to identify what I found because it is was a 2wd Ford cab-forward chassis with 5 lug wheels instead of the 4wd Chevy 6...

Identifying early Wc's. I have never been able to determine which W-number of WCs I have. I know they are both half tons. How would the original poster have determined that his is a W-12? Where do I find accurate information on identifying the W-#? Anybody's help is appreciated.

According to my sources, the blackouts that mount to the headlight buckets, and the rectangular gages, indicate that it is the first of three series of half ton WC production. If you are going to modify it, I am sure that some purist will appreciate you saving the headlight buckets and...

I read somewhere that many 1/2 ton WC's were procured as 'closed cab & chasis'. A wooden bed could have been fabricated for use in WWII, or for in construction of the Al-Can Highway. A wooden bed could be a usage that could be historicly correct, although non-original.