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By looking at the mounting brackets, I also wonder if the big trucks angled the bottom of the fenders out a bit more to clear the bigger tires?


I was wondering that too. Maybe the fenders just "flared" out when mounted to the larger yoke?

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I would think that nose with all the chrome would have to be pre war, 39-41. Chrome was a valuable war commodity, anything produced during the war would have had mimumium chrome.



As I understand it, the chrome (stainless) strips on that one front clip were only available in '41 and '42.

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