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DrJeep wrote:The container is held to the cab roof by two small rivets - can I see glue around the base of the refrigeration unit on the cab roof? That’s the proof, I think.

I pulled out my 44C and had a look at it. Though I only saw one rivet, the box is indeed riveted to the cab. The evidence presented by DrJeep points to a very sloppy and amateurish fake. If that is indeed the case, then did the donor cab lose its box through wear or cutting? (The seller is also offering a 25D that looks to be chrome-plated, and equally suspect as that 44C.)

DrJeep wrote:I agree with all the comments about the differential wear, which doesn't seem at all consistent. Idris does have a genuine all-red 44c, but his is so worn that it's hard to know whether the cab and body are different colours. Could this one be real? I just don't know.

I've just checked my example and would say that all painted components are as-good-as the same shade shade of red.

Idris wrote:I've just checked my example and would say that all painted components are as-good-as the same shade shade of red.

Thanks - I think that one was a really good find.

Squid wrote:I pulled out my 44C and had a look at it. Though I only saw one rivet, the box is indeed riveted to the cab.

Here's mine with two rivets (and a lot of dust - sorry). It's the later casting with a rear bumper. If yours has one rivet I think that would be a previously unrecorded casting. Let's hope so!

DrJeep wrote:If yours has one rivet I think that would be a previously unrecorded casting. Let's hope so!

I had a better look at my 44C just before typing up this post. With better lighting, two rivets were readily apparent. Maybe an example with one rivet to the reefer unit will be found later, though!