Austin K2 serial number

Hello

I just wondered if anyone has any info on the serial number on my Austin K2 GS lorry, it was rebuilt in 1952 and the number is 38 RU 76 chassis number 47122, does this mean anything to anyone?

Regards

Colin

Contact the RLC Museum and see if they have the card for 38RU76. That may give you the wartime serial number it was converted from.

http://www.rlcmuseum.co.uk/docs/accessarchives.html

the series of vehicles in the RU range never turned up when l was collecting the NO2 KEY CARDS for the museum of army transport and l doubt they are at the RLC MUSEUM

Wally, where does the No.2 set of cards originate from ? Was it a BAOR set...and where is the No.1 set...?

the no2 key cards were for use to record wartime vehicles that stayed in service after 1949 when they were given a new type of form numbering using the two number two letter two number the no2 key card was replaced by the form 419 B

which gives the details of a single vehicle were as the no2 key card has the details of several vehicles up to 32 These cards were kept by the military at chetwyn barracks and had details of there location at the time of there sale be it in BAOR or else where in the world there was no no1 keycard before l started collecting these documents some had been disposed of there are some that are to come to light this is as short as l can answer your question as it would take to long to explain the in s and out s

WALLY

Thanks for the advice guys I'll give it a go, thanks again

Colin

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I have chassis number 47122 as being part of a block of 1000 Austin K2/YV series 43a towing vehicles for the fire service on contract number S.708 which doesn't seem to relate to a GS lorry with an army registration?

Dusty