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The pics are sourced from the Western Australian Collections web site.
Some of these images are in West. Aust. The on-line captions are brief .
Pic 1 is a 1941 Ford 1 ton MCP truck: officially '1 ton GS Van' these were fitted with the divided 16" military wheels. Body/cab made by Ford Aust.
Pic 2 is a typical 1941 30cwt or 3 Ton MCP Chevy with the 18" Aust. divided rims. 900-18 tyres. The 3 Ton model had 10.50-18 tyres....
Pic 3 some of the MCP vehicles had the conventional 20" civilian wheels fitted. A 1940 Chevy 3 ton - could be a scene in the M.E as the unit sign is 9th Div.
Pic 4 another 1940 Chev MCP truck
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22 hours ago, Richard Farrant said:
Looks like a Moto Guzzi, so Italian.
Yes, think it's a 500cc ALCE made by Moto Guzzi , they were popular with the Aussie soldiers, they used them as a runabout.
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Few more pics with Australian units. From 1939-41 The Aust. army transport fleet mainly consisted of MCP vehicles i.e Ford and Chevrolet for overseas deployment plus other makes for use within Australia - International, Dodge and some 'impressed' stock that was taken from civilian owners. In 1942, Some British WD vehicles arrived in Aust. as 'refugee' cargo, these were intended for Malaya , but as Malaya fell to the Japanese, these vehicles were unloaded in Aust. ports. Some British WD vehicles were purloined from the Middle East and came back with returning AIF units to Australia.
The types of refugee cargo vehicles includes: Ford WOT2s Morris CS8s and around 30 Morris C8 2 pounder Portee and other assorted vehicles.
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A pic I found recently. Scene is likely to be unloading a Ford in Malaya or Singapore , these vehicles and troops all fell into Japanese hands. I found the trucks details in the AWM126 books. The Ford was shipped out on the vessel 'Orestes' 6/6 1941
Details of the Orestes https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/orestes.257893/
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Hi
Great work !
"Canadian long block engines for right hand drive trucks have a very different manifold set up compared to the Left hand drive version which is unique to D15 and D60 range of military trucks . It was pure luck that this one turned up or the project would have stalled badly."
The Canadian long block engines are relatively common in Australia. I had one in a 1941 army Plymouth 12 cwt ute and another in my 1946 Dodge DD1-16 ute , both were 3 3/8" bore and 4 1/16" stroke from memory. Both Right Hand Drive of course
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Hi Nick from your pal downunder.. How did the Jeep canvas bits work out ?
This won't help you. Those 01T Ford trucks were widely used by the Australian Army, typically fitted with the odd ball 18 inch Aust. wheels some of them served in the Middle East and Malaya.
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The Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority in N.S.W. used those Commers during the early days of the SMHEA - late 1940s.
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My Jeep was used in the Australian produced TV mini series 'The Dunera Boys' the show was filmed just outside of Melbourne Australia. Well known UK actors Bob Hoskins and Warren Mitchell were on the set. I got to drive a Aust. 1939 Ford Marmon-Herrington gun tractor . Most of the vehicle scenes ended up on the editing room floor . I advised the props people a Jeep was not appropriate for 1940 but the script said otherwise https://www.duneraassociation.com/dunera-boys/
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The post WW2 Morris MRA1 is seen in the background on Omaha beach as a German truck in 'Saving Private Ryan'
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Looking very nice. Are you having a canvas cover made ?
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Thank you.
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Can I ask what 1/35 kit is that you are using ?
Middle East pics
in British Vehicles
Posted · Edited by goanna
Pic 1 1940 Chevy staff car.
Pic 4 Japanese staff car
Pic 6 is a CMP 8 cwt