zuluboy Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 The Friends of the SAAF in Pretoria, South Africa are restoring this petrol bowser. Has 19" sankey pressed steel wheels. Trying to identify age, manufacturer and what the 'tanker cap' looked like. Was this part of the Imperial gift in 1919 or a locally manufactyed job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I suspect locally made. South Africa did have a good industrial base then. The steel wheels were typical of "colonial" vehicles, as there was a bit of a termite problem in some countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuluboy Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks for the reply - I certainly believe it is also of local manufacture as certain vehicles with similar wheels were used on the airfield and might have lost those wheels over that time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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