WW2 Bowser ?

[Ian L]

Is this a WW2 bowser ? on a later chassis ? its for sale with a starting bid of £70. less than scrap value.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Ian,

 

It looks like the tank from a Bedford MWC....indeed placed on a later traler chassis.

 

Alex

[Gordon_M]

There are two tank shapes, oval and with squared-off sides. I think the oval one is British, as found on the MWC and Morris Commercial, but this one has the squared-off sides I associate with the Canadian C15A and F15A Chevrolet and Ford.

 

I'd guess the tank would be worth something to the owner of a c15A or F15A cab and chassis that was lacking a body ?

 

G

[mcspool]

I agree with Alex, looks like a tank off a MW to me.

[mcspool]

Speaking of bowsers, can anyone ID this one?

 

Looks postwar British to me.

 

[8_10 Brass Cleaner]

The trailer chassis is an Ex BT cable drum trailer. Hence the yellow paint

[Pete Ashby]

Speaking of bowsers, can anyone ID this one?

 

Looks postwar British to me.

 

 

I think it is post war Hanno my guess would be 50's but may be later.

 

Pete

[austintilly]

Maybe this thread on MLU can help a bit?

 

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6155

[HubbyHumber]

According to one of my books, it is a FV2401B - Trailer, Water (1 tonne if the Mk3, or originally 1 ton). The mark 3 was in service into the 1980's, but they were originally a 1950's 1 ton post war trailer carrying 200 gals of water. Your photo shows it with the same size and type of wheels as the 1 ton 1950's humber, which are the original type.

 

The Mk 3 trailer was manufactured by either GKN Sankey, or Brockhouse (as I believer were the Mk 1 and Mk 2), with equipment by Thompson Tankers Ltd, Bilston, West Midlands.

 

Unladen weight is quoted as 1.45 tonne and laden weight as 2.36 tonne.

 

When restored would look very good behind a 1 ton Humber!

 

Regards

 

Adrian (AKA HubbyHumber)

 

Speaking of bowsers, can anyone ID this one?

 

Looks postwar British to me.

 

[mcspool]

Thanks Adrian.

 

It's for sale in Holland, see the ad here : http://gaf92.nl/generaaltjes/index.php?function=show_all&emailadres=jpgdassen@gmail.com