question What is it Quiz

[Richard Farrant]

Right, here is a vehicle to identify. I know what it is and will not give clues until the first person gets it right. Should keep us amused for a while!

[Gordon_M]

Not got a clue Richard, steering wheel location wrong for me. While we are waiting for knowledgable guesses, what's the story, since it is obviously a brand new photo and you wouldn't want something that interesting lying around rusting.

 

Has it been discovered, bought, sold, picked up yesterday? You can tell us that without revealing what it is

[Richard Farrant]

Not got a clue Richard, steering wheel location wrong for me. While we are waiting for knowledgable guesses, what's the story, since it is obviously a brand new photo and you wouldn't want something that interesting lying around rusting.

 

Has it been discovered, bought, sold, picked up yesterday? You can tell us that without revealing what it is

 

Hi Gordon,

The person who took the photo had known of it for many years, but only just had the chance to snap it. :-)

[Gordon_M]

Thanks Richard.

 

Still no idea, but looks to be inter-war British, maybe still in service when WW2 started.

[Brooky]

Karrier 3tonner?

[N.O.S.]

The lower edge of bonnet and cab scuttle and windscreen angle scuttle shouts DENNIS PAX at me for some reason. Key identifier must be the rad guard bracket but it doesn't ring any bells with me.

Edited September 27, 2013 by N.O.S.
wrong make!

[Enigma]

Liberty truck?

[Richard Farrant]

Ah good, a few have had a stab at it. I will say that I do not know of another one still existing, this one is past its sell by date sadly. As for Enigma's guess, not a Liberty, but someone has taken a liberty and removed the crown wheel leaving the casing behind!

Gordon, I think you are closest so far regarding the age.

[Nick Johns]

Thornycroft ZS, 4x2 the raised fuel tank is an identifying feature, a thread recently showed a pic of a Thornycroft ZS searchlight truck

 

Edited September 27, 2013 by Nick Johns

[Richard Farrant]

Thornycroft ZS, 4x2 the raised fuel tank is an identifying feature, a thread recently showed a pic of a Thornycroft ZS searchlight truck

 

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Well done Nick, you win the coconut ! Thought it might have gone longer, I purposely did not show the photo showing the empty bonnet area and engine in the cab. Will post a few of the other shots later.

 

I thought the following advert was interesting, Thornycroft quick to cover their backs on the ZS/TC4 when they we demobbed in to civvy street.

[Richard Farrant]

Here are a few other views of the sad remains of a Thornycroft searchlight lorry. It had a generator under the bonnet and engine in the cab. It is in a far off land in the back end of no where, the exact location was not revealed.