racer Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 I am not sure if this is relevant but is this of any use to anybody doing a restoration ?http://www.cheffins.co.uk/lot/-887306-vintage-0 Quote
Old Bill Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 Well, that's interesting. Doesn't look like a Thorny to me but I can't Identify it. The driving position looks very well forward from the hand brake position and I have never seen anything like those wheels before. None of the fittings have a Thorny look about them so I don't think it is. We need Doug or Tim or Runflat to have a look! Steve Quote
Great War truck Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 I have no idea. I was hoping someone else would come in with the answer which I could then agree with. I have referred it to a higher authority. Quote
Runflat Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 I'm struggling on this one as well - though it has a 'municipal' feel to it. Quote
Redherring Posted October 7, 2013 Posted October 7, 2013 What a puzzle. I have photos of a Packard and a Breeding (5 ton steamer) with very similar dished front-wheels. Beyond that the similarities end. Could it be American? Quote
nz2 Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 A week away and I'm asked for assistance! It's not Thornycroft as far as I know. How ever as they call it a Thorneycroft with an "e' and as that manufacturer does not not exist we could call it that! Those rear wheels do have a similarity to Sentinel DG steamer with the large rivets about the centres. Rivet numbers are wrong however. The rear spring hangers do have a sense of Leyland origin to them. The chassis cross members are too flat with no opening to allow a prop shaft to pass through, and the chassis appears too light in construction to be steam powered. Again it's in the pile of "to keep looking for similar photos". Doug Quote
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