racer Posted October 4, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted October 6, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 6, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I'm struggling on this one as well - though it has a 'municipal' feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted October 7, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted October 10, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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