radiomike7 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Can anyone identify this chassis for a friend please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Very distinctive front spring hangers. No idea what it is though ! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Can you post any more photos of this truck? Looking at the back ground it would appear to be in Australia, with a Ford falcon ute of the early 70's there. As for the truck chassis, this appears to be a 6 cylinder engine so probably American unless it was a fire engine chassis from Britain. The tubular front cross member low down on the spring hangers make it be an identifiable feature. However at this point I have no makers name. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Not sure that is a six cylinder engine ? Could that be a spark plug and a primer cup for each of four cylinders ? Come on Tim, tell us...... David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 What me? I have not really thought about it. But I think you are right in saying that it is probably a four cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I have no idea. Take more photos of it and we can all have another go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) 7-spoke wheels makes for fast filtering of Google Images photos. The Liberty trucks have 7-spoke wheels and a similar style of spring hanger, but without the bar. The hubs are heavier too. Given that the 7-spoke cast wheel was a Dayton Foundry patent ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Walther_Sr.#World_War_I_-_U.S._Army_Liberty_Trucks ) it seems likely that the truck is American. Though it might well be post-war (the finned exhaust manifold seems quite advanced). Edited April 15, 2016 by andypugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I was looking at those 7 spoke wheels and finned exhaust manifold as well. The front of the cab seems very flat, with none of that curved edges to the metal part you often see. What, though, is that lump of metal sitting on the front with a crank handle? trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hi all, I believe it to be an AEC of mid-20's vintage. It was on a property at Monegeetta but has been moved from there. Cheers Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Oh, and it would make a great restoration project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 One of these? http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p818743552/h4a04bae4#h4a04bae4 Has the linked dumb-irons, but different wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hi all, I believe it to be an AEC of mid-20's vintage. It was on a property at Monegeetta but has been moved from there. Cheers Robert Hi Robert, I had my suspicions about AEC from the moment I saw it but failed to identify the model. It is at a private collection, still in Victoria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 One of these? http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p818743552/h4a04bae4#h4a04bae4 Has the linked dumb-irons, but different wheels. Thanks Andy, that is exactly what I wanted to find. Rather embarrassingly I had looked on the CCMV gallery and missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Well done Andy. Looking in a couple of books it would appear to be a 2 ton "2-type" available in either a 12' wheelbase on solids (type 201) or 13' 6" wheelbase on pnuematics (type 202). Curiously, all the period photos I've seen so far show the 201 to have seven spoked wheels but of a T section pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I can not agree to it being an AEC. The tubular cross section for AEC is too high up the dumb irons and the dumb irons themselves are curved. Those on the original question are squared off dumb irons with that cross member well down. likewise I consider that engine to be a 6 cylinder, by comparing the stud position in relation to the plugs. There remains a space towards the firewall end of the engine after counting 4 plugs. Lets get a few more photos to assist with the Id. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Hi All Here be another photo of this unit from the other side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 And another with radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I can not agree to it being an AEC. The tubular cross section for AEC is too high up the dumb irons and the dumb irons themselves are curved. Those on the original question are squared off dumb irons with that cross member well down. Having compared the "mystery" truck with another photo of a known AEC, I don't see any inconsistency in the areas mentioned, whilst the finer details are all highly consistent between the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 And another with radiator. it looks like an easy restoration candidate in that picture[1]. I wonder of the rad still exists? [1] In the context of some of the other starting points seen here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I stand corrected. It is AEC. The latter photos show the same cross member and that characteristic double curve to the radiator top. A further search from that link to the AEC Society also shows that same blunt dumb irons. I did not see the red truck with these blunt dumb irons, as I be came engrossed with the earlier models shown. The image of the factory painted grey vehicle shows clearly so much detail. From the photos otherwise supplied by members, have those vehicles been restored or in an awaiting stage. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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