Maccattack73 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I'm not very cluey with the Fordson truck, so I'd really appreciate some help identifying this particular truck and hopefully a little about it's history. Can someone tell me what this number is on both the doors for this Fordson WOT6? Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Maccattack73 said: I'm not very cluey with the Fordson truck, so I'd really appreciate some help identifying this particular truck and hopefully a little about it's history. Can someone tell me what this number is on both the doors for this Fordson WOT6? Thanks. Hi, There were 3 contracts of Ford WOT6 GS (General Service) lorries starting with L49.. They were; L4963097 to L4964096 L4964097 to L4966096 L4966097 to L4970096 Hope you can find a bit more of the number. This is known as the Census number, a bit like a registration number for the British army at that time 1940's regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccattack73 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said: Hi, There were 3 contracts of Ford WOT6 GS (General Service) lorries starting with L49.. They were; L4963097 to L4964096 L4964097 to L4966096 L4966097 to L4970096 Hope you can find a bit more of the number. This is known as the Census number, a bit like a registration number for the British army at that time 1940's regards, Richard Thanks so much for your reply, Richard. De we have an approximate date of manufacturer for these numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 12 minutes ago, Maccattack73 said: Thanks so much for your reply, Richard. De we have an approximate date of manufacturer for these numbers? Off the top of my head I would think 1942 or 1943. As it looks to be desert colour it is possible that it was brought back to Australia when the Aussies withdrew from North Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccattack73 Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said: Off the top of my head I would think 1942 or 1943. As it looks to be desert colour it is possible that it was brought back to Australia when the Aussies withdrew from North Africa. That's fascinating. Thanks Richard. You can see the remnants of a camouflage pattern on the cab but I doubt it was used in North Africa. I think the current colour is the result of decades of the harsh Australian climate. I'm not really sure as yet. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Maccattack73 said: That's fascinating. Thanks Richard. You can see the remnants of a camouflage pattern on the cab but I doubt it was used in North Africa. I think the current colour is the result of decades of the harsh Australian climate. I'm not really sure as yet. Thanks again! In your photo thre looks to be a word painted over number. It looks lik HANGER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccattack73 Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said: In your photo thre looks to be a word painted over number. It looks lik HANGER I know. I spotted that too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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