abn deuce Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Thanks for the additional pic and story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
early british ww2 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Here are a couple of Morris Commercial CS8 Trucks which form part of my collection . The first is my 1939 CS8 MDO106 which is seen on the front at Brighton - No idea when this photo was taken poss 1970's or 80's but this truck had been off the road for a good number of years when I bought it for restoration . The second set of pictures are of my 1940 Morris cs8 G.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 some more Morris trucks. photos from my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi all , in the post above 124 the pic of Morris upside down ,the one that looks to have a fuel or water tank what make is the truck behind to the right , looking forward to your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Keith, who's C8 is '227 DPG' I see you riding in it ? Nice Pics, I like to see these survivors ! Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi jules, It is my Morris, 227 DPG i lost the original log book and had a age related one put on GSL 684 but found the old log book last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi Phil, i think its a Leyland Retriever with a crane in the back. Photo of the same truck. Original photo from my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Phil, i think its a Leyland Retriever with a crane in the back. Photo of the same truck. Original photo from my collection. cheers for that , some great photos you've got in your collection , will post a pic of what i think is one in scrap yard relics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Phil, i think its a Leyland Retriever with a crane in the back. Photo of the same truck. Original photo from my collection. I might well be wrong, but the wheels don't look Leyland. Crossley perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I might well be wrong, but the wheels don't look Leyland. Crossley perhaps? Stefano, I think you are right, wheels appear to be Crossley type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) this may help. post war. I think my other photo was a Crossley, i could not see the bars on the front of the rad. Edited January 14, 2010 by Morris C8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) found a better photo of the truck with the morris. The Morris has a Eagle on the rad under the Morris badge. Whats the staff car? Edited January 14, 2010 by Morris C8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Is that eagle dragoon eagle (regimental insignia) Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 A few more from my collection. Still have not found any photos of them [ 1944 morris C8 GS ] in use during WW2. think they were made to late in the war to get to the front line. here again recently Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Seen it all now, morris quad towing a 5.5 gun and to top it a sherman up to the same antics. Both photos taken at Anzio, bet that made the morris grunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm79 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hi All, Here is one MC still working for a living carting water in Queensland when Noosa was just a village. It would have been too late for refugee cargo, so maybe ex RN or RAF. Since moving to Queensland in 1978 I haven't seen any sign of it. Cheers, Norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Good pics Norm, interesting metal cab cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Some vids of a preserved C4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O7og8N0Dqo http://www.streetfire.net/video/morris-commercial_39842.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uE6SNrMiWQ&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 About time to revive this thread. I found the photo below at Miliblog.co.uk, which features a load of pictures taken at HMV shows many years ago. It is labelled "Morris C8 Anti-Tank Tractor (YFO 725)", a Morris-Commercial C8/AT 17-pdr Anti-Tank Tractor, most likely converted from most a Morris-Commercial C8/MG 'Portee'. My question is: who knows if YFO 725 is still around? Thanks, Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 Good call Hanno, was it an Oz show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Good call Hanno, was it an Oz show? Rick, Could it be? I don't think so as "YFO 725" is a British registration, isn´t it? Thanks, Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Looks like it could have been taken at GDSF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Looks like it could have been taken at GDSF. It looks like it was taken at GDSF to me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 (edited) Looks like it could have been taken at GDSF. Thanks for the hint - now, how do we find out where this truck is today?!? H. Edited November 28, 2010 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Just been scanning some photographs I took at Beltring in 1999. Pair of Morris-Commercials: C8 4x4 15-cwt GS truck (273 GRP) on the left, C8/AT 4x4 anti-tank tractor (L4571261) on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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